slownsteady
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Anyone have any experience with carbon fiber straps to reinforce a basement wall with some cracking and bowing?
Carbon fiber straps
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Where I worked, a pressurized stadium with an air supported roof, this was used on some upper walls that were bowing badly. I haven't any idea of cost, but know the system was IBC approved.
It didn't flatten the walls, as I found out when running new conduits. But no more bowing occurred as evidenced by no more conduit straps popping off.
NOTE- The liquid they used over the straps was very high VOC, so be prepared to take the elderly, the children & the pets out until the air tests clear. Birds & fish are especially vulnerable to VOCs.
Paul
It didn't flatten the walls, as I found out when running new conduits. But no more bowing occurred as evidenced by no more conduit straps popping off.
NOTE- The liquid they used over the straps was very high VOC, so be prepared to take the elderly, the children & the pets out until the air tests clear. Birds & fish are especially vulnerable to VOCs.
Paul
