Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Strip footing and base brick construction 2Aug 17, 2015 7:07 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Strip footing and base brick construction 10Sep 04, 2015 11:39 am Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: Strip footing and base brick construction 12Sep 04, 2015 3:52 pm Abztronic My mistake chuminh. looks like a concrete slab on piers and strip footing is more common than I've been led to believe I don't think your mistaken Abztronic. I agree with most of what you first wrote. Most project builders won't consider it and it is expensive. It just looks more common to you because there is a few of us on here Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 15492 yep sounds good make the footing bigger to to allow for the pipe in the middle 3 7297 PM me your email. I have a build excavation calculator you can use based on your plans to double check what your builder is telling you. Cheers Simeon 1 10205 |