Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Which Slab is Better? Waffle Pod or Raft Concrete Slab??? 15May 13, 2009 11:16 pm Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Which Slab is Better? Waffle Pod or Raft Concrete Slab??? 17Jun 14, 2009 9:29 pm Just wanting to know if anyone has heard of any problems with waffle pod slabs. We are about to start building and our soil classification is P (problem) so it's like clay. The engineer has drawn a footing design that has footings 750ml deep and heaps of piers, beams & steel in it due to the soil. Our concreter has said that it is way too much but the engineer has to cover himself so the concreter has suggested that we get someone to do a waffle pod slab. We are a bit concerned because we haven't heard a lot about waffle pods and we can't decide which slab to go with now. Any help would be great. Thanks Re: Which Slab is Better? Waffle Pod or Raft Concrete Slab?? 18Sep 20, 2011 8:25 pm Hi, Can you please help. my builder sent me a bill for $6000 because the land was classed as P class, they want waffle slab instead of raft. can they do this? this was a fixed house and land contract price.. please answer me asap. thanks. Re: Which Slab is Better? Waffle Pod or Raft Concrete Slab?? 19Jan 13, 2019 1:26 pm C&D My husband is a concretor and personally prefers slab on ground. Some sites you need waffle pods (I assume as otherwise you would need a lot of piering which would be very expensive). I've heard when waffle pods first came out they were done incorrectly and people put heavy furniture in their house that went through the floor , and rodents got in under the slab and ate out the 'pod' bit. Of course waffle pods are much more common now and I seriously doubt that would happen anymore. I think my husband prefers slab on ground as it seems stronger, he doesn't like the idea of our house sitting on styrophome (or whatever the stuff is that pods are made out of) Thanks for the input Re: Which Slab is Better? Waffle Pod or Raft Concrete Slab?? 20Jan 14, 2019 7:50 am sircorp C&D My husband is a concretor and personally prefers slab on ground. Some sites you need waffle pods (I assume as otherwise you would need a lot of piering which would be very expensive). I've heard when waffle pods first came out they were done incorrectly and people put heavy furniture in their house that went through the floor , and rodents got in under the slab and ate out the 'pod' bit. Of course waffle pods are much more common now and I seriously doubt that would happen anymore. I think my husband prefers slab on ground as it seems stronger, he doesn't like the idea of our house sitting on styrophome (or whatever the stuff is that pods are made out of) Thanks for the input Hi sircorp The post you considered is almost 10 years old. The building Technics and methodology should have improved a lot. I would suggest you to get advice from a person who is in the field now. Good luck! Thanks Current State: Slab/Frame/Bricklayer/Lockup/Lining/Stairs/Kitchen/Wet flooring/Painted/PCI/Got the Keys My Thread: Building Windsor 40 with Eden Brae (Caddens) The Soil classification has little to do with piers. The purpose of the classing of the soil is to identify the clay content and the "average expected range of movement… 2 9863 brokers will also be in a position to get you a better rate than the advertised rate most times. 6 7588 Bigger the better for storage for me IMO. But I guess it's harder to tell the cost/benefit in your example - mainly the 'cost'? If you go 700mm, what are you doing extra… 2 1503 |