Minor Subsidence to Sub-Floor Footings/Piers
Minor Subsidence to Sub-Floor Footings/Piers is a critical soil & foundation defect SURE inspectors have documented across 12 inspection reports.
Causes
- Subsidence (sinking) of stumps
- Subsidence (sinking)
- Inadequate foundation
- Soil consolidation
- Ground movement
Symptoms to look for
- Evidence of minor subsidence (Sinking) noted to the footings/piers
- Minor subsidence (sinking) noted to the stumps
- Presence of packing materials
- Sinking of footings/piers
- Minor subsidence to footings/piers
Remedies
- Engage a carpenter or bricklayer for repairs and packing
- Will require re-packing or re-building
- Monitor and undertake necessary actions as required to prevent worsening
- Engage a carpenter or bricklayer for repairs
- Maintenance and packing
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Findings in this category skew high severity. If you are under contract, we can usually book inside the cooling-off window. Every inspection includes 12 months of free advice.
Curated entries in Soil & foundation
- Curated 1–4/5Trees in Close Proximity to Dwelling
Large trees within the foraging radius of the dwelling - typically any tree within 3 m for small species, or within 10 m for large eucalypts - introduce two distinct risks: root-driven soil moisture fluctuation that causes differential footing movement on reactive clay, and a direct termite foraging corridor between a timber food source in the crown or root system and the building structure. Neither defect is always present, but the proximity constitutes a conducive condition that warrants ongoing monitoring.
- Curated 2–5/5Reactive Clay Soil Movement Affecting Foundation
Seasonal expansion and contraction of reactive clay soils causing cyclical foundation movement, wall cracking, and floor level changes. Prevalent in Sydney Western Suburbs and some Perth clay zones. Severity depends on soil class (H, H1, H2, E) and footing design adequacy.