Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 23, 2023 9:58 pm Hi , We received our final slab drawing . We noticed we have less number of piers compared to the prelim plans. Should I push the builder to have more concrete piers as they are refunding me $6k for 14 less piers used in final design. My soil classification is H2 and P. I am not too worried to have the refund as I already have that budget for my slab . Spoke to admin and she is happy for the engineers to redraw with more piers . My dilemma is - Is having more piers will ensure a strong foundation for the double storey house? Please provide advice . Thank you Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Slab design 2Jun 24, 2023 12:13 pm Although I am a big opponent of using waffle pod slabs over H2/P soils under any circumstances, in your case I would certainly opt in to keep piers under central horizontal beam which to some weird reason they have removed. dimensions on your original plan are inconsistent and with accurate dimensions (including site plan, upstairs and down) i could make a proper scale drawing with furniture… 3 22647 ideal house depends on the site and location as much as internal floor plan....what is the distance from the house to all four boundaries, where is north, describe your… 3 38430 We used a smaller qld builder who went bankrupt about 12 months after completion of ours. It was a shame as they were good and relatively cheap and I would have used… 3 19463 |