The question posed Why do we all find much more movement and cracking specifically within the rear addition/projection compared to the front elevation, when considering mid terraced Victorian houses in London. Any discrepancy between the amount of trees to front…
This article is part of a series aimed at engaging with surveyors who deal with cracks and defects in residential properties. While many of us are familiar with diagnosing and reporting on these issues, the engineering reasoning behind our conclusions…
This article provides a general introduction to a broad topic, what is subsidence, while subsequent articles will look into more technical aspects. It aims to familiarise the average person with the concept, explaining what it is, where it commonly occurs,…
In our first article on cracks, we discussed in detail what is a crack and why we worry about them. In this second article Simon Pole BSc C Eng FIStructE MICE MRICS MAE of SERL Pole Structural Engineers Reports, a…
Simon Pole BSc C Eng FIStructE MICE MRICS MAE of SERL Pole Structural Engineers Reports has been inspecting and reporting on residential building defects in London and the surrounding area, including cracks in residential property for more than 40 years….
Settlement and subsidence are terms that are often misunderstood. Both terms describe the downward movement of a building, resulting in cracks, but there are important differences, with varying outcomes. It’s important to be able to distinguish between settlement and subsidence…
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