Foundations

785 topics in this forum

1. Piling and vibration monitoring

   By Makeitstop, October 21, 2021
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   • ToughButterCup
   • October 21, 2021

2. Extending Existing Footings

   By SIPslidingaway, October 7, 2021
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   • saveasteading
   • October 10, 2021

3. Piling - is testing required?

   By eandg, May 18, 2020
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   • DragsterDriver
   • October 10, 2021

4. Waterstops/Waterbars - needed or not?

   By BotusBuild, September 20, 2021
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   • SteamyTea
   • September 28, 2021

5. How deep could existing soil pipe be?

   By Paul Alan, September 20, 2021
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   • Paul Alan
   • September 20, 2021

6. What determines foundation cost? 1 2

   By kiwibloke, September 16, 2021
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   • SteamyTea
   • September 20, 2021

7. continuous Zig Zag mesh chairs

   By gravelrash, September 18, 2021
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   • Ronan 1
   • September 19, 2021

8. Basement floor construction with finite depth

   By GlanMenai, September 18, 2021
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   • Gus Potter
   • September 18, 2021

9. How much of 1 meter depth trench to fill with concrete

   By Paul Alan, September 15, 2021
   • 11 replies
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   • WWilts
   • September 16, 2021

10. Recommended concrete slab thickness - garden room

    By Mfoster, September 15, 2021   

    • garden room
    • summerhouse
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    • TonyT
    • September 16, 2021

11. insulated foundation EPS supplier

    By gravelrash, September 15, 2021
    • 0 replies
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    • gravelrash
    • September 15, 2021

12. New build near a river

    By The ground, September 12, 2021   

    • piles
    • 7 replies
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    • CharlieKLP
    • September 13, 2021

13. Compaction of hardcore under slab

    By WWilts, September 11, 2021
    • 20 replies
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    • PeterW
    • September 13, 2021

14. Extending existing footings for larger footprint SIPS

    By SIPslidingaway, September 7, 2021
    • 2 replies
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    • SIPslidingaway
    • September 7, 2021

15. liquid concrete/mortar instead of liquid screed

    By Patrick, July 5, 2021
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    • Patrick
    • September 6, 2021

16. Admix to speed up conrete drying?

    By Olf, September 4, 2021
    • 3 replies
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    • Mr Punter
    • September 4, 2021

17. My existing foundations

    By richo106, September 1, 2021
    • 3 replies
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    • nod
    • September 2, 2021

18. Drainage around foundations

    By davejura, August 30, 2021
    • 4 replies
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    • davejura
    • September 1, 2021

19. Lean mix cavity fill recipe?

    By Moonshine, August 31, 2021
    • 5 replies
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    • Iceverge
    • September 1, 2021

20. Do foundations need to be waterproofed

    By WWilts, August 29, 2021
    • 1 reply
    • 871 views
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    • Mr Punter
    • August 29, 2021

21. Exposed insulated raft foundation

    By mike2016, August 21, 2021
    • 5 replies
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    • mike2016
    • August 24, 2021

22. Trench block compressive strength

    By WWilts, August 23, 2021
    • 1 reply
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    • Oz07
    • August 24, 2021

23. Septic tank

    By Dianne, August 22, 2021
    • 11 replies
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    • joe90
    • August 23, 2021

24. Basic/Daft Question

    By richo106, August 23, 2021
    • 3 replies
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    • Marvin
    • August 23, 2021

25. Help on foundation

    By Kelvin S, August 22, 2021
    • 14 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • Mr Punter
    • August 23, 2021