Foundations

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1. Material membrane 50cm below driveway

   By Egnaro, April 27
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   • Egnaro
   • April 28

2. Piling and ground beam contractors

   By Lincolnshire Ian, April 26
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   • Lincolnshire Ian
   • April 26

3. Would pier columns on slab footings with lintel beams be a good alternative for beam and block support if you're building on limestone?

   By Boyblue, April 23
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   • Boyblue
   • April 24

4. Conduits in concrete slab - making it all work 1 2

   By Bancroft, November 24, 2024
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   • Russell griffiths
   • April 19

5. Pile and Foundation Contractors

   By Lincolnshire Ian, April 15
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   • ToughButterCup
   • April 15

6. Foundation Load Calcs

   By Benpointer, April 11
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   • Benpointer
   • April 12

7. Beam and block vs Concrete Pad

   By mads, March 18
   • 11 replies
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   • mads
   • April 12

8. UFH in insulated raft foundation

   By HanleeHouse, April 8
   • 4 replies
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   • Chanmenie
   • April 9

9. Foundations poured too high - HELP

   By SPJG1997, March 28   

   • foundations
   • foundation
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     Tagged with:

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     • foundation
     • footings
     • concrete foundations
   • 7 replies
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   • BadgerBodger
   • March 30

10. Raft foundations. How does the mesh work in a slab?

    By Gus Potter, March 27
    • 3 replies
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    • Gus Potter
    • March 29

11. How close to a soakaway can I get?

    By AndySat, March 17
    • 7 replies
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    • ProDave
    • March 18

12. Extra insulation round SVP’s in a Kore passive slab?

    By Gibdog, March 14
    • 11 replies
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    • Nick Laslett
    • March 17

13. Is Ecobrix worth the extra £££?

    By Great_scot_selfbuild, March 12
    • 8 replies
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    • Nickfromwales
    • March 13

14. Best method to lay strip foundations over undulating sandstone bedrock?

    By overthehill, March 5
    • 3 replies
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    • overthehill
    • March 11

15. Sewer colour coding

    By Rachieble, March 10
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    • saveasteading
    • March 11

16. Viability of using two different floor build ups next to each other.

    By G and J, March 5
    • 5 replies
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    • G and J
    • March 5

17. Underpinning foundation wall and installing thermal break

    By Clennls, March 5
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    • Clennls
    • March 5

18. How to space two parallel reinforcement bars vertically?

    By AartWessels, March 1
    • 15 replies
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    • Gus Potter
    • March 4

19. Options for building extension on existing outbuilding foundation?

    By dwtowner, March 4
    • 3 replies
    • 540 views
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    • nod
    • March 4

20. FFL below ground - topo incorrect..?!

    By Gibdog, February 21
    • 8 replies
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    • Mr Punter
    • March 3

21. Capillary break beneath slab

    By Clennls, February 27
    • 6 replies
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    • Clennls
    • February 28

22. Looking for example projects and extensions built on rock

    By Jimbobjones, February 15
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    • Gus Potter
    • February 23

23. Subsidence - is it always the fault of the tree?

    By Allyzap, March 8, 2024
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    • Mikhail Liebenstein
    • February 21

24. Below DPC level detail advice needed for new build.

    By ruggers, January 10
    • 11 replies
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    • ruggers
    • February 14

25. Concrete Pads for Steel Goalposts

    By Simonharry, February 13   

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    • concrete pad
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      • foundations
      • backfill
      • 1930s
      • semi-detached
      • footings
      • steel to concrete
    • 6 replies
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    • Russell griffiths
    • February 13