Foundations

766 topics in this forum

1. Strip, Trench or Insulated structural raft for timber framed house with Brick plinth 1 2

   By Smallholdertoo, January 25
   • 28 replies
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   • Nick Laslett
   • February 8

2. Clayboard?

   By Alan Ambrose, February 3
   • 1 reply
   • 575 views
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   • Gus Potter
   • February 4

3. My SE is recommending I do NOT embed the UFH in the insulated slab... 1 2

   By zzPaulzz, January 29
   • 30 replies
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   • saveasteading
   • January 30

4. Insulated raft done 1 2

   By kandgmitchell, February 26, 2024
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   • kandgmitchell
   • January 29

5. Pouring concrete into footings and creating a padstone at the same time

   By Glee, January 28
   • 6 replies
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   • Tosh
   • January 28

6. A hole for an indoor swim spa? 1 2 3 4 5

   By SBMS, December 8, 2024
   • 100 replies
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   • Bancroft
   • January 27

7. Underpinning. Ha, you ain’t seen nothing

   By joe90, January 16, 2023
   • 2 replies
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   • joth
   • January 24

8. Foam glass insulation

   By mjc55, January 16
   • 4 replies
   • 690 views
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   • Alan Ambrose
   • January 17

9. Help! big hole found under the conservatory foundation!

   By LLL, January 12
   • 22 replies
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   • LLL
   • January 13

10. Build over agreement

    By Ianmg, January 2
    • 4 replies
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    • Ianmg
    • January 9

11. Does this B&B look OK?

    By Tony L, November 28, 2024   

    • beam and block
    • uneven
    • 2 replies
    • 764 views
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    • Tony L
    • December 31, 2024

12. Tricky plot - piling options 1 2

    By JackOrion, December 29, 2024
    • 34 replies
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    • JackOrion
    • December 31, 2024

13. Free draining version of MOT 1?

    By Alan Ambrose, December 29, 2024
    • 5 replies
    • 623 views
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    • Alan Ambrose
    • December 30, 2024

14. Diy raft

    By JackofAll, December 27, 2024
    • 16 replies
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    • JackofAll
    • December 28, 2024

15. Extension closer to public sewer

    By Waseem2024, December 13, 2024
    • 12 replies
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    • kandgmitchell
    • December 20, 2024

16. Passive foundations on clay? 1 2

    By zzPaulzz, August 26, 2024
    • 43 replies
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    • saveasteading
    • December 16, 2024

17. Replacing old Foundations

    By NOC24, December 16, 2024
    • 1 reply
    • 541 views
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    • Mike
    • December 16, 2024

18. Passive Raft Foundation

    By MikeGrahamT21, April 20, 2020
    • 3 replies
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    • zzPaulzz
    • December 16, 2024

19. Does this make sense? Piled raft cross-section

    By AppleDown, December 12, 2024
    • 12 replies
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    • ToughButterCup
    • December 13, 2024

20. North Devon ground survey recomendations.

    By Selexus, December 5, 2024
    • 0 replies
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    • Selexus
    • December 5, 2024

21. Structural walls in the middle of my B&B floor 1 2

    By Tony L, November 24, 2024   

    • beam and block
    • cold bridge
    • 26 replies
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    • Mike
    • November 29, 2024

22. Broken blocks in B&B

    By Tony L, November 24, 2024   

    • beam and block
    • broken blocks
    • 11 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Tony L
    • November 25, 2024

23. Beams on inner leaf of trench blocks instead of inner leaf of cavity

    By Tony L, November 22, 2024   

    • beam and block
    • 9 replies
    • 870 views
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    • Tony L
    • November 24, 2024

24. Digging with high water table 1 2

    By Tony L, October 15, 2024   

    • @high water table
    • 30 replies
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    • Alan Ambrose
    • November 24, 2024

25. Best slab for high water table on sand/gravel/chalk

    By Macfracam, November 23, 2024
    • 3 replies
    • 760 views
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    • scottishjohn
    • November 23, 2024