Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 22, 2012 9:20 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Bored pier subsidence, would you trust structural engine 3Jun 23, 2012 7:59 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Bored pier subsidence, would you trust structural engine 5Jun 23, 2012 9:46 am This is very similar to what has happened to me. The Engineering company that the builder has contracted to 'investigate' my house movement happen to be the same company that did my soil report a few years back. No chance they will be pointing the finger at anyone except myself. Quote: It is thought that the pier excavations were not cleaned out adequately This sounds like rubbish to me. You would have to have a lot of excavated material still in the hole for this to happen. More likely the piers were not deep enough in design or never actually drilled to depth. They must have a long list of scenarios that they can pick and chose from to make their reports sound factual. Re: Bored pier subsidence, would you trust structural engine 6Jun 23, 2012 7:32 pm Small amount of loose dirt in bottom of piers is unlikely to have caused the problem because sheer weight of concrete in the pier would have compressed it. There are a number of other possible reasons why piers have subsided, one of them is probable foundation flooding. Recently I have had a bad foundation flooding of a "P"slab with piers: http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog/p ... -just-did/ Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog I should have followed up on this thread. So, the pier foundation wasn't large enough on the side it was leaning towards, and the NBN cable went through the pier, just… 8 12100 Just be careful with building stability during construction, that is when the structure may be weakened, refer to your engineering drawings for stability methodology. 1 7197 |