Foundations

766 topics in this forum

1. Raft Slab - DIY or not? 1 2

   By Tony K, May 2, 2020
   • 28 replies
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   • Tony K
   • May 3, 2020

2. Help me find my ducts

   By jamieled, April 26, 2020
   • 10 replies
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   • jamieled
   • April 30, 2020

3. Raft comparison

   By deuce22, April 23, 2020
   • 11 replies
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   • deuce22
   • April 26, 2020

4. sloping ground and garage position

   By deuce22, April 5, 2020
   • 3 replies
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   • deuce22
   • April 23, 2020

5. New Build - Left at Foundation Stage - Problems?

   By Mostly Chilled, April 3, 2020
   • 7 replies
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   • Mr Punter
   • April 3, 2020

6. Risk of leaving trenches unpoured 1 2

   By MortarThePoint, March 18, 2020
   • 25 replies
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   • MortarThePoint
   • March 23, 2020

7. Removed

   By colin7777, March 19, 2020
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   • Temp
   • March 19, 2020

8. Foundation plans

   By Taff, February 27, 2020
   • 15 replies
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   • Taff
   • March 19, 2020

9. Locate founds

   By Taff, March 14, 2020
   • 3 replies
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   • Gone West
   • March 15, 2020

10. Low Voltage Electricity Pole Removal

    By Andrew, December 11, 2019
    • 2 replies
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    • Andrew
    • March 11, 2020

11. Concrete Cover

    By LA3222, March 8, 2020
    • 4 replies
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    • scottishjohn
    • March 9, 2020

12. Complex groundworks - Options? 1 2

    By Tony K, March 4, 2020
    • 39 replies
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    • Tony K
    • March 8, 2020

13. Passive raft vs traditional (strip/trench) costs assesment

    By SuperJohnG, March 2, 2020   

    • passive slab
    • raft foundation
    • 18 replies
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    • LA3222
    • March 5, 2020

14. Another Insulated Raft query - heavy loadings/basement design - show us your ring beams!

    By Conor, March 3, 2020
    • 1 reply
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    • mvincentd
    • March 4, 2020

15. Radon underneath EPS only? No DPM (Insulated raft)

    By SuperJohnG, March 3, 2020
    • 7 replies
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    • Jeremy Harris
    • March 3, 2020

16. Block and Beam Supply and Install

    By colin7777, March 2, 2020
    • 1 reply
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    • bassanclan
    • March 2, 2020

17. Insulated Raft Query

    By LA3222, November 27, 2019
    • 24 replies
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    • SuperJohnG
    • March 2, 2020

18. Geolotechnical Analysis for Piled Foundations

    By Randomiser, February 27, 2020
    • 19 replies
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    • oranjeboom
    • February 28, 2020

19. Lean-mix cavity fill, the exact recipe? 1 2

    By epsilonGreedy, April 1, 2019
    • 39 replies
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    • Mike
    • February 27, 2020

20. MBC raft foundation - what to do with membrane hanging over EPS

    By Coops85, February 27, 2020
    • 4 replies
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    • Coops85
    • February 27, 2020

21. Shuttering for groundbeam

    By eandg, February 26, 2020
    • 3 replies
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    • eandg
    • February 26, 2020

22. Piled Foundations without digging out ground

    By Ivan_England, February 25, 2020
    • 14 replies
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    • Ivan_England
    • February 25, 2020

23. Cavity wall garage DPC detail

    By sean1933, February 23, 2020
    • 3 replies
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    • andyscotland
    • February 23, 2020

24. Insulated raft - ICF suppliers warnings ?!?!

    By BotusBuild, February 18, 2020
    • 18 replies
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    • BotusBuild
    • February 20, 2020

25. Large under build v building on stilts

    By davejura, February 10, 2020
    • 14 replies
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    • davejura
    • February 16, 2020