BLOCK REPAIR---right way or cheap way

[DanC]

when you have the cracks in your block repaired what is the proper way of having it done.
If the cracks are all the way through the walls and 2 feet apart and 6 feet long then the structural integrity of the home is no longer there ,I don't care what any builder says,if the walls are not solid neither will the structure be.
My report shows multuple voids..BIGGGG voids and the repairs some contracters have proposed is piering and fixing cracks (Many ) inside and out,we havent even discussed the pool and deck which are sinking,the grade of the property which is all down to the house,so all rain on my property now flows to the slab,the garage is another sore spot ,it has seperated from the roof and is sinking with the grade of the property.....
ahh!!! I'll just stick with my original question ....how are block cracks fixed properly,insurance has been sending contractors for prices...and I just want to do it right,its a beautiful Alexander custom built I bought as an investment....now it looks like I'll be losing some money on it because "sinkhole" is word that scares away buyers quick
thanks for reading
Dan

[admin]

Dan,
If the cracks in your walls are as big as you say, there is only two acceptable types of repair:

1) The two cells (every fourth block) below the header must be broken open and rebar (usually #5) must be inserted downward to the bottom of the wall. The rebar must then be secured in place. Finally, a concrete hose (attached to a pump and concrete truck) must be used to fill the cells. Once this section is repaired, then the next section must be done untill all load bearing walls effected have been repaired.

2) A carbon fiber strip (which we can install) must be placed over the effected area and while using a high strength cement, cemented to the wall using a vaccum process to remove the air.

The best method is to be determined by the engineer but in my expirence, these are the only two methods that will insure that the wall will in fact be "load bearing" again.

Please call with any questions.

P.S. Your email is full or does not work.

[DanC]

I look at my post and it reads like the cracks are 2 feet wide ,I meant to say cracks are 2 feet apart from one another,but omly 1/8 inch wide,
as I walked arond the house tonight I counted 55 of these cracks on 3 sides of the house,the length range from 1 foot to 6 foot,I should have my report from **** this week said the adjuster, and I will give you a more detailed view,over the phone they said they wanted to grout,I thought they said pier also,they said there are big multiple voids,they hit limestone at 60 ft in the front of the house and 110 in the back,don,t know the soil conditions,but again im concerned with structure integrity...which can only be had if whats underneath is made right ,then the blocks made whole ,then I would be comfortable