Own, Buying or Selling a House with Cracks?
Wall, ceiling or floor cracks & gaps?
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Subsidence Engineer Reports, Wall Crack Engineer Reports
Subsidence Engineer Reports, Wall Crack Engineer Reports, RPEQ Structural Engineer Reports.
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Marsden House for Sale; Scary Cracks found
๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐ค๐จ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ซ!. ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐.
The owner had a free assessment from a fast-talking Underpinning Sales Rep.
But our Independent Structural Engineer Report found there had been some slight old settlements and some old cracks, and the house was now stable.
Despite the persuasive talk fro the underpinning sales rep, NO UNDERPINNING WAS NEEDED AT ALL and simple, affordable crack repairs was the solution. The seller and the buyer were thrilled!
๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ & ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐? Don't Stress Out.
๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ no-obligation, chat and advice.
And if you want, we can help you further with a ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ unnecessary ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Subsidence, Wall Cracks, Retaining wall leaning
Our pre-purchase Engineer Report for the buyer found the causes. And the solutions are simple & affordable.
Our expert report for the buyer found there has been some settlements of the footings and and the slab some time ago, but they were not serious and they had stopped. The cracks can be affordably repaired, the garage floor can be lifted simply and economically with Polyurethane Resin Injection, and the leaning wall can be monitored.
๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐!
Thanks to our brilliant independent Structural Engineer Report. The buyer was thrilled and could not wait to move in!
Home owners, buyer or sellers. Contact Forensic Engineers for expert subsidence advice. We will never let-you-down.
Wall Cracks growing
Our structural engineer inspection for the owner of this Wellington Point house found;
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Gradual footing settlements were slowly progressing, year after year, and seriously damaging the house.
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The cause could be traced back decades to when the house was built.
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The original site preparation included cutting and filling, which had pushed loose landfill to one side of the building platform, and the house footings were not dug deep enough to properly support the house on one side.
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The original site clearing had involved removal of very large trees, and this had disturbed the soil to considerable depth.
Our structural engineer report found that the best way to stabilise and fix the house was with conventional, reliable underpinning utilising reinforced concrete piers.
Other methods such as steel screw piers were more expensive, and urethane resin was not applicable in this case.
Mehrtens Underpinning & Construction did brilliant work with the underpinning, and all of the building repairs were included in their scope.
Gaps in window reveals and door jambs
Building & Pest Inspection identified gaps in window reveals and door jambs due to possible subsidence & we were asked to investigate.
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. Peace-of-mind for the seller & buyer.
Home owners & buyers with subsidence issues can rely on Forensic Engineers for an honest, independent engineer report
House for Sale with Wall Cracks & Gaps?
This house in the Brisbane suburb of Banyo was on the market and buyers were alarmed about wall cracks and gaps.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
A really thorough Building & Pest Inspector recommended contacting Forensic Engineers for an expert investigation.
Our Expert Structural Engineer Report found that the house had some previous movements of the footings and that there were still some ongoing movements and wall cracks and gaps.
But, thank goodness! ๐ก๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
The property owner and buyer was so relieved, thanks to ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Pre-Purchase - Structural Engineer Report
House for Sale with Wall & Driveway Cracks
A building & Pest Report had picked up some suspicious cracks in the house walls and in the driveway slab.
And the home buyer was rightly concerned, and contacted Forensic Engineers for an expert investigation and report.
Our meticulous inspection found that the house wall cracks were from some initial, slight settlements of the footings, but none were serious at all. The driveway cracks, however, were not "typical" and were from poor concreting.
The important thing was that ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. And most importantly, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.
The driveway and wall cracks could be repaired by an expert tradesman that we recommended to the buyer.
Happy home buyers and sellers. Expert Structural Engineer Reports: Forensic Engineers
