Foundations

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1. Block and beam surface water in the void

   By Johnny Jekyll, November 22, 2018
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   • Johnny Jekyll
   • November 22, 2018

2. There's a swimming pool under my house

   By laurenco, October 23, 2018   

   • structural
   • foundations
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     • foundations
     • swimming pools
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   • Bitpipe
   • November 21, 2018

3. (Update) Foundations on a site of archaeological interest

   By Sjk, November 2, 2018
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   • Jeremy Harris
   • November 20, 2018

4. Concrete Block and Beam Ground floor

   By tomie2x, November 15, 2018
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   • Russell griffiths
   • November 18, 2018

5. Are My Foundations OK?

   By ultramods, November 17, 2018
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   • ultramods
   • November 17, 2018

6. Thinnest known floor slab? 1 2

   By Tony K, October 15, 2018
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   • scottishjohn
   • November 13, 2018

7. Integrated Garage floor Level

   By ultramods, October 23, 2018
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   • scottishjohn
   • November 13, 2018

8. Trenchfill or Not, is not a binary decision. 1 2

   By epsilonGreedy, June 23, 2018
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   • Tyke2
   • October 19, 2018

9. Risk of dislodged wall blocks during slab pour?

   By epsilonGreedy, September 29, 2018
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   • Oz07
   • September 30, 2018

10. Footings for second storey on a bungalow 1 2

    By Leelou, September 18, 2018
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    • the_r_sole
    • September 27, 2018

11. IsoLohr: anything known?

    By ToughButterCup, November 13, 2016   

    • isolohr
    • floor slab
    • 17 replies
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    • Tyke2
    • September 10, 2018

12. Doing one's "levels".

    By epsilonGreedy, June 13, 2018
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    • Tyke2
    • September 5, 2018

13. Air bricks exposed internally to a garage space.

    By epsilonGreedy, September 4, 2018
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    • Russell griffiths
    • September 5, 2018

14. Penetrations through Radon / Damp proof membrane

    By willbish, August 27, 2018
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    • MikeSharp01
    • August 28, 2018

15. Foundations for Concrete Block Walls

    By hmpmarketing, August 10, 2018
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    • Cpd
    • August 22, 2018

16. Reasonable size of gap for services in blockwork.

    By epsilonGreedy, August 22, 2018
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    • Temp
    • August 22, 2018

17. Robust Sole plate detail or perhaps not

    By MikeSharp01, August 16, 2018
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    • MikeSharp01
    • August 16, 2018

18. Not allowed EPS under slab!

    By Chablais, August 15, 2018   

    • eps
    • slab
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      • se
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    • Pocster
    • August 16, 2018

19. Ho hum - time to remedy. 1 2

    By MikeSharp01, August 5, 2018
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    • MikeSharp01
    • August 11, 2018

20. concrete looming!

    By matt-shrops, August 10, 2018
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    • Alexphd1
    • August 10, 2018

21. How big a Bomag?!

    By willbish, August 7, 2018
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    • Jeremy Harris
    • August 7, 2018

22. Sylfaen insulated foundations

    By jamieled, July 26, 2018
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    • jack
    • July 27, 2018

23. DPM tape behaving oddly.

    By MikeSharp01, July 26, 2018
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    • Cpd
    • July 26, 2018

24. What is the function of a cavity tray at ground DPC?

    By epsilonGreedy, July 22, 2018
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    • PeterW
    • July 24, 2018

25. Slab edge thickening 1 2

    By willbish, July 22, 2018   

    • insulated raft
    • 25 replies
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    • Alexphd1
    • July 23, 2018