Alfee248
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Good afternoon all , After a bit of guidance towards the topic of possible , have owned my 1920's built home for the past 5 years , on purchase there were a few cracks to the rear of the property , survey came back as historic subsidence so all went ahead , last year we had a blocked drain and after inspection noticed the ceramic gully was cracked. I dug out the old gully and found the clay under the corner of the house to be sodden so removed the clay until dry and replaced with concrete . Now this has worked a treat the ground around the corner of the foundation is now so dry I presume it's started to shrink (weather has been warm here in the southwest) The subsidence cracks seem to be opening up noticeably as the ground dries out more ... What was a simple gully switch out ( not worth claiming on insurance for ) is now a bit of a bigger deal I think , So my question , has anyone claimed on there building insurance for a similar issue , works needed to be carried out to amend the problem? Any thing to note when dealing with insurers on a matter of subsidence ...I hear this can be a minefield
Any input much appreciated.... Thanks in Advance Alfie
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