Foundations

780 topics in this forum

1. Garage founds that can be bolstered later

   By davidc, July 9, 2019
   • 23 replies
   • 2.8k views
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   • davidc
   • July 11, 2019

2. Filling round EPS foundation up to finished ground level

   By Weebles, June 30, 2019   

   • eps
   • ground level
   • 5 replies
   • 2.1k views
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   • MikeSharp01
   • June 30, 2019

3. Raft foundation for an extension

   By oldkettle, June 11, 2019
   • 9 replies
   • 6.5k views
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   • oldkettle
   • June 29, 2019

4. Porch Foundation - Help!

   By bhavicp, June 27, 2019
   • 7 replies
   • 5.8k views
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   • Declan52
   • June 28, 2019

5. Building Foundations on Solid Rock

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

6. 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
   • 2.4k views
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   • Patrick
   • June 27, 2019

7. Concretely Buggered! :(

   By Barney12, May 22, 2019
   • 19 replies
   • 4.3k views
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   • Barney12
   • June 22, 2019

8. Critique my foundation detail please

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

9. Strip foundation vs insulated slab 1 2

   By K78, June 2, 2019
   • 30 replies
   • 9.8k views
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   • K78
   • June 3, 2019

10. Passive slab / insulated raft costs

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

11. Reducing thermal bridging for traditional foundations

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

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

    By epsilonGreedy, May 22, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • May 22, 2019

13. Raft foundation damage

    By Russdl, May 3, 2019   

    • eps
    • raft foundation
    • 7 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Russdl
    • May 5, 2019

14. Can you build block work on polished concrete?

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

15. Slab Design

    By GrantMcscott, May 2, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 3.8k views
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    • Simplysimon
    • May 2, 2019

16. Beam & Block Overkill? 1 2

    By andy, April 18, 2019
    • 39 replies
    • 13.2k views
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    • andy
    • April 21, 2019

17. Service penetrations through raft foundation

    By Russdl, April 8, 2019   

    • services
    • penetrations
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • services
      • penetrations
      • foundation
    • 16 replies
    • 8.3k views
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    • bissoejosh
    • April 12, 2019

18. Eps raft systems

    By nickw, March 8, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • SiBee
    • March 31, 2019

19. Insulation

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

20. Strip, raft or piles

    By Andrew, March 6, 2019
    • 12 replies
    • 6.7k views
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    • Simplysimon
    • March 7, 2019

21. Setting out, MBC passive slab

    By Russdl, February 20, 2019
    • 20 replies
    • 4.4k views
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    • Jeremy Harris
    • February 22, 2019

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

    By epsilonGreedy, February 20, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • Mr Punter
    • February 22, 2019

23. Sloping site stress

    By Grian, February 20, 2019
    • 19 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • ProDave
    • February 20, 2019

24. Stumbling at first hurdle? 1 2

    By Adamantium, January 16, 2018   

    • foundations
    • 35 replies
    • 14.1k views
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    • scottishjohn
    • February 10, 2019

25. Passive slab

    By eandg, February 7, 2019
    • 12 replies
    • 3.9k views
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    • Oz07
    • February 8, 2019