If you’ve noticed a sinking floor or floors that are separating from skirting boards, you may have subsidence. A sinking concrete floor can be a sign of the subsidence of a building or a confined floor sinking into its footprint. In most cases, a sinking floor is isolated to the concrete slab within a building’s structural walls. Where supporting walls are built off a slab, you may see diagonal cracks in walls in the area where there is the most subsidence.
To repair sinking floors we first need to diagnose the root cause. In some cases, this is invasive tree roots causing clay soil to shrink. In other cases, it is natural compaction of soil. Once we understand the problem, we can provide a permanent solution. Many times, we can lift the floor back to the original position.
We use our patented technology to inject an expansive material into the ground. This material expands and hardens to fill voids in the soil and stabilise the ground. Once the voids are filled in the soil, the material will force the concrete slab up. Many cases involve complete re-leveling of the sinking floor.
The alternative is traditional underpinning or mini piles which involve the excavation of the floor and re-compacting the sub base. This is a very long, inconvenient approach that should only be considered a last resort. While the underpinning approach takes weeks to complete, Geobear’s geopolymer injection can take just one day.
You can stay in the property. We isolate areas for treatment to allow you to stay in your home, our friendly team will talk you through the process.
Work completed in one day. The majority of projects on houses usually take one day, be it a gable wall, extension or conservatory subsidence.
No excavation or digging needed. Your home will be left clean and tidy. There is no construction work at all.
Provides the same result as underpinning. Our solution is the alternative to underpinning, providing the same result without the time, mess and hassle of major building work.
In comparison to concrete, which can need replacement, geopolymer offers a permanent solution. While using cement grouting, screw pillars, and underpinning require heavy machinery, geopolymer injection doesn’t turn your home into a construction site. Unlike all of these solutions, geopolymer doesn’t require excavation of the foundation soil.
Our subsidence solutions are painless and easy because we simply drill small holes and inject our material. Because of this, the process of introducing our geopolymer subsidence solutions to the affected area is faster and cleaner for all types of subsidence. Using geopolymer as a solution to subsidence is the most convenient and least disruptive option. Methods like underpinning, delivered by traditional building contractors, are becoming dated as modern technology evolves.
At just 5/8″, the holes we drill are usually smaller than a coin and we typically don’t even need access to the inside of your home.
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We deliver projects on any sort of building or structure – from residential properties, conservatory extension to problems to 80,000m2 warehouses and road infrastructure. In most cases we will have the best solution, so get in touch today.
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