Teretek® Strengthens Foundation, Raises and Re-levels a Family Home

The largest crack ran from the floor to the lintel on the back wall adjoining the neighbouring house and had split through the bricks rather than along the mortar lines. Significant ground subsidence had led to the walls settling up to 54mm across approximately 17 lineal metres. The settlement had also affected two of the doors which would swing open whenever they were not closed properly.

The homeowners consulted Mainmark to help address the underlying ground issues causing the house movement. The owners were also seeking peace of mind that their home wouldn’t suffer further major structural damage.

Mainmark applied its proprietary engineered resin injection solution, Teretek®, into the foundation ground along the external walls at the rear of the property. The deep-lift resin injection application method aimed to maximise the ground bearing capacity beneath the home and provide a long-term solution against the risk of further
subsidence.

Mainmark completed this project in one day. There was limited disruption to the homeowner, with no need to use any excavation or cost prohibitive, traditional underpinning methods.

Teretek® engineered resin was to be applied to the foundation soil beneath the footings to help lift the back portion of the property while improving ground bearing capacity to reduce the risk of further subsidence. The use of Teretek® would minimise disruption to the homeowner, eliminate the need for demolition or invasive excavation, and cause no noise or mess.

Teretek® is a two-in-one engineered resin injection solution that can increase ground bearing capacity while also re-levelling structures, in a process that is likened to keyhole surgery. On entering the ground, the polymer resin solution mixes together and quickly expands, strengthening the soil and re-levelling buildings quickly and efficiently.

Teretek® was specified for this project due to its controlled application process that avoided the risk of adding further undue stress on the building during the lifting process. Teretek® was injected deep into the soil at depths of 600mm to 1800mm while the Mainmark team constantly monitored the process
using laser levels to track the foundation lift millimetre by millimetre.

The Teretek® solution was able to successfully underpin and raise the double brick, rear portion of the home quickly and safely. It was also able to address the separation at the lintels and close the large external wall crack, resulting in the doors operating properly for the first time since the crack occurred more than two years prior.

This successful project was completed in a single day and the fast completion time minimised disruption to the occupants. The solution has also provided the family with peace of mind knowing that their home is now stable and liveable into the future.

The homeowner stated that, “the Mainmark team was very friendly and hard working. They have also given us the assurance that the house is now stable. I’m very happy with the work that they did.”