Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Slab 2Apr 09, 2017 8:48 am Waffle slab is just one sort of raft slab. here is a link that explains about a Waffle Pod Slab https://anewhouse.com.au/2012/09/waffle-pod-raft-slab/ you will also find a link to a conventional slab. Bored piers are one sort of way of supporting a slab that is built on soft ground This link describes more about building on piers http://anewhouse.com.au/2012/08/buildin ... ete-piers/ 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 all, Trying to workout the minimum stepdown required between slab for my house and the outdoor alfresco area. Garage is 100mm lower than rest of the house and plan was… 0 3663 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 11076 4 5022 |