Subsidence is the downward movement of the ground beneath your property. Subsidence repair prevents further sinking and the subsequent damages and expenses that result.
When your ground subsides, sinks, or collapses, it tends to cause many things that destabilise your house or business’s foundations, leading to considerable structural issues. Timely intervention will, therefore, save on the very high cost of repair and subsequent damage to the structural integrity of your home.
Subsidence can be caused due to several reasons, the common ones being:
Subsidence symptoms need to be determined initially so that later severe damage may not occur. Look for the following:
Subsidence can be repaired; the key is to make repairs in good time to ensure that your property’s value and structural integrity are preserved. Making repairs sooner will help avert more extensive damage, which can significantly raise the repair bill. We solve subsidence inexpensively and non-destructively. Using our Alchatek Structural Foams and the following products: AP Soil 600, AP Fill 700, AP Fill 720, AP Lift 430, and AP Lift 475, NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 certified for contact with potable water.
Our engineers drill small holes into the affected area.
Specially designed polyurethane resin is injected into the drilled holes.
The injected resin expands and fills up voids, then hardens instantaneously, compacting the ground. The area is strengthened; re-levelling of the foundation can also be achieved if required.
Your Trusted Partner in Foundation Repair
Underpinning has a proactive approach to the long-term problem of failing Sea Walls and Retaining Walls. We have researched, trialed, and invested heavily in providing the latest technologies in revetment wall repairs and believe our construction techniques will lead to a fresh cost-effective solution to this looming problem.
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