Continued extreme weather could make underpinning foundations a necessity

May 25, 2012 by Harvey Banks
Filed under: Underpinning 

The British weather has swung back to being extremely dry and hot in the past few days – which could make underpinning foundations necessary to safeguard some structures.

Recent weeks prior to that have seen heavy rainfall take some areas out of drought conditions, while others languished under storm clouds and a hosepipe ban at the same time, following another heatwave towards the start of spring.

All this means soils have been expanding and contracting repeatedly over the early part of this year, as rainwater swells them and then the heat of the sun dries them out.

In some areas – particularly soils with root networks of trees passing through them – this is likely to have had a destabilising effect, which may put nearby buildings at risk.

Underpinning foundations can help by putting back much-needed stability in places where shifting soil or subsidence has changed the density of the surrounding land.

We can fit pile foundations and needle beams to existing properties, as a combined approach towards supporting the structure with minimal excavation work required.

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