Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Is concrete around new home required? 2Jul 27, 2021 10:50 am 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Is concrete around new home required? 4Jul 27, 2021 12:58 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Is concrete around new home required? 6Jul 27, 2021 3:42 pm helenzdj It was the way the architect designed it, and it was approved by council. So stuck between a rock and a hard place it seems. I dont suppose you can point me to something that says it's required, as opposed to recommended? The blind leading the blind. I prefer to quote regulations but I don't have a copy of AS 2870 apart from some excerpts somewhere. The slab design experts will most probably see this thread after they finish work. What notes has the slab design engineer made on the plan? 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Is concrete around new home required? 8Nov 16, 2021 11:01 am nodyorc Hi, so just to clarify. if the P site (clay) already has a lot of bored piers under the waffle slab (say 50+ piers) single storey, you still need concrete/apron perimeters? yes. the piers do nothing to stop moisture getting under the slab. They're there for a different purpose. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Is concrete around new home required? 9Nov 16, 2021 11:25 am Noname nodyorc Hi, so just to clarify. if the P site (clay) already has a lot of bored piers under the waffle slab (say 50+ piers) single storey, you still need concrete/apron perimeters? yes. the piers do nothing to stop moisture getting under the slab. They're there for a different purpose. Thanks noname. Yeah ive been getting mixed advice on this. some say dont need to because its piered and has drainage points, but others say i need them. I was thinking of doing a combination of pavings and deckings to surround the house. does that mean i need to put a concrete layer underneath pavings and deckings for it to work? i wanted to avoid ugly concrete but looks like its unavoidable. |