Browse Forums Paving & Concreting Re: Voids under house foundation - how to address? 3Feb 13, 2023 9:25 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Voids under house foundation - how to address? 5Feb 13, 2023 10:17 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Voids under house foundation - how to address? 7Feb 13, 2023 11:17 am RE1 You can't keep drilling the slab unless you have engineering drawings. That's why scanning has become popular get an engineer not an inspector with a new tool? (humour) RE3 deep edge raft beam with grid thickenings is far superior. I've inspected many houses 50year and older hardly any cracking. RE4 It could be gutters, below ground cracks, etc a case of elimination and monitoring RE5 You'll need to check as how far down you need to go.. unfortunately no silver bullet fix If you need to go deeper, maybe beam , offset piles. Make sure the advice giver is a qualified engineer Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Yeah my reasoning is just that those house posts are designed for vertical load not lateral. I just didnt want to risk interfering with the existing house… 4 11568 you need to make an application to your local council for this as they are the approval authority for driveways cheers Simeon 1 7100 Interesting. You have great clearance to damp proof course all the way around which is rare with so many cowboy landscapers and concreters. Is there sufficient fall… 2 2660 |