Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Land with fill 4Feb 17, 2015 4:55 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Land with fill 6Feb 18, 2015 7:28 am Thank you for the useful links Bashworth. Lots of helpful information on that site. Insider I will have to read the report again (and show it to someone qualified) but I think it might be controlled fill. There was mention of compaction to 95%. As to type of footings, as mentioned, the sales person at the building company said it sounded like concrete piers would be required. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my query. 2 3523 yeah i couldnt picture it issue either, but i could clearly picture what they were doing wrong haha 2 4249 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 4959 |