Guest Blog – Falling down or cracking up?
Subsidence is movement in the ground which causes a property to move or sink downwards, causing a shift in the foundations of a property.
This usually happens when a home is built on clay soil; when the water table drops due to a long, dry spell or when water is sucked out of the soil by trees and bushes. The clay starts to shrink and it pulls at the foundations of buildings, causing structural damage. It also occurs where mining has previously taken pl...
