Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Which Slab is Better? Waffle Pod or Raft Concrete Slab??? 15May 14, 2009 12:16 am Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Which Slab is Better? Waffle Pod or Raft Concrete Slab?? 19Jan 13, 2019 2:26 pm ![]() My husband is a concretor and personally prefers slab on ground. Some sites you need waffle pods (I assume as otherwise you would need a lot of piering which would be very expensive). I've heard when waffle pods first came out they were done incorrectly and people put heavy furniture in their house that went through the floor ![]() I think my husband prefers slab on ground as it seems stronger, he doesn't like the idea of our house sitting on styrophome (or whatever the stuff is that pods are made out of) Thanks for the input Re: Which Slab is Better? Waffle Pod or Raft Concrete Slab?? 20Jan 14, 2019 8:50 am ![]() ![]() My husband is a concretor and personally prefers slab on ground. Some sites you need waffle pods (I assume as otherwise you would need a lot of piering which would be very expensive). I've heard when waffle pods first came out they were done incorrectly and people put heavy furniture in their house that went through the floor ![]() I think my husband prefers slab on ground as it seems stronger, he doesn't like the idea of our house sitting on styrophome (or whatever the stuff is that pods are made out of) Thanks for the input Hi sircorp The post you considered is almost 10 years old. The building Technics and methodology should have improved a lot. I would suggest you to get advice from a person who is in the field now. Good luck! Thanks Current State: Slab/Frame/Bricklayer/Lockup/Lining/Stairs/Kitchen/Wet flooring/Painted/PCI/Got the Keys My Thread: Building Windsor 40 with Eden Brae (Caddens) Oh thank u , we have provisional home woohoo gave us a tender not using waffle slab but their home design is not as attractive... materston does used the waffle but their… 2 835 You need to engage an independent engineer who would come up with recommendations. Stewie 1 802 I think you should talk with him and if you have some knowledge of construction topics, I bet he might change the way of thinking. 24 4013 ![]() |