Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Hole in the Pod - Should I be Worried? 5Aug 22, 2008 12:19 am mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Hole in the Pod - Should I be Worried? 7Aug 22, 2008 10:15 am Duminda Thanks for the advice everyone, Mike's probably right ... some pods have been vandalised (while in storage) and looks like the concreter has used one of those damaged pods. I also thought they will fill the hole with concrete ... hope that tape is strong enough! I worked a couple of school holidays for a sheetmetal fabrication shop where they manufactured the big (300 mm wide x 100 mm high) electrical ducts that went into the floors of commercial buildings. The ducts had a screwed down lid but the joint was sealed with duct tape. Look it doesn't matter what they use, so long as the concrete doesn't leak out, and the cover to the reinforcement is maintained. The polystyrene blocks are cheap sacrificial formers - if they could make it out of recycled chip packets they would. It's only there to create the strong waffle shape. mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard 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 7888 can’t tell from the photo, a tie down rod will be 12mm, is it a steel beam? he should be able to work it out 1 3370 Water this close to the slab edge or under the slab can cause slab heave or subsidence and is potentially a serious problem especially on highly reactive clay soils. Over… 6 2990 |