ellie Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 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?Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Part of one of my houses moves around in dry weather. It's an old house and we have clay areas in the soil. Now we know we have this we keep the area moist. Problem ameliorated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I have some experience in subsidence related Insurance works in the UK. My employers are the largest in this field. If you want to PM details and pics I will take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboy Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I have a similar problem to Ellie. Has anyone heard or used a company called Uretek see www.uretekworldwide.comThey 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 What are the visual indications?Is the garage attatched to your house or any other structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 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.Sorry about the mahoosive link!http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shire-uk.com/images/new%2520outside%2520-%2520rh%2520front%2520w.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shire-uk.com/&usg=__WwKwj29cWGWJxBRcGqdyAz0t654=&h=334&w=502&sz=56&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=_8AIm6jd37CBNM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dshire%2Bconsulting%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini_man Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 [quote user="BIG MAC"]Sorry about the mahoosive link!http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shire-uk.com/images/new%2520outside%2520-%2520rh%2520front%2520w.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shire-uk.com/&usg=__WwKwj29cWGWJxBRcGqdyAz0t654=&h=334&w=502&sz=56&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=_8AIm6jd37CBNM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dshire%2Bconsulting%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG[/quote]http://tinyurl.com/ works wonders [:)] enter your link (328 characters) it becomes http://tinyurl.com/yj2nooj (26 characters). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 [quote user="Gemini_man"][quote user="BIG MAC"]Sorry about the mahoosive link!http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shire-uk.com/images/new%2520outside%2520-%2520rh%2520front%2520w.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shire-uk.com/&usg=__WwKwj29cWGWJxBRcGqdyAz0t654=&h=334&w=502&sz=56&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=_8AIm6jd37CBNM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dshire%2Bconsulting%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG[/quote]http://tinyurl.com/ works wonders [:)] enter your link (328 characters) it becomes http://tinyurl.com/yj2nooj (26 characters).[/quote]Or simply THIS (4 characters) [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini_man Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 [quote user="Clair"][quote user="Gemini_man"][quote user="BIG MAC"]Sorry about the mahoosive link!http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shire-uk.com/images/new%2520outside%2520-%2520rh%2520front%2520w.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shire-uk.com/&usg=__WwKwj29cWGWJxBRcGqdyAz0t654=&h=334&w=502&sz=56&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=_8AIm6jd37CBNM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dshire%2Bconsulting%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG[/quote]http://tinyurl.com/ works wonders [:)] enter your link (328 characters) it becomes http://tinyurl.com/yj2nooj (26 characters).[/quote]Or simply THIS (4 characters) [:)][/quote]Bah (3 characters) I can never get that to work [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 [quote user="Gemini_man"]Bah (3 characters) I can never get that to work [:(][/quote]Take a look here [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 [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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini_man Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 [quote user="Clair"][quote user="Gemini_man"]Bah (3 characters) I can never get that to work [:(][/quote]Take a look here [:)][/quote]O (I character) Thank you Clair, all is now clear [I][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Hi Ellie,I have sent you e-mail in a private message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboy Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Thanks for that info Pat, we have approach marie who claims no other residents have an issue with subsidence....not the case from some of the cracks I've seen on my walks but thats not my issue, thanks for your reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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