Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Oct 12, 2010 6:33 pm Hi all. This may be a stupid question but I will ask it anyway. Are there any issues if I don't pour concrete around the house and just leave it as exposed soil? Will this weaken the slab or the foundation of the house? Thanks. Oxford 22 @ Stage12a Point Cook Site Cut : 05/03/2010 Slab Pour : 24/03/2010 Frame Inspected : 06/04/2010 Pre-plaster Inspection: 22/04/2010 PCI: 16/07/2010 Final Inspection: 30/07/2010 Landscaping: who knows??? MyHomeoneThread Our Oxford22 Blog Re: exposed ground aroung the house 3Feb 19, 2011 1:40 pm just reviving this thread.. if i put crushed rock and tuscan toppings around the house such that it is half-brick below the weep holes, and there is enough fall so water would flow away from the house, do i still need to put something (i.e. agi pipe drainage) beside the wall? i mean would the crushed rock-tuscan topping combination hold moisture that it would affect the "buried" brick/slab? thanks. Oxford 22 @ Stage12a Point Cook Site Cut : 05/03/2010 Slab Pour : 24/03/2010 Frame Inspected : 06/04/2010 Pre-plaster Inspection: 22/04/2010 PCI: 16/07/2010 Final Inspection: 30/07/2010 Landscaping: who knows??? MyHomeoneThread Our Oxford22 Blog Re: exposed ground aroung the house 4Feb 19, 2011 1:56 pm I just keep the ground level a full brick below the weep holes and slope away from the house and have never had any problems in any of the houses I have lived in including the current one in Wyndham Vale we built in 2005/6. No concrete, no crushed rock, no drainage, mainly garden beds. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11759 Hi, I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm doing this post correctly. Please advise if it's not. I've just bought my place. The inground pool has a marble lining that has… 0 13663 |