My Underpinning Structural Engineers

06/06/2024

Valuable information for anyone looking at purchasing a home. We are always looking for ways to educate and inform our fellow consumers so we all can make informed decisions. Please share with anyone looking at purchasing or perhaps someone you know. You'll need to read this informative article. "Buyer Beware - New Property Law in Qld; Seller Disclosures' from Foundation Solutions It's "Buyer Beware'. Foundation Solutions gives buyers tips on additional steps and questions to ask the seller. "Invaluable"

Are you looking at houses to purchase this weekend, or know someone who is. You MUST read this informative article. 'Buyer Beware - New Property Law in Qld: Seller Disclosures'. It’s ‘Buyer Beware’: Structural Soundness is NOT included in the Seller’s Disclosure Statement. The devastating impact on Buyers when structural soundness issues are not disclosed, our solutions, and the crucial questions and steps for buyers to undertake before entering into a contract and during their property purchase inspections.
Read more at:
https://foundationsolutions.com.au/blog/buyer-beware-new-property-law-in-qld-seller-disclosures

23/11/2022

This mega crack has slowly been making its way down this brickwork for some time, so our expert team was called out to conduct a thorough assessment and provide these concerned home owners with some answers and a plan for rectification.

Do you have concerns about your own property? Get answers as to why you are experiencing cracks like this from a certified RPEQ structural engineer.

My Underpinning Structural Engineers

Level-headed engineered solutions ensuring your property is secure and safe

We are committed to working with you honestly, ethically, and professionally and delivering PEACE OF MIND.

Contact Us today for a quote. Call Nicole on 0412 585 461.

16/11/2022

Our RPEQ structural engineer will keep you informed every step of the way, from the inspection and reporting stage, and if chosen, through the rectification process right through to certification.

We recommend and work closely with trusted specialists – those that provide you with fixed fee quotes who are qualified, licensed, and insured master builders. This ensures your project from inception to completion has no surprises. Where we provide the design plans, inspections are carried out through the rectification works to ensure construction complies with the intent of the design and will meet the required Australian Standards.

My Underpinning Structural Engineers

Level-headed engineered solutions ensuring your property is secure and safe

We are committed to working with you honestly, ethically, and professionally and delivering PEACE OF MIND.

Contact Us today for a quote. Call Nicole on 0412 585 461.

09/11/2022

Red flag! Red flag! Red flag!

The leading causes of movement or subsidence of a property’s foundation is:
1. Large trees near property;
2. Broken or leaking plumbing pipes;
3. Reactive soils and poorly compacted fills;
4. Recent flooding or slope failure.

Cracks in your pathways like this one are not only an inconvenience because weeds love to take up residence inside them, but they can also point to heave or subsidence in the ‘Zone of Influence’ that affects a property’s foundations.

If you see cracks in a pathway like this at your property, this can be a red flag to check out around your house very carefully.

Have a look around, and call us if you also see any of the below at your property, which could be an indication that your property’s foundations may be affected:-
- Stepped cracks in brick work or render, walls or floors;
- Diagonal or vertical cracks or separation;
- Misaligned doors / windows;
- Control joint openings;
- Ceiling, gyprock or cornice cracking or separation?

My Underpinning Structural Engineers

Level-headed engineered solutions ensuring your property is secure and safe

We are committed to working with you honestly, ethically, and professionally and delivering PEACE OF MIND.

Contact Us today for a quote. Call Nicole on 0412 585 461.

02/11/2022

Have you received a Building and Pest report that has recommended you engage a Structural Engineer? Are you buying or selling and are concerned about foundation movement? Are you a proactive real estate agent that is helping a buyer or seller get a contract over the line, but need the facts if there is cracking or foundation movement?

We are skilled in working with multiple parties: real estate agents, strata title managers, building and pest inspectors, buyers and sellers and establishing the facts around understanding foundation movement and what is required.

When you engage our services you can rest assured that we will provide the answers to your property foundation issues, and get to the bottom of where, what and why the issues have arisen.

My Underpinning Structural Engineers

Level-headed engineered solutions ensuring your property is secure and safe

We are committed to working with you honestly, ethically, and professionally and delivering PEACE OF MIND.

Contact Us today for a quote. Call Nicole on 0412 585 461.

27/10/2022

Cracks in your brickwork?

There is a science plus Australian Standards behind cracks, and you don't want to hire just anybody to assess these types of building issues. Rest assured that you are in safe hands with our RPEQ engineer, who will not only visit the site to do an assessment but will also prepare the report and provide further advice.

Call us today to discuss the visual signs you are seeing, whether you are experiencing cracks, subsidence, heave or similar building defects - we'll provide you with honest and expert advice on the best way forward and develop a strategy of action.

My Underpinning Structural Engineers

Level-headed engineered solutions ensuring your property is secure and safe

We are committed to working with you honestly, ethically and professionally and delivering PEACE OF MIND.

Contact Us today for a quote. Call Nicole on 1300 019 492.

25/10/2022

Have you heard of The Crooked House?

It is a pub and restaurant in South Staffordshire, England, originally built as a farmhouse in 1765. Its name and distinctive appearance are the results of 19th-century mining subsidence. One side of the building is now approximately 1.2 metres lower than the other.

Don't let that happen to you. It is easy to get advice and a report when you engage us. Get a fixed price quote – you will be surprised at how 'inexpensive' it is, what value you get – and most importantly, confidence that your property won't be viewed like this.

My Underpinning Structural Engineers

Level-headed engineered solutions ensuring your property is secure and safe

We are committed to working with you honestly, ethically and professionally and delivering PEACE OF MIND.

Contact Us today for a quote. Call Nicole on 1300 019 492.

23/10/2022

Cracks and other visual signs of foundation subsidence or movement are not always extreme. Small cracks like the one on this tiled floor can also warrant further investigation.

Whether you want to assess if you have a problem, what is needed to solve the problem, what is causing the problem, or you need a second opinion on a foundation structural engineer's report, we are here to help.

My Underpinning Structural Engineers

Level-headed engineered solutions ensuring your property is secure and safe

We are committed to working with you honestly, ethically and professionally and delivering PEACE OF MIND.

Contact Us today for a quote. Call Nicole on 1300 019 492.

20/10/2022

Hope you are all having a great day!

My Underpinning Structural Engineers

Level-headed engineered solutions ensuring your property is secure and safe

We are committed to working with you honestly, ethically and professionally and delivering PEACE OF MIND.

Contact Us today for a quote. Call Nicole on 1300 019 492.