Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 17, 2009 4:03 pm Site 'S' Classification: Site Classification: The site is classified as "S" in accordance with AS2870-1996. Based on the area geology, soil profile as encountered during this limited investigation and normal seasonal soil moisture conditions*, an estimated characteristic seasonal surface movement (Ys) of between 0mm and 20mm can be anticipated. Wind Speed: N2 Footing Recommendations: Waffle Pod Footing System: Where fill Does Not Exceed 300mm Where fill Exceed 300mm and the requirements of AS2870-1996. Piers/screw piles will be required where fill is not compacted and/or exceeds the requirements of AS2870-1996. Above is the priliminary Soil Test, anybody there to interpret pleae. I think Poter Davis Send same pre-formatted Soil test report to customre. After then when people turn up in the tender appoinment, Surprises htere. I am not sure how much my site cost will be, its 612sqm lot. Please share you experience with S classification and porter davis builder's site cost issues. Kind regards Tania Deba Re: Soil Test Site 'S' Classification ? what does it mean? 2Sep 18, 2009 4:41 pm Your site is namely classified based upon the expected movement of the foundation soils - generally related to the capacity of the soil to shrink and swell. The following classifications are usually given: CLASS 'A' - Little or no ground movement CLASS 'S' - Slightly reactive sites CLASS 'M' - Moderately reactive sites CLASS 'H' - Highly reactive sites CLASS 'E' - Extremely reactive sites CLASS 'P' - Problem site The site classification is presented by site Geotechnical in a formal report. If yours is a S, I think that is pretty good, your site costs should be lower than others although they might still put a M class soil which is standard with many builders... --- I don't have a signature - just this sentence saying that I don't have one - that'll do! We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37150 Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12345 Hi Building Expert, Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated, there is also a code of conduct for building surveyors which they need to follow as well. I am looking… 4 3678 |