Star Bolt Installation

Star Bolt installation in Philadelphia,

If you’re a building owner,  structural engineer, homeowner, or condo association experiencing bulging or bowing in your brick walls, a simple star bolt install may be all you need to restore your home or building.

Here are some reasons why star bolt installation is needed. First, homes that lack a cornice are like an umbrella to protect the front facade from overexposure to rain. In addition, wide windows and door openings often do not comply with building code standards on their house, weaken the front facade, and, over time, lead to bowing and deflecting walls. Homes constructed with brick in 1920 were only intended to last for 100 years. Signs such as sinking floors, doors that don’t shut, and bowing facades indicate the need for starbolt installation. Strengthening bowing walls is crucial to prevent partial or complete collapse, especially in homes with faulty construction, unstable foundations, or insufficient load-bearing capacity.

Additionally, houses located near empty lots or those that have been torn down need star bolts, especially when visible signs of damage, like step cracks and horizontal cracks, spalling, and missing mortar, are present. Interior walls opened for additional space, but the contractor or handyman did not support the joists with hangers or add columns to strengthen the load of the wall taken down over time. This is why star bolts are needed. Installing a bay window on a corner on the 2nd and 3rd-floor star bolt is needed. Lastly, houses damaged by adjacent builders need a Star bolt to install. These are just some reasons why star bolt installation is needed.

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    Philadelphia, PA

    Work Performed: Star Bolt Installation  | Problem: Bowed wall due to lack of support.

    Solution – Installed 5 Star Bolts on the front wall and tying each into the floor joist. 

    Philadelphia, PA

    Work Performed: Star Bolt Installation |  Problem: Bowed wall due to lack of support.

    Solution – Installed 8 Star Bolts on the front wall and tying each into the floor joist. 

    Philadelphia, PA

    Work Performed: Star Bolt Installation |  Problem: Bowed wall due to lack of support.

    Solution – Installed 9 Star Bolts on the front wall and tying each into the floor joist. 

    Philadelphia, PA

    Work Performed: Star Bolt Installation |  Problem: Bowed wall due to lack of support.

    Solution – Installed 6 Star Bolts on the front wall and tying each into the floor joist. 

    Philadelphia, PA

    Work Performed: Star Bolt Installation |   Problem: Bowed wall due to lack of support on the right side caused by adjacent house being torn down.

    Solution – Installed 9 Star Bolts on the front wall and tying each into floor joist. 

    Philadelphia, PA

    Work Performed: Star Bolt Installation |  Problem: Due to previously being a fire house this structure had a large open floor plan with limited side wall supports causing the walls to bow outward.

    Solution – Strategically installed 6 Star Bolts tying into the 2nd floor joists to prevent any further movement of the wall.

    Philadelphia, PA

    Work Performed: Star Bolt Installation |  Problem: bowed wall due to lack of support and age of structure

    Solution – Strategically installed 26 Star Bolts and 4 epoxied plates to tie into the floor joists to prevent any further movement of the wall.

    Philadelphia, PA

    Work Performed: Star Bolt Installed |  Problem: Bowed wall due to lack of support on the left side from the adjacent house being torn down.

    Solution – installed 5 Star Bolts to prevent any further movement of the wall.

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