01/06/2026
This job in Abbotsford, Victoria was not straightforward from the moment we arrived.
Failed conventional underpins and years of water ingress from poor car park drainage had compromised the brickwork to the point where Council had declared the area unsafe and closed it to the public. The risk of brickwork falling onto a public area meant this could not wait.
Before a drill went in the ground, Raise and Relevel obtained the necessary permits from Metro Trains and the City of Yarra. Once approvals were in place, we drilled through the existing failed underpins and supported the structure to a depth of three metres. Cracks were closed to a level that allowed helibars to be fitted, and a bricklayer will return the facade to new.
The Council closure has been lifted. The building is safe to operate. The public car parking area will be reopened. Metro Trains and the City of Yarra are now also upgrading the drainage to ensure the conditions that caused this do not return.
Complex site. Multiple stakeholders. Permanent result.
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