Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Sep 14, 2024 8:54 pm Hi all. I have a drop edge beam down the left side of my house. Across the front the drop edge beam is approx 1m on the left and fade to normal ground level on the right after about 4m Can I fill soil up against bricks (rendered) against the drop edge beam? It will always remain below damp course and weapholes. If so should I waterproof paint the rendered wall where the soils will touch? Planing on a garden bed there You need to refer back to the structural engineering footings and slab design for edge beams depth. The depth on reactive clay doesn’t necessarily depend only on bearing… 1 8470 That was always going to be a challenge and a test of patience. Full marks to your mate. Did you discuss the wet area near the trampoline? 16 35094 I would also extend the pantry into that space, so the powder room is an L shape. Can you show a bit more of what the pantry area looks like? I had similar on my design… 2 9929 |