Foundations

766 topics in this forum

1. Raft foundation expansion/movement joint

   By Selexus, August 5
   • 17 replies
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   • -rick-
   • August 13

2. Pile Foundation Cost

   By Saul, June 6, 2021
   • 19 replies
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   • Lincolnshire Ian
   • August 4

3. Rod System

   By MortarThePoint, July 30
   • 5 replies
   • 294 views
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   • MortarThePoint
   • July 31

4. 7x4 garden room 1 2

   By Jadhacha, July 28
   • 26 replies
   • 668 views
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   • saveasteading
   • July 30

5. Soil pipe penetrations through slab - which way up?

   By Dunc, April 15
   • 13 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • saveasteading
   • July 21

6. Insulated Raft - How much better?

   By dsaunders, July 18
   • 11 replies
   • 417 views
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   • Nick Laslett
   • July 18

7. Piling Foundations

   By dsaunders, June 8, 2020
   • 3 replies
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   • dsaunders
   • July 18

8. Insulated rafts 1 2

   By Gus Potter, February 12
   • 26 replies
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   • Dave Jones
   • July 11

9. Soil sample Atterberg test

   By Buildbuild, June 21   

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   • 2 replies
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   • saveasteading
   • June 22

10. What type of insulation to minimise thermal bridging in this design?

    By Great_scot_selfbuild, June 14
    • 9 replies
    • 706 views
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    • Kelvin
    • June 16

11. Progress update on my foundation

    By zzPaulzz, May 28
    • 14 replies
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    • zzPaulzz
    • June 6

12. Foundations - DPM / Flood zone thoughts?

    By boxrick, June 2
    • 3 replies
    • 539 views
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    • boxrick
    • June 2

13. Log Cabin Foundations - Concrete Piers

    By iSelfBuild, July 16, 2019
    • 10 replies
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    • Space Race
    • May 31

14. Adding to existing garage slab

    By crispy, January 30
    • 1 reply
    • 899 views
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    • crispy
    • May 30

15. Thoughts on replacing existing timber legs with concrete blocks

    By Space Race, May 28
    • 0 replies
    • 511 views
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    • Space Race
    • May 28

16. Foundation depth check

    By Timberframeguy, May 22
    • 8 replies
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    • G and J
    • May 27

17. Piling + Ground Beam Cost

    By Lincolnshire Ian, May 19
    • 11 replies
    • 1k views
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    • saveasteading
    • May 21

18. Timber frame foundations

    By jntabbycat, January 22, 2019
    • 12 replies
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    • BenL
    • May 19

19. Foundation help

    By Dman, May 18
    • 4 replies
    • 779 views
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    • ETC
    • May 18

20. Foundations for The Hide

    By G and J, May 10
    • 12 replies
    • 918 views
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    • G and J
    • May 11

21. 1:6 mortar used below DPC 1 2

    By Saul, May 31, 2024
    • 36 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • Gus Potter
    • May 10

22. Excavating Basement

    By Pappa, April 30
    • 13 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Big Jimbo
    • May 1

23. Foundations?? 1 2 3 4 9

    By lizzieuk1, February 25
    • 207 replies
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    • Bonner
    • May 1

24. Raft costs per square metre

    By Alan Ambrose, April 22
    • 6 replies
    • 972 views
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    • Alan Ambrose
    • April 29

25. Pad foundation in corner, make BCO happy.

    By Bruce, April 28
    • 3 replies
    • 771 views
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    • nod
    • April 29