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US 6,655,107 B2Granted
Method for reinforcing hollow concrete block walls
OwnerChristopher J. Deaninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for reinforcing and repairing hollow concrete block building foundation walls from the bucking caused by the pressure of the earth, water and/or tree roots.
Claims1
A method for reinforcing and restoring building foundation walls consisting of rows of hollow interior concrete blocks, which comprises:
- (a) Cutting a vertical slice into the interior of one or more hollow concrete blocks, said blocks being stacked in horizontal rows;
- (b) Inserting a reinforcing bar vertically into the slice through the interior of one or more of the hollow concrete blocks;
- (c) Patching the vertical slice with cement to cover said vertical slice;
- (d) Drilling horizontal holes into the side of a concrete block at a particular row;
- (e) Inserting a hollow pipe into the horizontal hole in the side of the concrete blocks;
- (f) Inserting structural grout under moderate pressure through hoses connected to a grout plant and the hollow pipe into the interior of the concrete block until the structural grout emerges from successive holes in the wall;
- (g) Patching the horizontal holes with cement;
- (h) Repeating steps (d) through (g) until an entire wall is filled with structural grout.
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