Understand About Chemical Underpinning

What is Chemical Underpinning?

Chemical underpinning, also known as resin injection, is a way of fixing your home or any other property’s foundation to make sure your home is safe and sound for you to live in without worrying about it collapsing one day. When the foundation is too weak to support the weight of the home, soil is injected beneath the footing to increase the load bearing capacity. It is also known as compaction grouting. The method uses high strength polyurethane resin which creates solid underpins or a consistent section that will transfer weight down to a stable foundation. Along with that, steel rods can be embedded to provide even more effective resistance to movements and uplifts.

This method can be used wherever:

• Foundations soils are weak enough to support the existing architectural structure and the load
• Foundations’ soil has sunk
• Foundation soil has lost the stability
• Foundation is compromised and is slipping
• Foundation soils are being affected by construction processes, soils are vibrating

Resin injection

Resin injection is environmentally friendly. The material is injected through small holes. The resin from the injection goes into the soil and expands as it gels, this places significant pressure onto the ground and compresses the soil all around. This material fills up the cracks and spaces or voids in the foundation. The resin is injected more and more till the structure is uplifted and standing strong. After the resin injection or the chemical underpinning your home will be back to being a strong and safe shelter for you and your family.

The whole process is executed by experienced and professional technicians who constantly monitor the injection with special instruments who guide with the aspect of precision. Usually this instrument is the laser leveller. The resin material’s formula is mixed very carefully to make sure it suits well to the unique weather conditions as well as the soil conditions beneath and around your home.

Benefits of getting resin injection or the chemical underpinning for your home:

• It is clean and thus requires no excavating, meaning there will be no dust or water
• The process is accelerated because the material expansion happens very quickly. The whole project can be over within a day or two if you have the best and experienced professional technicians working on the project.
• Usually you can stay inside your home, no need to move out.
• You will not need to move much furniture.
• It has been in use for about 30 years, and it is proven effective
• It protects your home for years

Your home is where you live, you and your family stays safe and sound inside your home thus it is the most important asset for you in your life. It is important to make sure your home is built well and is standing tall without any dangers in the foundation. You may have noticed cracks in walls or leaks in roofs, such signs say that you are in need of Chemical Underpinning. Don’t ignore such warnings, take action immediately. Have your home investigated and assessed for any services necessary.