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Excavation, trench fill, piling, underpinning and ground conditions explained in plain English.
The foundation inspection is the shortest, cheapest, most consequential visit Building Control will make. Here is what they actually check.
Trench fill is the default residential foundation in much of the UK. Here is how it actually works.
Piling is not just for tower blocks. On the right site, it is the only sensible domestic foundation.
On clay sites, trees drive foundation depth more than anything else. Here is the logic.
The trench is open and what you see is not what the engineer assumed. Now what?
Why your foundations may end up far deeper than you expected — and why that is usually a good thing.
Underpinning is rare, expensive and never trivial. Here is what it really involves.
Two opposite problems, both caused by changing moisture in clay soils. Here is how to tell them apart.
The handful of foundation issues that cause the majority of expensive remedials we see.
Three real foundation stories — and what they cost the homeowners involved.
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47 pages. Real photos. The 12 mistakes we see homeowners make every week — and how to spot them before they cost you thousands. Currently in the final edit — available shortly.
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47 pages. Real photos. The 12 mistakes we see homeowners make every week — and how to spot them before they cost you thousands.