On Aug 18, 11:47*am, "TheScullster" wrote:
Why is there no accountability on the part of BCO
for lack of this sort of control? Surely their mandate
is to ensure a safe/stable structure?

Most BCO are obsessive about foundations due to experience a) when it
goes wrong b) why it went wrong c) how much it costs to put right
later d) how someone will cut corners if they can and foundations is
one place historically they did.
However there is no legal liability attached to any inspections &
certificates at all.

The problem was the area was a former stream, with firm clay some 6
metres down. The leaking drain would not have helped water saturation,
over a couple of years that could have been a substantial volume of
water. The original foundations were ok, the ground may have been
drier before the couple of years of leaking water.