Signs of Corrosion in your stem Wall: Flaking Paint
Flaking paint is one of the first symptoms to show up whenever there is a stem wall failure going on. Most people confuse the symptom and blame the sunlight and the heat, but in reality, the one to blame is "Corrosion."
Signs of Corrosion in your stem Wall: Horizontal Cracks
Another common sign is horizontal cracks whenever there are these types of cracks; it means that the corrosion problem started in the rebar, and then it spread to the rest of the stem wall components.
Stem Wall Repair Process: Removing Damaged Elements
In this step of the process, our homeowner heroes were removing all the damaged components by corrosion with the purpose of replacing those elements with new ones that are free of rust.
Stem Wall Repair Process: Rebar Replacement
At this point, the most important component in a stem wall is the rebar which is got replaced and later in the process will get protected by adding a blue material that will help the rebar along with other components to stay free of rust.
After The Stem Wall Repair System
As seen in this picture, the stem wall looks stronger than ever and fresh. Thanks to Arizona Foundation Solutions, this family will no longer have to worry about corrosion problems threatening the same stem wall ever again.