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Your Asset preservation specialists -
Over 50 years experience
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Licensed Builders
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Australian resin
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1800 18 20 20
Your Asset preservation specialists
Over 50 years experience
Licensed Builders
Australian resin
1800 18 20 20
This process ensures the longevity, safety, and structural integrity of your property. It's not just about fixing uneven floors or realigning doors; it's about addressing the root cause of these issues to prevent future damage.
Rectify specialises in ground remediation, seen as a contemporary equivalent of traditional concrete underpinning. Commonly referred to as chemical underpinning, it is a modern and effective solution for house re-levelling. Our approach not only reduces excessive differential movement of your home's foundation with minimal disruption but also fortifies it against further subsidence.
Our skilled team begins by carefully drilling small, strategically placed holes around the affected area of your foundation. This step is done with precision to ensure minimal impact on your property while preparing for the underpinning process.
We then select the appropriate site specific engineered polyurethane resin and inject through tubes that have been inserted at required depth through the drilled holes. This resin is carefully monitored as it expands, allowing us to precisely control the lift and ensure the process is executed with accuracy.
Our engineered resin serves a dual purpose: it initally fills any underground voids and then starts compacting the soil improving the ground's bearing capacity. This proven solution ensures a comprehensive treatment of the subsidence issue, addressing both the cause and the symptom.
The final step sees your building levels improved. Our experienced team ensures that the most practicable adjustment is made with due diligence, guaranteeing that your home’s foundation is not only stabilised but also prepared to stand firm against future subsidence.
Our method involves a series of steps designed to ensure the safety, stability, and longevity of your home, with a focus on our trusted chemical underpinning services.
A variety of factors contribute to the underlying issues that lead to sinking floors and slabs, leaning or cracked walls, jammed doors and more.
These issues often stem from changes in the ground beneath a property, leading to soil movement. The impact of these changes can vary significantly depending on the type of ground your property is built on, with certain conditions exacerbating the effects.
As the ground shifts, it can cause buildings to experience subsidence, where foundations or footings lose their support and sink into the weakened ground.
Here are a few of the common causes of house subsidence.
Changes in moisture levels, especially in clay-rich soils, can cause the ground to swell when wet and shrink when dry. This fluctuation leads to uneven foundation support, causing subsidence..
Trees and large shrubs can absorb significant amounts of water from the soil, leading to shrinkage beneath foundations. Additionally, roots growing under the house can physically move the soil, destabilizing the foundation.
Persistent water leaks from broken pipes or poor drainage can wash away or soften the soil under a foundation, leading to subsidence as the ground loses its ability to support the structure.
Adding extensions or conservatories without properly assessing the additional load can exceed the soil's bearing capacity under a home, causing the foundation to sink. This is a common issue when expanding residential properties without thorough ground assessment.
Excavation and construction work in close proximity to residential properties can disturb the soil's stability, leading to subsidence. The vibrations from heavy machinery and the removal of support from adjacent land can have a significant impact.
Leaking pipes, especially those running beneath a house, can erode or soften the soil foundation over time. In residential properties, unnoticed leaks are a frequent cause of sudden or gradual subsidence, as they change the soil's consistency and capacity to bear weight.
