What is slab heave? What does it do to houses? Should you be worried? Slab heave is the uneven movement of clayey soils under houses and it causes cracks to appear in plasterboard walls, brick walls, and in ceilings. Sometimes, but not often is also appears as cracks in the floor.

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Join Matt Cornell, a structural engineer from Cornell Engineers, as he discusses slab heave and how it shows up as movement and cracks in your house.
If you are worried about slab heave and want to know if it can be fixed then don't forget to check out our other videos - especially our video on waffle slabs, how they are affected by poor drainage, and what you can do about it.
This video isn't just about how slab heave affects waffle slabs because foundation movement can affect conventional raft footing and slab systems too.
If you are just building your home now then watch this video to learn what you need to do to protect your house. Slab heave can be fixed but it would be better to avoid it in the first place.
Cornell Engineers specializes in residential structural engineering. Whether you are repairing your existing house, extending, altering, or building new, call Cornell Engineers or check out our website:
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