Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 12, 2008 9:35 pm we're going with waffle pods and a h class slab as recommended by the engineers who did the site & contour testing/report. The builder has confirmed that with waffle pods, the site cost is fixed as there is no situation of hitting rocks and having to blast/ cart away etc.
I have read up the pros & cons of waffle pods...and have a few friends who have them who are happy with them overall (Slight hairline cracks after 9 years) Anyways, I just wanted to confirm if the fixed site cost are true with waffle pods or is there something i'm not aware of? Another thing, can we please take a poll on who has gone with waffle pods instead of crumpets for their home Re: Waffle not-the-kind-you-toast Pods - fixed site cost? 2Feb 13, 2008 4:48 pm even with waffle pods when site cut is done the builder/engineer/concretor migth want a screw pile or 10 installed
one slab i was on had this situation pop up Da Vinci Outdoor Living Architectural landscaping http://www.davincioutdoor.com Re: Waffle not-the-kind-you-toast Pods - fixed site cost? 3Feb 13, 2008 6:42 pm how much more did that end up costing? Re: Waffle not-the-kind-you-toast Pods - fixed site cost? 4Feb 13, 2008 7:19 pm cant remember was 5 odd years ago Da Vinci Outdoor Living Architectural landscaping http://www.davincioutdoor.com Re: Waffle not-the-kind-you-toast Pods - fixed site cost? 5Feb 13, 2008 9:45 pm i'm guessing it wasn't too expensive then Davinci Re: Waffle not-the-kind-you-toast Pods - fixed site cost? 6Feb 14, 2008 7:38 am at most 1k - 2k Da Vinci Outdoor Living Architectural landscaping http://www.davincioutdoor.com Re: Waffle not-the-kind-you-toast Pods - fixed site cost? 7Feb 14, 2008 5:45 pm Thank you for sharing your wealth of experience Davinci. 1 to 2k isnt too bad (but i hope it doesnt happen ...i was worried about it reaching 5 figures The Soil classification has little to do with piers. The purpose of the classing of the soil is to identify the clay content and the "average expected range of movement… 2 9841 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17517 |