Hi there,
My 1st post on the forum, and hoping you guys can help with our quandary please 🙂
My partner and i are looking to purchase a house, and our lvl 3 RICS survey has highlighted the potential for needing structural rework (sloping floors, cracking in interior plaster, some vertical mortar cracks in brickwork). From the checks we've had (Struc Engineer report & drain survey), it seems as though the waste sewer running alongside the house has failed in several areas, though there might also be some ground movement (can't yet tell if the subsidence is from soil erosion from drains, or ground, or both). Obviously we'd get a more detailed structural analysis if we proceed, but wanted to gather a few initial thoughts from anyone in the know.
Our questions are around the following:
1) I've read that resin injection with geopolymers can be a cheap & effective alternative to underpinning - just wondering if anyone had used this & what their thoughts were (we're thinking of using Geobear, unless anyone can recommend a better UK company)? Have heard it's around £1200/metre....
2) When using something like this, are there any implications if we decide to build a house extension over/around that area at a later date?
3) I've read that house structural rework can cause problems with insurance & resale value. Apparently, resin injection avoids this, as it doesn't 'break the ground', hence no need to declare it. Does anyone know more about this claim of avoiding the insurance/resale issue?
4) Does anyone know what is classed as 'structural repair' that may affect the house value/insurance? Eg, if we use helibars to repair the brick mortar cracks will this need to be declared or just part of the normal process of house repair?
5) Any other advice/tips/gotchya's from anyone who's experienced similar when fixing their property
Many thanks for you help - totally appreciated
Mark
