Strata and Body Corp RPEQ Engineer Reports, Wall Cracks, Subsidence, Underpinning

𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀!

In this recent case, the Body Corp called us in to investigate and report on this townhouse with subsidence and wall cracks and gaps that were getting worse and worse.

It turned out that other engineers had previously looked at the building and had decided that subsidence had occurred in the past and had stopped and and the damages were not serious and could be patched and painted. Sadly, they were wrong.

CALL FORENSIC ENGINEERS!

Forensic Engineers has decades of Soil Testing & Geotechnincal experience. And becsue of that, we identified that the townhouse was actually located on 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 that was gradually 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, bit-by-bit, year after year. And stabilization with 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

In this case, Resin / Chemical Underpinning was not considered appropriate and Steel Screw piers would be far too expensive and unnecessary.

The most reliable and cost effective method was with conventional underpinning using reinforced concrete piers and head-stocks.

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