Coops Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Be interested to hear any experiences about this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Yep did a stepped foundation in sand, depths anywhere from 600-1700mm deep. All poured as a single pour then ground bearing slab added after. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 measure 3 times --mark twice-- expensive mistake if you don,t get all the pipes in right place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I done mine. 500mm deep strip foundations all poured in a single day. As above measure and measure and check and check and get some else to measure and check before you even think about moving on to the next stake in the ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BotusBuild Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I was reminded recently when going through old family photos, of the time when I was 14 or 15 digging by hand the foundations for an extension. Had to go over 9ft deep to go underneath storm and foul drains, wrap them in EPS, install more rebar than I care to remember, and then mix and pour all by hand. The BCO said afterwards that we could have built a 5 story block of flats on what we (I) had done. And all I got was a new stereo !! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Yep did ours Strip foundations I took the decision to full fill 2ntrs including garages We used a 100 cube of concrete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 @BotusBuild AND experience ? I'm currently doing it for my house. I am taking the measuring advice on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, BotusBuild said: all I got was a new stereo The important thing is what you played on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BotusBuild Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, SteamyTea said: The important thing is what you played on it. Mid/Late 70's - Some Genesis, Beatles, Dire Straits, and making mix tapes on a Sunday evening from the Top40 countdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I did my own foundations, just the digging, the builders did the concrete pour and built up from there. I marked it all out with a long tape and triangulation, and marked the centreline of each trench and dig to that. The builders said I would never get it accurate enough. When they came and surveyed it properly before the pour, they found it to be spot on. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Coops said: Be interested to hear any experiences about this... Did our extension and garage, hired a JCB for 3-4 days and got to work. Good fun and a good saving. Just be accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coops Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, ProDave said: I did my own foundations, just the digging, the builders did the concrete pour and built up from there. I marked it all out with a long tape and triangulation, and marked the centreline of each trench and dig to that. The builders said I would never get it accurate enough. When they came and surveyed it properly before the pour, they found it to be spot on. Thanks, pictures are useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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