Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Highly Reactive Soil - Movement & Cracking 2Sep 26, 2017 8:36 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Highly Reactive Soil - Movement & Cracking 5Sep 26, 2017 10:48 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Highly Reactive Soil - Movement & Cracking 7Sep 27, 2017 9:10 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Highly Reactive Soil - Movement & Cracking 8Sep 27, 2017 9:19 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Highly Reactive Soil - Movement & Cracking 10Sep 27, 2017 5:24 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Highly Reactive Soil - Movement & Cracking 11Sep 28, 2017 7:38 am StructuralBIMGuy @jessicagauci Yes, a structural engineer will be required then contact the Department of Fair Trading in your state to lodge a complaint. Ok thank you for your advice! Fingers crossed not much more movement occurs and that it was just the initial settling. It's just upsetting to see it happen in our feature 'shadowline'. With that sort of soil type if you ask for a design to include piers then I would also include void formers. That way you should reduce the chances of settlement and heave. 7 4621 Have look at your house plans and you will probably find that brick articulation joint has been missed. Maximum allowable spacing is 6M or 5.5M for a wall with window… 17 20559 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 6933 |