On 01/05/2021 21:58, Kal Ico wrote:
Can anyone tell me roughly how much underpinning can cost please? It
is a bog-standard brick 1930's house, 3-bed detached. The previous
owners told me that it had been 'monitored' but nothing was found. A
couple of the walls are a little out of true, but not massively so.
Plus there are no significant signs of cracking (though it looks to
have been pointed in the last 10 years). The area has other houses
with significantly more obvious signs of subsidence (clay soil).

The valuation report said that there appeared to be signs of
historical movement, but nothing on-going, which would be consistent
with the off-level floors (very slight, but just noticeable).

I'm getting the property cheap, so can allow for any future cost of
under-pinning if not too prohibitive. Alternatively, I could give up
and walk away from the deal. TIA.



I cant remember if its £1000/meter or £3000/metre. I think back in the
day when my niece bought a doctors surgery that's what she paid. £1000,
but wages have gone up.

Its a quite precisely calculated cost. I'd say if you can afford
£3k/metre, buy the place.

A short chat with a structural engineering firm should net you a more up
to date figure, and I would absolutely have them involved in the job,
because the sort of paperwork they produce will be loved by estate
agents and insurance companies both.


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