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Seeking an R126 Certificate of Compliance for the Footings to my home.
Georgia requested 3 quotes from Construction & Property Services Experts in Northcote
My home was damaged by fire in 2017. The home is yet to be repaired and there were a multitude of problems with insurance-appointed builders. As a result of this problem the tarpaulin (a temporary make-safe measure) as well as the lack of spouting and disconnected plumbing for 2 years meant that the property acquired some secondary damage as a result of penetration of water.
In 2019, I began noticing some cracks. These were first noted in 2018 and I was asked to re-point these and gauge if they will crack again. I was advised that if they do crack again then the likely probability of this was due to the water pooling around the footings of the home.
These did re-crack. I then invited an Engineer to assess the property, who advised that the property would benefit from Tereteking (a no-dig approach to underpinning with injectable resin from ground engineers Mainamark). I was advised to allow for a drying out period and to also pack the stumps that could have been affected from differential movement.
I had Mainmark treat my home in December 2019. I was advised that if no further cracking occurred internally on the plasterboard linings or externally on the masonry wall then this would mean that the home had reached a "point of equilibrium".
I had the opportunity to monitor the cracks for a period of almost 2 years, until builders re-commenced works in March 2022. The builder's are concerned now that because the home was built in the mid '80s, that the footings do not meet today's standards. The footings can be viewed as the floorboards have been removed from the home.
I required an R 126 so as to show that the home is safe and solid so that works can recommence at my property.
Construction & Property Services Experts that Responded
Jomil Engineering Pty Ltd
Vivid Civil Structural Engineers
Quote Details
- Suburb Northcote, VIC 3070
- Specialisation Structural Engineer
- Date Listed 3 Sep 2022 - 11:00 am
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