This involves excavating or digging up parts of the foundation, pouring in concrete, waiting for it to set and then lifting the house off the concrete blocks. However, this method can be:

• Time consuming (often requiring weeks or months)
• Usually means you’ll have to vacate your home while tradespeople work
• Disruptive to yourself and neighbours
• Messy and intrusive

In a process very similar to keyhole surgery, an expanding Teretek® resin solution is injected under the home’s foundations through very small holes. The resin expands to fill in voids and compact weak ground, exerting controlled pressure to help raise the home back towards level. The benefits of this are:

• Usually completed within a few hours; rarely takes more than a day
• Doesn’t require you to move out
• Requires no digging and therefore no mess
• Can be completed around furniture and floor coverings
• Often carried out from outside the house, so it doesn’t interrupt day to day life

As the building is brought up towards level, the cracks may close or become smaller (plaster or render walls can then be patched and repainted). Windows and doors will also usually begin to work properly again.

If your home suffers from wall cracks that you are finding concerning or if you already know that you will need a subsidence remediation solution, get in touch with our team of experts who will asses the issue and provide you with a quotation.