BK Consultants

Subsidence

CAUSE OF SUBSIDENCE

The main causes of subsidence are:

Broken Drains.

Effect of Tree Roots.

Mine Workings.

Underground Watercourses & Ponds

SITE INVESTIGATIONS

The condition of a building's foundations and the cause of subsidence can be assessed by the following methods:

Camera Survey and test all drains and Water Service Pipes.	The excavation of Trial Pits.	Bore Holes.
Inspect Archive drawings of the building / structure affected.	Geotechnical Analysis of the formation.	Tree Root Analysis.

HOW WE WORK

Site Inspection and Report

Further Investigations

Schedule of Works and Repairs