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What was the customer’s request?

To stabilise an existing dwelling and lay foundations for a new building behind the existing house. As this concerned unexpected additional work, the request was to carry out the activities as quickly as possible.

What technical challenges did the project pose?

An existing terraced house, built in the 50s, had to be fully renovated and a new extension had to be built onto the rear. The front section of the house had a basement, the foundations of the rear section were merely in the ground.

During the renovation, some serious subsidence and fissures were established in the rear extension. In order to avoid serious delays in the renovation work, the stabilisation had to be done as quickly as possible.

As this concerned terraced housing, only a narrow access was available via a gate in the back garden. CVR has the perfect compact machinery for getting onto the site.

How did CVR tackle it?

After a site visit, it was suggested to lay new foundations for the existing dwelling using micro piles and to lay micro pile foundations for the new construction as well.

It was advised to have soil probing tests carried out on site, to find out what type of subsoil was involved. Based on these tests, we drew up a calculation report. This defined the correct lengths and foundation wall levels for the micro piles.

What was the end result?

Thanks to CVR’s fast and resolute approach, the job was carried out swiftly, so that the main contractor could quickly resume his activities.

The existing dwelling was stabilised definitively, and the new construction was soundly founded on micro piles.