Hi everyone,
I have been a property investor for a while but never posted on Somersoft forum before...
I have an unusal problem with one of my properties. It is a brick veneer unit about 25 years old, and at the last inspection I noticed that the concrete path around the back of the house is sort of receding, and judging by the traces of concrete on the wall it is now about 6-7 cm down from where it was initially. It is only happenning around one corner of the house (about 4 m each way), not on all sides. The walls don't have any cracks (internal or external). I am sure it wasn't like that about 3 years ago when I was living there..
I checked with the plumber as my first thought was that the may be some water leak underneath that moves away the soil, but the plumber said there is no plumbing in that spot according to the plans. He recommends pulling up the concrete to see what happening underneath...
Has anyone had come across this type of problem and who would you contact to deal with that? And if ripping up the concrete is the only way to find out would you hire a handyman to do it or someone else?
Thanks heaps,
Ira
I have been a property investor for a while but never posted on Somersoft forum before...
I have an unusal problem with one of my properties. It is a brick veneer unit about 25 years old, and at the last inspection I noticed that the concrete path around the back of the house is sort of receding, and judging by the traces of concrete on the wall it is now about 6-7 cm down from where it was initially. It is only happenning around one corner of the house (about 4 m each way), not on all sides. The walls don't have any cracks (internal or external). I am sure it wasn't like that about 3 years ago when I was living there..
I checked with the plumber as my first thought was that the may be some water leak underneath that moves away the soil, but the plumber said there is no plumbing in that spot according to the plans. He recommends pulling up the concrete to see what happening underneath...
Has anyone had come across this type of problem and who would you contact to deal with that? And if ripping up the concrete is the only way to find out would you hire a handyman to do it or someone else?
Thanks heaps,
Ira