Concrete pier separating from the wall
You can see just how much the bowing wall is pushing on the old concrete pier. Its a good thing the customer thought to have DryZone install several wall anchors.
Bowing wall is barely hanging on
A huge gap between the wall and the pier that is supposed to hold it up.
Good thing the wall anchors were there to catch the wall
The thought is that once the pressure was taken off of the concrete pier by the wall anchors, there was nothing holding the pillar together. It fell, and thank goodness no one was injured.
A good look at the two different methods of holding up basement walls
Years ago the thought was that a basement wall just needed a few extra pillars to hold it up. This case is clear evidence that this method doesn't last. The plates of the wall anchor are designed to grab a large surface area and can hold far more than the old pillar.
The pier collapsed
Luckily, the homeowner's work bench was out of the way when this concrete pillar fell over. This just goes to show how scary it can be when it comes to foundation repair.
The aftermath
Imagine if someone had been in the basement, using the workbench or getting something from the freezer. That pillar was bound to fall at sometime and they might have been hurt, or the wall could've come down as well. Luckily the wall anchors are in place and the stabilized wall is warrantied for many years to come.