Sinking buildings

There can be noticed plenty of reports on sinking buildings all around the world and it does not stand just for living areas or spaces. The same thing is available for any kind of construction settings, whether industrial destination or the housing one etc. the problem persists and goes deep into the ground reasons on which the building is placed. The most frequent causes of the sinking buildings are the following ones: the natural disasters leading to the shifting of soils and ground; the earthquake; the incorrect choice of the place of setting the building foundations; not due construction of the basements, as result of not respecting the elementary norms and standards provided for it; the rush of works without the required intervals for a better placement of the layer of the building; construction on the ground which is not acceptable for similar type of works; the underground mines or gaps filled with gas, air or water, which can result into improper resistance of the surface; the impact of heavy rains, floods, snow, ice, strong winds or any other natural disaster; building on old or functional drainage system, without knowing or ignoring its presence under the water etc.

Depicting the motive of the visible start of the sink of the building can be a positive point in planning the measures of its blocking and prevention in the future. Here is the case, when not only time can be the determinant factor of sink occurrence. It is not the case to postpone the active deeds against the development of sinking and its consequences. Undoubtedly, it is the case to call the specialists in this sphere, when you observe the following signs which are full of danger: cracks at windows, cracks at doors, floor slab cracking, sinking of walls, angle deformation of windows and doors, tilt angle of the floor, roof shape change, caving of lands by or around the buildings etc. all these above enumerated, just a part of them, are the outrageous signs to start acting in the direction of fighting the negative influences of nature or human activity. It is the case to call on specialists for a competent piece of advice. Call on us and you will not fight the problem, but prevent and avoid it!