On Tuesday, 3 November 2020 at 16:31:29 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 03/11/2020 16:16, Nikki Smith wrote:


Indeed.... the collapse seems to have been caused by the collapse of the old party wall between Nos 2 and 3 (now all part of the same house).

Bet Kapital Basements are not enjoying the free publicity though...

Oh I don't know. Theirs has stayed up.

True, but I bet most people would associate them with the work? Admittedly, the average client who can afford such work probably doesnt read the English papers.

RBKC are the original sticklers for checking that basements are constructed correctly. They were the first to insist on full BIA reports to be included in the planning documents, and there is one for the work to No 4. Looks like the new basement required double underpins and resin grouting of the gravels to keep it temporarily watertight. Must have been pretty expensive!