0257 Foundation Repairs Adding a Pilaster - Structure Structural Foundation - Problems -

Image Text: Perspective > outside > finish grade around house > inside > basement > pilaster > foundation wall > strip footing > concrete floor slab > cores of pilaster blocks would ideally be filled with concrete and reinforced > securing the pilaster to the floor framing would also increase its strength > cross section > bulging and cracked foundation wall > topsoil > backfill > footing > wall framing > floor framing > pilaster > horizontal crack > additional pilaster footing (if required)