Edinburgh Subsidence Repair

Stage by stage

From first report to finished repair

1. 1

   Describe the damage

   Put the property address in the form and say in a few lines what you have noticed: cracks above a window or door, a step in the brickwork, a floor that has dropped toward one corner, or a frame that no longer closes properly. Say which way the cracks run, about how wide they are, and when they first appeared. Say whether the problem looks the same now or has got worse. A photo taken next to a coin or a pen gives the specialist a sense of scale. The quote is free of charge.

2. 2

   A phone call from a specialist

   A subsidence specialist will ring you to go over what you have described and ask a few more questions. They will want to know the age of the house, the soil beneath it if you are aware of it, whether trees with large roots stand close by, and whether a drain or gutter has been losing water near the base of the house. Mention now if an insurer has already opened a claim.

3. 3

   Establishing the cause

   From your account, the specialist judges whether a visit to the property will add anything. Where movement looks active, crack monitors can be fitted to take readings over several weeks. The pattern shows whether the building is still shifting, whether clay soil is drying and shrinking, or whether the structure has settled into a stable position. That evidence decides the repair method.

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