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Trixsyme
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This is great! I feel some of the problems people are encountering and posting are literally verbatim to what we are experiencing currently.
Our house was built in circa 1930. We have large cracks on the interior and exterior of the house which is localised to one side of the masonry. It was exacerbated by a leaking pipe from the sink pipe and bath (which adjoin) which was blocked and causing the water escape under the ground of the kitchen and adjoining garage (cctv and excavations carried out with supervision of engineer) washing away the founds. The house is semi-d and the extent of the damage is on the detached side of the house. We appointed an engineer who I will not name as it could defame, but they ended up costing us a great deal and jeopardised our claim with our insurers. We paid this engineer €9,400, which they did not enlighten us with before embarking on any reports which proved futile. Once the loss assessor got in on the job (8 months later after ditching the engineers with a result of their findings our insurers offered us a settlement figure circa €13k) it was dealt with accordingly. The claim was only finalised only in December 2009, when it was submitted in July 2007.
The only gripe we have now is the actual costing of underpinning, grouting micropiling. Which, from what I hear, is a less costly variation of underpinning - the construction company (Cork based with Dublin rep) recommended by our own loss assessor has quoted extortionate rates. Would you be able to give guestimates on the worst case scenario of costing for underpinning in this current climate. We would not want to go for something sub-standard which would prove more costly down the road for ourselves. This is a Dublin area issue. The area is not prone to subsidence. Primarily caused by a silent cracked pipe.
Also:
Should we tell construction companies when tendering that this was an insurance claim, as I feel contractors quote far more in this case - we agreed a settlement figure (which is quite low).
How do I access the scope of works now that the current construction company recommended are too pricey, in order to tender to other sources?
General tips on saving money and not making foolish mistakes like the situation with Engineer mentioned above?
Sorry if this seems vague, feel free to question or even recommend contractors which are affordable and who supply certificate approvals on completion of works.
Thank you.
Our house was built in circa 1930. We have large cracks on the interior and exterior of the house which is localised to one side of the masonry. It was exacerbated by a leaking pipe from the sink pipe and bath (which adjoin) which was blocked and causing the water escape under the ground of the kitchen and adjoining garage (cctv and excavations carried out with supervision of engineer) washing away the founds. The house is semi-d and the extent of the damage is on the detached side of the house. We appointed an engineer who I will not name as it could defame, but they ended up costing us a great deal and jeopardised our claim with our insurers. We paid this engineer €9,400, which they did not enlighten us with before embarking on any reports which proved futile. Once the loss assessor got in on the job (8 months later after ditching the engineers with a result of their findings our insurers offered us a settlement figure circa €13k) it was dealt with accordingly. The claim was only finalised only in December 2009, when it was submitted in July 2007.
The only gripe we have now is the actual costing of underpinning, grouting micropiling. Which, from what I hear, is a less costly variation of underpinning - the construction company (Cork based with Dublin rep) recommended by our own loss assessor has quoted extortionate rates. Would you be able to give guestimates on the worst case scenario of costing for underpinning in this current climate. We would not want to go for something sub-standard which would prove more costly down the road for ourselves. This is a Dublin area issue. The area is not prone to subsidence. Primarily caused by a silent cracked pipe.
Also:
Should we tell construction companies when tendering that this was an insurance claim, as I feel contractors quote far more in this case - we agreed a settlement figure (which is quite low).
How do I access the scope of works now that the current construction company recommended are too pricey, in order to tender to other sources?
General tips on saving money and not making foolish mistakes like the situation with Engineer mentioned above?
Sorry if this seems vague, feel free to question or even recommend contractors which are affordable and who supply certificate approvals on completion of works.
Thank you.