Foundations

658 topics in this forum

1. Log Cabin Foundations - Concrete Piers

   By iSelfBuild, July 16, 2019
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   • iSelfBuild
   • July 19, 2019

2. Digging parallel to footings

   By Student, July 9, 2019
   • 8 replies
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   • Student
   • July 12, 2019

3. Garage founds that can be bolstered later

   By davidc, July 9, 2019
   • 23 replies
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   • davidc
   • July 11, 2019

4. Filling round EPS foundation up to finished ground level

   By Weebles, June 30, 2019   

   • eps
   • ground level
   • 5 replies
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   • MikeSharp01
   • June 30, 2019

5. Raft foundation for an extension

   By oldkettle, June 11, 2019
   • 9 replies
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   • oldkettle
   • June 29, 2019

6. Porch Foundation - Help!

   By bhavicp, June 27, 2019
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   • Declan52
   • June 28, 2019

7. Building Foundations on Solid Rock

   By Midona, June 27, 2019
   • 5 replies
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   • Midona
   • June 28, 2019

8. Using old Bricks as Gravel under Block and Beam Foundation

   By Patrick, June 27, 2019   

   • block and beam
   • suspended floor
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • block and beam
     • suspended floor
     • piling
     • rc beam
   • 7 replies
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   • Patrick
   • June 27, 2019

9. Concretely Buggered! :(

   By Barney12, May 22, 2019
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   • Barney12
   • June 22, 2019

10. Critique my foundation detail please

    By Andrew, June 11, 2019
    • 24 replies
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    • TerryE
    • June 12, 2019

11. Strip foundation vs insulated slab 1 2

    By K78, June 2, 2019
    • 30 replies
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    • K78
    • June 3, 2019

12. Passive slab / insulated raft costs

    By Conor, May 28, 2019
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    • Alexphd1
    • May 28, 2019

13. Reducing thermal bridging for traditional foundations

    By davidc, May 28, 2019
    • 2 replies
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    • PeterW
    • May 28, 2019

14. Cavity fill below garage door threshold, strong concrete advised?

    By epsilonGreedy, May 22, 2019
    • 2 replies
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • May 22, 2019

15. Raft foundation damage

    By Russdl, May 3, 2019   

    • eps
    • raft foundation
    • 7 replies
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    • Russdl
    • May 5, 2019

16. Can you build block work on polished concrete?

    By MikeSharp01, May 2, 2019
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    • newhome
    • May 3, 2019

17. Slab Design

    By GrantMcscott, May 2, 2019
    • 10 replies
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    • Simplysimon
    • May 2, 2019

18. Beam & Block Overkill? 1 2

    By andy, April 18, 2019
    • 39 replies
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    • andy
    • April 21, 2019

19. Service penetrations through raft foundation

    By Russdl, April 8, 2019   

    • services
    • penetrations
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • services
      • penetrations
      • foundation
    • 16 replies
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    • bissoejosh
    • April 12, 2019

20. Eps raft systems

    By nickw, March 8, 2019
    • 6 replies
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    • SiBee
    • March 31, 2019

21. Insulation

    By GrantMcscott, March 20, 2019
    • 8 replies
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    • GrantMcscott
    • March 21, 2019

22. Strip, raft or piles

    By Andrew, March 6, 2019
    • 12 replies
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    • Simplysimon
    • March 7, 2019

23. Raft footings

    By pritch, March 2, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 941 views
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    • pritch
    • March 2, 2019

24. Setting out, MBC passive slab

    By Russdl, February 20, 2019
    • 20 replies
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    • Jeremy Harris
    • February 22, 2019

25. Best stage to lay a concrete garage floor slab.

    By epsilonGreedy, February 20, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 3k views
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    • Mr Punter
    • February 22, 2019