G v EQC [2021] CEIT-2019-0056 [pdf, 874 KB]
...liveliness [100] Mr G also says that the existence of liveliness in the floor of his property is evidence of earthquake damage and supports his claim to a full foundation replacement. As set out above, the evidence does not support that. [101] The floor liveliness is explicable by the lack of mechanical fixings between the piles and bearers. This is an as built detail commensurate with the age of the construction. [102] In addition, the evidence of Mr Thurlow was that the su...