Sarah Beeny intervenes to help a family who are terrified their Swinton home of fifteen years is falling down a mine.
With a history of mining related collapses in the neighbouring streets and worrying signs of structural failure, Mandy Franks and her family are desperate for the truth. Cracks in the wall come back as fast as they can fill them; damp and mould are spreading across the upstairs – and the back end of the house is sinking slowly but surely into the ground.
They have already spent over £50,000 trying to fix their home but none of the costly work seems to have solved the problems. With Swinton’s rich industrial history as a key mining township and a spate of houses locally having to be condemned – could the Victorian villa be about to fall into a mineshaft? Or could the mystery cracking all be due to the regular delivery of heavy beer casks to the pub next door?
Not reading the structural survey
Cracks
Damp and mould
Subsidence
Home built in a mining area
Leaking roof and guttering
Other serious faults and
A host of DIY and decorating jobs
Chartered Structural Engineer
Simon Pitchers - Craddy Pitchers Davidson
01275 371 333
www.craddypitchers.co.uk
www.IStructE.org
Drains
Auger Solutions
0800 028 2672
www.augersolutions.com
Contact: Chris Pugh / Iain Jones
Roofer
Richard Jordan - Jordan Heritage Roofing
01773 522 413
www.jordanheritageroofingltd.co.uk
Contact: Richard Jordan
Research Facility
BRE (Building Research Establishment)
01923 664 000
www.bre.co.uk
Geotechnical Engineer
Chris Eaton
Consultant Geotechnical Engineer
07837 291 219
Chris.eaton@geoeng.co.uk
www.geoeng.co.uk
Ground Probing Radar
Simon Bailey
Site Vision Surveys
01788 575036
www.svsltd.net
Drains Services
Advanced Drainage Maintenance
www.drainmaintatincesepictanks.co.uk
advancedrainagemaintenance@gmail.com
07970 292281
Roofer / Builder
KP Deane
www.kpdeane.co.uk
info@kpdeane.co.uk
rees@kpdeane.co.uk
0161 794 3160
Bathroom Plumbing & Heating
Paul Knowles
01744 634 120
Bathroom Suites
The Plumb Centre
www.plumbcenter.co.uk
Boiler
www.viessmann.co.uk
Radiators
www.purmoradson.com
Electrician
Lee Muir & Son
www.leemuirandson.co.uk
0161 736 9964
0775 231 0295
lee@leemuirandson.co.uk
Tiles, Paint & Wallpaper
Brooklyn Trading Ltd
www.brooklyntrading.co.uk
0161 702 6423
0161 790 3533
sales@brooklyntrading.co.uk
Power Tools Equipment Hire
B & B Equipment Hire
Stuart Pearson
0161 794 8247
Kitchen Units & Appliances
Howdens
www.howdens.com
Sofa Suite & Furniture
Loft Interiors
www.loft-interiors.co.uk
Childrens Furniture and Furnishings
Adorable Tots
Tel: 0161 273 7033
www.adorabletots.co.uk
Industrial Cleaners
Active Hygiene Services
www.activehygieneservices.co.uk
