Subsidence, need a little advice
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Then if that represents the actual bearing strata (ie it's not just overburden or imported fill to make up levels) it is unlikely to be the trees unless tree roots have infiltrated a drain causing it to leak
I would looking at drains - are there any drains or gulleys near to the corner of your house?
Sandy sub soils are susceptible to fines 'wash out' from leaking drains causing loss of soil volume below foundations and corresponding movement.
Dig a trial hole to expose the foundation in the area of interest to establish the precise nature of the material which the foundation is bearing upon
PS: how steep is the slope/banking and how old is the property - pics would help?
I would looking at drains - are there any drains or gulleys near to the corner of your house?
Sandy sub soils are susceptible to fines 'wash out' from leaking drains causing loss of soil volume below foundations and corresponding movement.
Dig a trial hole to expose the foundation in the area of interest to establish the precise nature of the material which the foundation is bearing upon
PS: how steep is the slope/banking and how old is the property - pics would help?
Just my 2 cents....I think it would be better to get a professional in to look at the issue. A sudden drop causing cracks across a couple of rooms could be quite severe.
We can only guess the issues from the other side of our screens but someone physically there could spot something else that none of us have thought of.
We can only guess the issues from the other side of our screens but someone physically there could spot something else that none of us have thought of.
It's a bit late now but... don't get the insurance involved yet. It will cost you £1000 excess and it will whack up your premiums. It will blight the house for years, other insurers will not touch it, it will make selling more difficult.
I would have got an expert in first to take a look and advise.
I would have got an expert in first to take a look and advise.
megaphone said:
It's a bit late now but... don't get the insurance involved yet. It will cost you £1000 excess and it will whack up your premiums. It will blight the house for years, other insurers will not touch it, it will make selling more difficult.
I would have got an expert in first to take a look and advise.
It doesn’t whack up your premiums. I would have got an expert in first to take a look and advise.
We had a claim about 12 years ago. We were paying £55 a month for buildings and contents. It went up to £56.30 a month at the following annual renewal. Even now we’re only paying £73 a month, so that’s a ‘whacking’ £216 a year increase in 12 years, and only £15.60 a year increase after the claim.
Try to switch companies, now that’s the difficult bit. Luckily ours haven’t taken the pi55.
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