COOMERA WATERS SUBSIDENCE DAMAGE
SUBSIDENCE, WALL CRACKS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REPORT.
Home owners, buyers and sellers with house subsidence or wall crack problems
Subsidence Engineer Reports, Wall Crack Engineer Reports
Subsidence Engineer Reports, Wall Crack Engineer Reports, RPEQ Structural Engineer Reports.
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Strata and Body Corp Engineer Reports, Wall Cracks, Subsidence, Underpinning
๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ & ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐!
In this recent case, the Body Corp called us in to investigate and report on this townhouse with subsidence and wall cracks and gaps that were getting worse and worse.
It turned out that other engineers had previously looked at the building and had decided that subsidence had occurred in the past and had stopped and and the damages were not serious and could be patched and painted. Sadly, they were wrong.
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We found that the townhouse was actually located on ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น that was gradually ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, bit-by-bit, year after year. And stabilization with ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
In this case, Resin / Chemical Underpinning was not considered appropriate and Steel Screw piers would be far too expensive and unnecessary.
The most reliable and cost effective method was with conventional underpinning using reinforced concrete piers and head-stocks.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ & ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐.
- Our service is first class
- Quotes in hours
- Inspections and reports in days not weeks.
- And very competitive rates.
๐๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ% ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
Underpinning Free Home Assessment was Wrong
Marsden House for Sale; Scary Cracks found
๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐ค๐จ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ซ!. ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐.
The owner had a free assessment from a fast-talking Underpinning Sales Rep.
But our Independent Structural Engineer Report found there had been some slight old settlements and some old cracks, and the house was now stable.
Despite the persuasive talk fro the underpinning sales rep, NO UNDERPINNING WAS NEEDED AT ALL and simple, affordable crack repairs was the solution. The seller and the buyer were thrilled!
๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ & ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐? Don't Stress Out.
๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ no-obligation, chat and advice.
And if you want, we can help you further with a ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ unnecessary ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Wall Cracks, Subsidence, Underpinning, Structural Engineer Reports
Which Underpinning is Best?
๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง?
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ย is determined by an independent engineer and is based on the building type, the ground conditions, and affordability. The best underpinning is ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ fast talking ๐จ๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ : ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐?
Some ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ can be very charming and talk very fast. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น. But before signing up for any type of expensive underpinning, do yourself a favour and contact Forensic Engineers for an expert, independent structural engineer report. Because we are on your side and ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด..
๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐: ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐?
- Reinforced concrete pier underpinning is the industry standard due to the practicality and long-term reliability. This should be the top choice in most situations!
- Steel Screw Piers "Hype": Some charming, chatty underpinning sales reps may go on and on about the amazing benefits of steel screw piers, but in most cases it is just sales-talk.ย Steel screw piers have some benefits in certain applications, but in most residential cases they are not the best option and often Steel Screw Pier Underpinning is significantly over-priced. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ have a massive arsenal of equipment and experience and ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ the industry standard reinforced ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, or ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, if and when required, and at a realistic cost.
- Polyurethane Resin Underpinning is excellent for lifting concrete slabs that arenโt anchored down. In some cases, it can also be effective for underpinning house footings. But soil conditions and footing and slab design may limit the results. We recommend Polyurethane Underpinning for certain cases every month, so contact us first if you are considering this method for ground stabilization or lifting of footings or slabs.
A structural engineer report from Forensic Engineers will tell you which type of underpinning is best in your case.
๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎn Independent ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ Subsidence ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐?
The base industry cost in South-East Queensland is around $๐ด๐ฌ๐ฌ.๐ฌ๐ฌ-$๐ต๐ฌ๐ฌ.๐ฌ๐ฌ,ย depending on the house size and the property location.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐.
This is convenient, but the downside is They May Charge Twice The Industry Rate just to organize an engineer report for you.
And ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐. ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐!, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ who is working for them, not for you at all.ย
Forensic Engineers are the subsidence and underpinning specialists, and when we inspect your home and prepare an engineer report, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ.
We are 100% independent and ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.
๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐: ๐๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฑ Unnecessary ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ
In many cases, footings and slabs can be stabilized without resorting to any expensive & stressful underpinning at all. And excessive footing movements can often be reduced by following expert advice. Talk to Forensic Engineers for the best solutions!
Subsidence & wall cracks? Before jumping into expensive underpinning, contact Forensic Engineers for an expert, independent structural engineer report.
Our RPEQ Structural Engineer reports are so good, one Foundation Screw Pier Underpinner has copied our procedures in their marketing!
- Determine likely causes of the damages
- Give descriptive recommendations for actions or repairs
- If any underpinning is required, advise which method is appropriate, approx. locations & number required & approximate costs.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐: ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐-๐ด๐ผ!
Contact FORENSIC ENGINEERS for an expert RPEQ Engineer Report for subsidence, wall cracks and underpinning. ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ% ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ.
Servicing Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and surrounds. Contact us today for a chat about about subsidence and a quote for an engineer investigation and report.
Subsidence, Wall Cracks, Retaining wall leaning
Our pre-purchase Engineer Report for the buyer found the causes. And the solutions are simple & affordable.
Our expert report for the buyer found there has been some settlements of the footings and and the slab some time ago, but they were not serious and they had stopped. The cracks can be affordably repaired, the garage floor can be lifted simply and economically with Polyurethane Resin Injection, and the leaning wall can be monitored.
๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐!
Thanks to our brilliant independent Structural Engineer Report. The buyer was thrilled and could not wait to move in!
Home owners, buyer or sellers. Contact Forensic Engineers for expert subsidence advice. We will never let-you-down.
Structural Engineer Reports - All in a Day's Work
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ; ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น - ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐
The owner of a 1970's bungalow was renovating and needed expert advice about how to repair cracked and displaced bricks. We found that footing settlements and rotation was the cause. And we recommended a number of procedures to reduce footing movements and some great methods to repair the damaged bricks.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ; ๐๐๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ -๐ข๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐
House on-the-market with some old subsidence and repaired cracks. Our investigation found that there had been some footing settlements due to loose material in the footings when the footings were poured and also seepage had been softening the founding material. That had been stabilized and the house was sound-as-a-pound
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ; ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ - ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
We found the galvanizing had been damaged by the concretors during the build, and the post bases had not been "tanked". Cleaning and treating post bases will prolong the life of some posts, but post replacement will be required in the future.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ: ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ - ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐
House with some typical gaps and cracks. We found that the slab had very serious deflections that were progressing and significant underpinning would be required to stabilize the house.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ: ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ - ๐ช๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ.
We inspected this house for the buyer. A small section of the slab edge beam had broken away and edge reinforcement was exposed. Our investigation found that the damage was localized and the slab had no significant deflections in this area. Our expert structural engineer report recommended simple cost-effective repairs.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐
