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035 _a(Sirsi) u13943
041 _aeng
245 _aSubsidence advice queried
260 _c1991
350 _a0
490 _aNew Builder
_v13/6/91 p5
520 _aFollowing concern by insurance companies faced with increasing claims for subsidence damage Royal Insurance has set up a specialist team to look into underpinning techniques. Representatives from the team will vet structural reports submitted by consultants acting on behalf of homeowners to see if alternative repairs could be carried out. BRE `s "Foundation movement and remedial underpinning in low rise buildings" concluded that more than a third of all domestic underpinning was structurally unjustified.
650 _aCLAY SOIL
650 _aEARTH MOVEMENT
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING INSPECTION
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c9013
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