Vertical wall cracks can be minimized by installing contraction joints to control the location of cracks or reinforcing to control the width of cracks.

These hairline cracks often increase and cause severe inward pressure and movement to the point where the wall bows inward. Another common problem in block walls are stair step cracks.

Concrete cracks. That’s a fact of construction life that has been with the human race since it began building with concrete three millenia ago. The problem spurred the Romans to develop and ...

Why Concrete Cracks and How To Fix It Concrete is one hardy building material, until even the smallest amount of water seeps into its capillary spaces, freezes and expands.