What determines foundation cost?

[Onoff]

2 hours ago, pocster said:

In Cornwall ? That’s not possible 

 

He was I believe schooled in Kent, God's own county. 

[Marvin]

11 hours ago, SteamyTea said:

(I went to posh school, learnt Latin, and Greek, passed most of my exams, then downgraded to engineering. Made me look like the brightest in the class)

Yeah. Big fish small pond.

[SteamyTea]

5 hours ago, Onoff said:

He was I believe schooled in Kent, God's own county. 

Yes, then Oxfordshire.

5 hours ago, Marvin said:

Big fish small pond

Works here.

 

[ProDave]

10 hours ago, WWilts said:

Load bearing free draining brash under the topsoil, and free draining bedrock under that. Ideal for relatively shallow excavations. Shallower the required excavation, lower the foundation cost.

Minimising load bearing walls allows further economies in the foundations. 

Yes, my designer initially wanted extra foundations to support sleeper walls for intermediate support of the downstairs joists.  I said no.  the first floor joists can span that gap without intermediate support so the ground floor joists can as well.

[WWilts]

1 hour ago, ProDave said:

extra foundations to support sleeper walls for intermediate support of the downstairs joists.

Our experienced architect pointed out that foundation masonry to support partition walls often used, because ceiling joists might eventually sag and bear down on the partition wall. However, the advice was that mesh reinforcement in a concrete ground floor slab can overcome that problem.

[epsilonGreedy]

1 hour ago, WWilts said:

Our experienced architect pointed out that foundation masonry to support partition walls often used, because ceiling joists might eventually sag and bear down on the partition wall. However, the advice was that mesh reinforcement in a concrete ground floor slab can overcome that problem.

 

 

Floor bounce is another consideration plus the equipment needed to move long/heavy concrete floor beams.

[saveasteading]

13 hours ago, Marvin said:

downgraded to engineering

Who thinks that? Only people who don't understand engineering.

The Latin is probably handy at aiding the best use of language, which is important and valued in Engineering too, but that is marginal.

 

People who can't do maths assume it is all a trick.

People who don't understand Engineering think it is stuff learnt, not the underlying understanding of physics and the world that is behind it.

 

You upgraded Sir.

[Marvin]

7 hours ago, saveasteading said:

Who thinks that? Only people who don't understand engineering.

The Latin is probably handy at aiding the best use of language, which is important and valued in Engineering too, but that is marginal.

 

People who can't do maths assume it is all a trick.

People who don't understand Engineering think it is stuff learnt, not the underlying understanding of physics and the world that is behind it.

 

You upgraded Sir.

Twas SteamyTea that said it.

FESTINA LENTE  NOBLE SIR!

[SteamyTea]

1 hour ago, Marvin said:

FESTINA LENTE 

Shall translate that drekly.