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Slab Subsidence and Cracks

This Gymnasium floor slab is seriously out-of-level and keeps on moving. And it is becoming dangerous for the patrons.

The property owner called us in to find out what is happening and our investigation found the building property is on compressible river alluvial soils that are constantly settling. And this is causing the gym floor slab panels to settle and "tilt". The property also floods in major rain events which significantly softens the founding soils and exacerbates slab panel movements.

Our Engineer Report recommended Injection of Structural Urethane Resin for reasonable ground stabilization & the re-establishment of a reasonably level floor, with no trip hazards.

Another expert structural engineer report form Forensic Engineers. Another problem solved and another very happy client.

Slab subsidence problems? Call Forensic Engineers for a free quote.

 


no underpinning needed

Marsden Hosue for Sale; Scary Cracks found

๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ค๐—จ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—™๐—œ๐—ซ!. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’Œ ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’…๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’†๐’๐’๐’†๐’“ ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’–๐’”.

The owner had a free assessment from an Underpinner, but our Structural Engineer Report found there had been some slight old settlements and some old cracks, and the house was now stable.

NO UNDERPINNING WAS NEEDED AT ALL and simple, affordable crack repairs was the solution. The seller and the buyer were thrilled!

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ & ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€? Don't Stress Out.

๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’„๐’• ๐‘ญ๐’๐’“๐’†๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ no-obligation, chat and advice.

And if you want, we can help you further with a ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’…๐’†๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’…๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘บ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘น๐’†๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.


Underpinning Assessment

Underpinning Free Home Assessment was Wrong

The owner of this townhouse had a free wall cracks assessment from an underpinning sales rep, who told him that wall cracks were caused by serious subsidence and Underpinning was needed URGENTLY!
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€.
Our comprehensive investigation found that there had only been some very slight footing movements and the the scary cracks were just cracks in highly weathered render and a build-up of black mould.
Forensic Engineers are the wall crack & subsidence specialists.
We are 100% independent.
We are on your side and we are definitely not trying to sell you any underpinning.

Cracked House For Sale in Forest Lake

๐—”๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ & ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ.

Our Structural Engineer Report found that there had been some initial settlements that opened some gaps, but the house was quite stable.

We found that there was no requirement for any structural repairs (underpinning) and the gaps could be sealed where required.

Our structural Engineer reports are essential for ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ-๐—ผ๐—ณ-๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

  • Super-fast quoting service
  • Inspections and reports in days, not weeks!
  • Expert, accurate & independent.

๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ & ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜.


Subsidence, Wall Cracks, Structural Engineer Reports, Underpinning Engineers.

Our reports are 100% independent.

In many cases we find that a house had some settlements a long time ago and no underpinning is required.

In cases where underpinning is necessary, we provide an independent opinion on which method would be most effective and affordable.


RESIN INJECTION UNDERPINNING REQUIRED

Springfield Lakes House Subsiding; Resin Underpinning Required.

This house has a waffle-pod slab that has gradual subsidence at the front. And it is causing causing house cracks and gaps that are slowly getting larger and larger. The owner wants to stabilize the slab then start re-painting. And wisely, he called Forensic Engineers to conduct an investigation.

Our thorough Structural Engineer Report found that in this case, the ground conditions were Suitable for the Use of Polyurethane Structural Resin.ย  Deep & Shallow Injection would be required to densify the founding soils, and re-support the front of the house slab.

If you are considering Underpinning, but are confused by sales "hype", which method is the best and how much should it cost?ย  Contact Forensic Engineers for an independent opinion before signing any contract for Conventional Underpinning, Resin Underpinning, or Steel Screw Pier Underpinning.

We are on your side. And we are not trying to sell you anything!


SINK HOLES UNDER FOOTINGS & SLABS

These are common foundation issues we investigate every day.

If you find any of these things happening around your home, the most important thing is to get an expert structural engineer report to determine the cause and what needs to be done to ensure your home is stable.
In many cases the problem could develop into serious damage which can require expensive repairs.
In some cases the structure may not be affected at all by ground movements, and thank goodness!

A report from Forensic Engineers will provide peace-of-mind.

Noticed some ground movements around your home?
Contact us for a chat and a free quote for an investigation and Structural Engineer Report.

Gradual Subsidence: Resin Injection Underpinning

RESIN INJECTION UNDERPINNING. Springfield Lakes, Subsidence, Wall Cracks, Structural Engineer Report.

This waffle-pod slab has gradual subsidence at the front, causing cracks and gaps that are getting larger and larger. The owner wants to stabilize the slab then start re-painting.

Our thorough Structural Engineer Report found that in this case, the ground conditions were Suitable for the Use of Polyurethane Resin Deep & Shallow Injection to densify the founding soils and re-support the front of the house slab.

Considering Underpinning? Contact us for an independent opinion before signing any contract for Conventional, Screw Pier or Resin Underpinning..

We are on your side and we are not trying to sell you anything.


COOMERA WATERS STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REPORT REQUIRED

A brilliant Building & Pest Report spotted cracking in the top of this column and recommended that the buyer contact Forensic Engineers.

Our investigation found there had been some slight settlements during the build, but the column was "sound-as-a-pound".

And the column cracks could be repaired with cementitious grout.

A great result, and Peace of Mind for the buyer.

Forensic Engineers are the Subsidence & Wall crack experts. www.forensic-engineers.com.au


CRACKED STUMPS & CRACKED SLAB

CRACKED STUMPS & CRACKED SLAB: Call Forensic Engineers!. We investigated this house at Corinda this week and the damages look pretty scary. We found a number of causes and surprisingly, repairs are not too complicated and would be relatively affordable. The work includes; replace 6 or-so stumps, replace part of the small garage slab and replace the "modest" front veranda. Our accurate, independent Engineer Report explained these damages in simple terms, show a clear way forward and provide peace-of-mind. Expert, affordable Structural Engineer Reports www.forensic-engineers.com.au


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