What is subsidence?
Subsidence is the downward movement of the ground upon which your building is built.
Identifying subsidence
The most common indication that you may have a subsidence issue is the appearance of fresh cracks in plaster work or the expansion of existing ones. Other indicators could be cracks in your exterior brickwork, or doors which start to 'stick' for no apparent reason.
Why does subsidence occur?
Trees and other plants draw moisture from the soil, causing the soil to shrink. When in desperate need of water, plants may extend their roots under your property and it's then that problems can arise.
Other causes can be leaking drains that damage the ground beneath your home, or simply dry clay soil that shrinks due to its low moisture content.
Dealing with subsidence
We can identify the cause of subsidence. We can arrange for one our chartered engineers to visit your property to carry out an inspection. Please
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