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Subsidence & Climate Change: What Role Does the Environment Play?

Oct 12, 2024

Subsidence & Climate Change: What Role Does the Environment Play?

You might think that subsidence comes as a result of foundations being built on clay soil or because trees and shrubs have been planted too close to ...

How Common is Subsidence in the UK?

Oct 04, 2024

How Common is Subsidence in the UK?

According to LV Insurance, 4.4 million homeowners have no idea what subsidence is. More worryingly, however, the same source also claims that one in ...

Sinking Bay Windows? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Bay Window Subsidence

Aug 15, 2024

Sinking Bay Windows? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Bay Window Subsidence

Subsidence of any kind is every homeowner’s worst nightmare, whether it be the entire structure or sections of it. From extensions and conservatories ...

Conservatory subsidence

Jul 02, 2024

Conservatory subsidence

Is Your Conservatory Sinking? What Are the Causes & What Can You Do About it? Subsidence is a structural issue that, typically, affects domestic ...

How to prepare your home for climate change

Jun 13, 2024

How to prepare your home for climate change

There are multiple ways in which climate change is set to affect us in our homes. From record-breaking temperatures to the structural integrity of ...

4 Things to Consider Before Underpinning Your Home

May 24, 2024

4 Things to Consider Before Underpinning Your Home

When the ground beneath a structure begins to weaken, it becomes unstable. This then causes the building that sits on top to shift and become warped ...

When is subsidence not subsidence?

Apr 17, 2024

When is subsidence not subsidence?

Subsidence is something that all homeowners will dread coming across. From cracks in the walls to your extension pulling away from the rest of your ...

Why Do Tree Roots Cause Subsidence?

Apr 01, 2024

Why Do Tree Roots Cause Subsidence?

Subsidence is every homeowner’s worst nightmare. It’s something that property owners alike, whether commercial or domestic, will do their best to ...

How to Choose An Underpinning Professional

Mar 25, 2024

How to Choose An Underpinning Professional

Underpinning is a method used by specialists to rectify the issue of subsidence. It’s an effective subsidence solution that can be used on both ...

Subsidence Repair for Social Housing

Mar 10, 2024

Subsidence Repair for Social Housing

Geobear provides subsidence repairs for hundreds of properties owned by social housing organisations every year. Using our geopolymer injection ...

Will Underpinning Affect My House Insurance?

Feb 27, 2024

Will Underpinning Affect My House Insurance?

Underpinning is a method used to rectify subsidence on both domestic and commercial properties. Often, subsidence cannot be avoided as there are ...

Out of Sight, Out of Mind – How a Broken Drain Can Cause You Major Headaches

Feb 14, 2024

Out of Sight, Out of Mind – How a Broken Drain Can Cause You Major Headaches

Most people don’t give much thought to the drains and pipes underneath and around their property. However, if they become damaged and start leaking, ...

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