Horizontal Crack – Examples

Severely cracked and spalled concrete exposing corroding reinforcing steel.

Corroded steel exposed on the exterior of foundation wall. Concrete has spalled off.

Horizontal crack in foundation wall viewed from exterior caused by corrosion of embedded reinforcing steel.

Horizontal crack along top of foundation wall in crawl space caused by corrosion of embedded reinforcing steel.

Close up of area where concrete has spalled off.

Reinforcing steel embedded in basement foundation wall severely corroded.

Horizontal cracking caused by corrosion of embedded reinforcing steel.