Underpinning

[MaryJayneSarah]

Would you buy a house that's been underpinned?

Under pinned in 1995. No issues since.

Doesn't bother us. But wondering about whether it would affect selling?

Our house is underpinned.

We had a full structural survey, the surveyor looked at all the paperwork, was satisfied that the tree issue was solved, that the issue had been minor, the foundations work good, and said 'to be honest, any house on London Clay that hasn't been underpinned should be' and said he would be happy to buy an underpinned house.

You might have a higher excess on any future subsidence claims - ours is a £1000k excess for subsidence. We are insured with the same company that paid for the work.

My old house was underpinned in 1990. It was done by the council and had a letter saying there was a indefinite guarantee to the works. I found that insurance wise it was probs £50 more a year (I did a quote with underpinning and one without) and due to it not being an load bearing wall it was all deemed okay. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another in the future as long it had all the correct paper works etc. Selling wise my parents bought it from me (they own and rent houses as a business) so I can’t really say but it had had two previous owners before me between the underpinning and 2 years ago when I sold.

Underpinned means it’s stable. More so than many old houses built with little or no foundations.

I probably would, provided I was confident with the paperwork and with the survey (I'd get a full structural survey).

In terms of selling it on, I'd think I'd probably reckon that some people would be put off but others would think that it's a better bet than a similar house which hasn't been underpinned - a known but dealt with problem rather than a potential yet-to-discover problem.

I’d much rather have an underpinned house than one up the road that’s on the same soil but hasn’t been underpinned (yet)

1995 unlikely to cause insurance issues, I believe- isn’t there a cut off point?

@MaryJayneSarah

Would you buy a house that's been underpinned?

Under pinned in 1995. No issues since.

Doesn't bother us. But wondering about whether it would affect selling?

I heard an underpinned house will be stronger on that side than neighbouring houses, if the work has been done under the supervision of a structural engineer and signed-off properly.

Structural engineer said an underpinned house is solid. Engineered to withstand the previous pressures put on it, it essentially gives foundations to houses that have no foundations. Period houses have very little in the way of foundations. It was standard construction.
The problem is usually a lack of education and for anyone ready to walk away, there are still plenty willing to buy.

Hi,
I know this is an old thread, but wondered if anyone here had resin underpinning and could tell me about it?
Any issues?
Thanks