Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 07, 2009 6:37 pm Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Land Offer/Acceptance Question 2Apr 07, 2009 10:09 pm Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Land Offer/Acceptance Question 3Apr 07, 2009 10:11 pm 2014 - Prepping to build the Soho 4 with Plantation homes, industrial style 2009 - Built the Brampton with Coral Homes viewtopic.php?f=31&t=15399&start=280 Re: Land Offer/Acceptance Question 4Apr 08, 2009 2:37 pm Desmondp Hels There are 6 different levels of slabs - A Class: basically perfect and very rare. S Class for 'Slightly Reactive' or "Sandy Soil" which is found near some coastal areas. M Class for 'Moderately Reactive' or "InterMediate" . H Class for 'Highly Reactive' or "Hazardous". this is basically usually because of clay in the soil hindering finding a founding depth until you get to the better soil a little deaper. P Class for the "Problem" site and this can vary on fill, toxins in the soil and other nasties. Today with the H class becoming more prevalent, developers are providing compaction reports to help the engineers design what's known as a waffle-pod slab which reduces the cost of footings yet provides stable foundation for such a site. What you don't want is a H or P. However, we have a H class and paid $10k for our site costs which we thought was reasonable for our size house. awesome info Hels mate, cheers So that is basically in order of preference You're welcome, but I can't take full credit for it though as google is my best friend Most builders include an M class slab in their standard inclusions, so if it's a H or P site I would seriously be negotiating the price of the block. Also, see if you can find out what class the blocks around yours were/are. Good luck and let us know how you go. Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Yeah I don't know why I came to a forum. Place is full of wierdos/pedos thought internet may help but I suppose I'll try my luck with someone in person. Cheers. I tried… 0 6435 Need advice on the backyard plan above. Should I excavate and cut all of the dirt to level with the house slab or semi-excavate as per photo above? Both left and right… 0 24845 13 6631 |