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We have experiened subsidence on our garage after a long dry summer in the lot. Has anyone else experienced this and if so can they offer advice regarding solutions and also if they managed to get their insurance to pay?

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I have a similar problem to Ellie. Has anyone heard or used a company called Uretek see www.uretekworldwide.com

They inject a expandable resin under the effected foundations to "lift" the subsidence & building/slab with it. It claims to fill the cavities in the subterrain and compacts the ground, inc clay / shrinkage (from reading the web site),looks very impressive, any experiences very welcome
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After the heatwave of 2003, when there was a lot of subsidence, cracks in buildings etc, the insurance companies wouldn't pay out unless the area was designated by the govt. as an area of "natural disaster" or some such phrase.

The govt. didn't give these designations until a few months after the damage occurred.

Here in the Gers only about half the communes were designated.

But people were advised by the mairies to apply with photos etc to their insurers asap.

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Hi - thanks for your reply. The garage is not attached to the house or any other structure. The visual indications are that the floor has dropped and cracks have appeared where the wall cannot support itself. All on the back 3rd of the garage. We also have a tree near to it which also now has a visible root above soil level. All leads to indications of soil shrinkage. Some cracks are quite substantial 20 mm wide.
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Hi,

We are probably are Ureteks largest corporate customer so we know a bit about deep injection, power pile, slab lifting etc.There are may application where we will use other remedial methods. Some are simpler than you think...remove the trees, repair the drains.

If going to a plied solution you have driven / augered / mini / SHIRE piling systems (SHIRE is a large helical steel pile which is driven into the ground like an earth nail a pile cap is formed and cast into the structure to be supported.

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[quote user="Clair"][quote user="Gemini_man"][quote user="BIG MAC"]

Sorry about the mahoosive link!

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[quote user="ellie"]We also have a tree near to it which also now has a visible root above soil level. All leads to indications of soil shrinkage. Some cracks are quite substantial 20 mm wide.[/quote]

Well, the tree will not be helping - it will be sucking mositure from the soil.

Paul

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