Is your property showing signs of cracking walls, sloping floors, or doors that suddenly won’t close properly? If so, your property might be experiencing clay shrinkage subsidence. For many homeowners and property managers, this issue can feel complex and overwhelming.  Yet, understanding the causes and available solutions is crucial to protecting your investment and ensuring […]

Building a safe, stable foundation for your structures is just as important as crafting what sits above it. Foundations are the unsung heroes of construction, silently supporting homes, commercial buildings, and infrastructure for decades. But what happens when they need a helping hand? Cue underpinning, an age-old technique evolving with modern engineering.  If you’ve been […]

With March having the least rainfall for 60 years in some areas of the UK, and April forecasts showing little change, could the UK be heading for a subsidence surge event? Using AI, we’ve analysed local and global climatic conditions leading up to previous surges to identify patterns and predictive signals. The data points to […]

Subsidence and other types of ground movement are one of the most serious threats to your property. With changing weather patterns and increasing dry spells, the risk is on the rise, especially during the warmer months. As homeowners, understanding subsidence, its causes, and how to reduce its impact is essential to safeguarding your property. This […]

There are multiple reasons for the high number of British homes experiencing subsidence, from tree roots and soil type to inadequate development sites and extreme weather conditions as a result of climate change. In this article, we’ll be explaining what subsidence is, but we’ll also be going through what the top six causes of subsidence […]

Underpinning is an effective way of rectifying instances of subsidence, whether it be a commercial building or a domestic property. Here at Geobear, no project is too big or small for our team, but there are actually many different methods of underpinning, with some being more sustainable than others. In this article, we’ll be explaining […]