Les McDougall - Residential and commercial foundation expert

Adept is a 100% Australian owned, family business with a solid reputation for our expertise, integrity and our good workmanship.

Owner Les McDougall started his business in 1983 as a licenced bricklayer and stonemason, specialising in construction services and the rectification and repairs of federation buildings and dwellings. Over the next 10 years, Les became an expert in residential and commercial foundation repairs and underpinning buildings.

In 1993, Les became a licensed underpinner and has successfully completed thousands of foundation construction and remediation projects, as well as underpinning for the domestic and commercial sector, insurance companies and the Department of Fair Trading.

With over 36 years’ experience in the building and construction industry, Les prides himself on providing cost effective solutions to his customers without compromise. This is why he only uses solid concrete for repairing and laying foundations and piers, because he knows concrete works!

ADEPT UNDERPINNER

Remedial construction services & foundation repairs

REASONS YOU REQUIRE OUR SERVICES

Foundation Movement
Cracks in Internal/External brick or plastered walls
Doors and Windows Jamming
Bouncing and Unlevel/Sloping Floors
Gaps between Timber floors and Skirting boards
Gaps between Windows/Doors and existing Walls
Gaps between Giprock, Cornice and walls
Gaps and cracks between Concrete Slabs/Paths and existing Walls
Collapsing earth beneath or near buildings

Insufficient Drainage - Surface and Sub -Surface
Storm Water flowing onto and under Dwelling
Wet/Damp Sub floor areas including Rooms/Garages/Etc
Over flowing Gutters and Storm Water Pipes
Bricks and Mortar crumbling
Salt forming on Bricks or Ground in Subfloor area
Mould and Rotting Timbers
Leaking Water and Sewer Pipes
Damp and Musty Odours
Retaining Walls - Leaning/Cracking/Collapsing

Residential & commercial construction repairs & construction services

As foundation repair specialists, Adept provides both remedial Residential & Commercial Construction Services from the Central Coast and the suburbs of Sydney:

    •    Cental Caost
    •    North & Upper North Shore
    •    Hills District
    •    Northern Beaches
    •    Greater Sydney & Metro Area
    •    Inner West
    • Parramatta

Adept’s services include residential and commercial foundation repairs, specialising in home underpinning and commercial building underpinning – repairs that are often needed, due to a variety of reasons.

•   Residential or commercial building construction
•   Residential or commercial extensions

The need for foundation repairs following commercial or residential building construction, generally occurs because of subsidence that can happen for a multitude of reasons: inadequate drainage, no drainage, leaking pipes, torrential rain, adjacent developments, tree roots and simply because it’s an older construction. These problems can also occur following foundation excavations or foundation extensions.

To minimise these problems occurring, new homes and commercial constructions in Australia only use solid concrete for laying foundations and piers. So unlike other contractors, we only use SOLID CONCRETE UNDERPINNING PIERS to support your existing building; we do not use chemical gimmicks.
Leading construction contractors

Adept has extensive expertise in rectifying unsuccessful chemical injection methods.

A Complete Range of Underpinning, Repair and Construction Services Sydney

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House Underpinning and Foundation Repair Solutions

It’s important to note that when laying foundations, chemicals are never used as a support for new homes or commercial properties and when they are used for house underpinning, they are not successful. Importantly - imagine the effect these chemicals can have on our environment!

Fixing these foundation problems however, whilst vital to the structural integrity of the building, is only half of the battle – it’s just as important to rectify the cause. Adept’s wide range of services and expertise enables us to assess the issue, rectify the damage, and also offer solutions to prevent further damage to the building.

If you require further advice on using concrete or chemical underpinning for the remediation of residential or commercial foundations, we suggest that you ring an independent engineer for their advice. However, there will only be one answer - concrete underpinning for a lifetime of support!
As a leading residential & commercial construction company - the licenced owner is on site at all times supervising for the duration of the project.

To discuss problems resulting from either commercial or residential excavations, as well as commercial or residential extensions, or to find construction solutions for your foundation problems, call our Expert house underpinning and foundation repair specialist in Sydney on 02 4363 2828 or shoot us an email.