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Subsidence Solutions

  • 08-05-2006 01:23PM
    #1
    dimerocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,450 ✭✭✭


    Hey, we're having a bit of subsidence trouble in our house and were wondering what the possible solutions were. My dad knows about underpinning but has heard of a treatment involving foam injected in under the foundations to raise them or somehing like this. Has anybody got any ideas about this?? At a complete loss through google.
    I just found the company so there is no problem with that but if anyone knows how effective this is I'd really appreaciate it.
    www.uretek.co.uk


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  • #2
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    dimerocks wrote:
    Hey, we're having a bit of subsidence trouble in our house and were wondering what the possible solutions were. My dad knows about underpinning but has heard of a treatment involving foam injected in under the foundations to raise them or somehing like this. Has anybody got any ideas about this?? At a complete loss through google.
    I just found the company so there is no problem with that but if anyone knows how effective this is I'd really appreaciate it.
    www.uretek.co.uk


    I've worked with this before and it can be very effective (providing it is done right).

    Where is the house located and are you sure its subsidence? If heard of beam or similar breaking and people thinking it was subsidence.

    Do Uretek work in Ireland? Cant remember the company I delt with?


  • #3
    Interceptor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,165 ✭✭✭Interceptor


    Does your house insurance not cover you for subsidence or has it been assessed as settlement? Piling and underpinning are common methods but very invasive. Get an local engineer to advise you - not very $$$

    'cptr


  • #4
    mawk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭mawk


    got it beat yet my dimerockin friend?


  • #5
    dimerocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,450 ✭✭✭dimerocks


    mawk wrote:
    got it beat yet my dimerockin friend?
    nah still being sorted. It is definietely structural subsidence alright. The engineeer has suggested the foam thing but admits he has never done it. I dunno if Uretek work over here. Who does it over here.


  • #6
    mawk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭mawk


    i dont know but there was that one time i did it over there


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