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The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.
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That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed.
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The foundation, esp. of a frame house.
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A process of providing an additional stronger foundation below an existing wall or foundation.
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A footing introduced beneath an existing footing for the purpose of transferring the foundation load to a lower depth, and more suitable material.
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Supports placed under an existing wall to provide added strength.
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A process of correcting the support integrity of a footing where it has failed due to soil reactivity. Underpinning is carried out in sections, and involves excavation below the footing to where to soil has a greater load bearing value flowed by the injection of high Mpa (strength) concrete under the existing footings to act as piers onto a safe foundation.
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A foundation replacement or reinforcement for temporary braced supports.
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The installation of strong foundations underneath primary foundations when the latter have failed or have been found to be inadequate to support the structure above.
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Using beams on an interim basis while a structure is being built. . Reinforcing a building with supports. . A property.
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Method strengthening weak foundations whereby a new, stronger foundation is placed beneath the original.
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Reinforcement of a building with supports or the use of beams temporarily while the structure is being built.
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in the context of slab-on-ground foundation repair, underpinning refers to the use of piers and pilings to provide additional support to the concrete slab; underpinning is not only used for residential foundations but other foundations as well – for example, the White House foundation has been extensively underpinned
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The process of placing new foundations beneath an existing structure.
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In construction, underpinning is the process of strengthening and stabilizing the foundation of an existing building or other structure.
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