Self Building two in North Wiltshire

Evening, is that one slab for the two houses, or have you got another one to do. 

Bet it feels great to walk on your slab. ?

 

 

Russ , its one slab for both houses, one retaining wall around both and then block walls in between both houses .

 

Did you see my message about Herras? 

9 hours ago, Red Kite said:

Russ , its one slab for both houses, one retaining wall around both and then block walls in between both houses .

 

Did you see my message about Herras? 

I did thanks, but forgot to reply. 

Trying to be a bit cautious with funds at the moment. 

@Red Kite nice one on the pour very interesting times!

 

Would you be willing to share the structural engineers design for the retaining walls?

 

I am really curious of what the recommendations were, especially those really thin sheet piles for the temporary works.

 

Cheers

Moonshine - PM'd you on the drawings. The sheet piles are as you say temporary and will come out after they back fill. They are there so the driveway above doesn't fall in the hole, or on the contractors. If you have the space you can slope the ground back (which they have done in most places) to avoid the need for expensive sheet piling, technically called 'battering back'. We have about one meter from the RC wall to the piling which is what they need to work in - but that space needs to be safe. Working at that kind of depth with any risk of collapse is REALLY dangerous.  The SE didn't specify them the contractor did, and the BCO would have not allowed work without them.