Case Study

Slab Lifting – Housing Association

The Project

The Challenge

  • Housing Association property in Hampshire
  • Floor dropped away by 3 inches
  • Rebuilding of slab would be a high cost & disruptive option

The Solution

  • Resin injection filled shallow voids beneath the floor slab
  • Floor relevelled while tenant remained in the property
  • Tenant delighted with the result versus prospect of disruption
  • Work completed in less than 1 day

Saving 14k

Project Details
ProductSlab lifting
ProjectReveleling a ground floor
Project size6m x 4m
CompletedMarch 2016
Time on site1 day
Volume of resin10 litres

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