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What Are the Different Types of Underpinning?

Jun 05, 2025

What Are the Different Types of Underpinning?

Underpinning can be complex, depending on the method used and the severity of the subsidence case. There are a few different techniques available to ...

How Trees & Dry Weather Cause Subsidence

Jun 04, 2025

How Trees & Dry Weather Cause Subsidence

How Trees and Dry Weather Cause Subsidence: A Homeowner’s Guide If you live in a part of the UK built on clay soils, particularly in the south and ...

Subsidence Surge 2025

May 20, 2025

Subsidence Surge 2025

What Is a Subsidence Surge – And Why Should You Care in 2025? Following an unusually dry spring across many parts of the UK, concerns are growing ...

Why is My House Sinking?

May 18, 2025

Why is My House Sinking?

It can be alarming when you begin to notice your house leaning to one side. Usually, the culprit here is subsidence. However, there are several other ...

The evolution of underpinning solutions

Apr 15, 2025

The evolution of underpinning solutions

Building a safe, stable foundation for your structures is just as important as crafting what sits above it. Foundations are the unsung heroes of ...

2025 – A Subsidence Surge Event Year?

Apr 07, 2025

2025 – A Subsidence Surge Event Year?

With March having the least rainfall for 60 years in some areas of the UK, and April forecasts showing little change, could the UK be heading for a ...

What Are the Different Types of Ground Movement?

Apr 05, 2025

What Are the Different Types of Ground Movement?

Subsidence and other types of ground movement are one of the most serious threats to your property. With changing weather patterns and increasing dry ...

What Are the Top 6 Causes of Subsidence in the UK?

Mar 24, 2025

What Are the Top 6 Causes of Subsidence in the UK?

There are multiple reasons for the high number of British homes experiencing subsidence, from tree roots and soil type to inadequate development ...

Soil Types: Which Ones Are More Prone to Subsidence?

Feb 24, 2025

Soil Types: Which Ones Are More Prone to Subsidence?

l typesThere are many different soil types across the UK, from clay and chalk to sand and peat. But did you know that some of them are more prone to ...

Does my house need underpinning?

Jan 24, 2025

Does my house need underpinning?

You might have heard of subsidence and underpinning, but how do you know whether or not it’s something that affects you? Underpinning is only really ...

10 Subsidence FAQs: Answered

Nov 15, 2024

10 Subsidence FAQs: Answered

Subsidence can be troubling for homeowners and commercial property owners alike. It can strike at any time, under the right conditions. However, ...

Social Housing Subsidence Solutions

Nov 06, 2024

Social Housing Subsidence Solutions

Geobear collaborates with social housing organisations to provide rapid and effective subsidence solutions, enhancing tenants’ living conditions, ...

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