RetroClay®

RetroClay® addresses repeated, ongoing damage occurring to buildings initially constructed with inadequate footings on clay based soils.

This unique system represents a first class example of the interaction of the structural and geotechnical disciplines of engineering to achieve a technically sound, highly cost effective and socially desirable solution.

In 1995, Airey Taylor Consulting began development of an advanced foundation remediation system which retrospectively addressed repeated structural damage due to initial construction on inadequate footings on clay based soils. This unique “Retroclay” system was awarded a prestigious Certificate of Recognition in 1998 by the Association of Consulting Engineers Australia for Excellence in Engineering.

Retroclay(r) (now registered) represents a first class example of the interaction of the structural and geotechnical disciplines of engineering to achieve a technically sound, highly cost effective and socially desirable solution.

The system works by extending the footprint of the clay damaged structure or structures and then irrigating the clay mound beneath it to its maximum seasonal swell. Repairs can then take place to the permanently stabilised structure.