Bay window subsidence vs whole house subsidence

stuart45

Houses with a cellar won't normally have deep foundations, as the walls are already quite deep below the ground to start with.
It's quite common in the USA to build a cellar, as when they need to go down about 5ft to get below the frost line, they might as well take out a few more ft to extra space.

Jeezz

Just an update.

I've had a survey done and he seems to think that it is ground heave. 

I'm waiting for the report, but cursory conversations seem to suggest.that I need better drainage around the property.

So my next question is - will this resolve the issue? Or should I still just go down the insurance route?

Boat_to_Bolivia

Jeezz said:

Just an update.

I've had a survey done and he seems to think that it is ground heave. 

I'm waiting for the report, but cursory conversations seem to suggest.that I need better drainage around the property.

So my next question is - will this resolve the issue? Or should I still just go down the insurance route?

Good for you for getting a surveyor round so quickly? 

Out of interest, is this in your home or in your property with tenants?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6411901/tenant-has-not-transferred-their-name-onto-gas-and-electricity/p1

Jeezz

Boat_to_Bolivia said:

Jeezz said:

Just an update.

I've had a survey done and he seems to think that it is ground heave. 

I'm waiting for the report, but cursory conversations seem to suggest.that I need better drainage around the property.

So my next question is - will this resolve the issue? Or should I still just go down the insurance route?

Good for you for getting a surveyor round so quickly? 

Out of interest, is this in your home or in your property with tenants?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6411901/tenant-has-not-transferred-their-name-onto-gas-and-electricity/p1

My own! I've got a lot of things going on - when it rains it pours here! 

Yes surveyor was booked after my first post here. I like to get things done, so equally as a landlord if there is an issue raised it is normally done within 48 hrs.