Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 15, 2012 8:54 pm Hi, My partner and I are looking to commence building underneath our property. The height is ample and the grade is relatively flat. Our house is currently on treated timber stumps around the perimeter and was built in the late 80's. At this stage we are looking to only lay the slab + required plumbing but are wondering if there is any real benefit in replacing these stumps with galvanized steel supports. Our concern being that in the future if there are issues with the timber stumps then getting to them will involve going in through the walls. Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks Are they stumps or screw piles ? How much fill is there, is the site a class "P" ? A "H2" site is not supposed to have stumps it is supposed to have grid beams according… 1 6943 Hi I am wanting some opinions about the build of a steel shed I am going to get one about 4.5 x 2.5 m steel shed and the height will be about 2.3-2.4m high The one I am… 0 14447 If you're in a flood zone, not only are you dealing with the importation of fill and laying it down in 150 lifts to achieve compaction, you're going to have to consider… 4 5534 |