Underpin policy countered
Language: English Series: New Civil Engineer ; (979) 30 January 1992, 9(1)Publication details: 1992Subject(s): Summary: Insurance companies are paying out hundreds of millions of pounds on totally unnecessary house underpinning according to the BRE. Underpinning is being used to remedy clay subsidence which is trivial in engineering terms and in 75% of cases cracks were purely cosmetic.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB2806-12 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 26617-1001 |
Insurance companies are paying out hundreds of millions of pounds on totally unnecessary house underpinning according to the BRE. Underpinning is being used to remedy clay subsidence which is trivial in engineering terms and in 75% of cases cracks were purely cosmetic.