Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Pier depth for cut and fill site 3Dec 30, 2018 7:52 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Pier depth for cut and fill site 5Dec 30, 2018 9:40 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Pier depth for cut and fill site 10Jan 03, 2019 12:46 am sweetswisssteel Drainage can be achieved, you just need it sorted from day 1 until you take possession. Lots of yard drains, spoon drains etc and you should be apples. The builder and engineer will sort that out for you. I wouldn't risk as builders generally have no idea of what good drainage on clay means. Especially I would never go for waffles in cut and fill scenarios on reactive clay soils. Cornell Engineers strongly believe that waffle pads are "red light" for H1/H2s. https://www.cornellengineers.com.au/bew ... fle-slabs/ But considering that average Australian house has life expectancy of 25 years, this will probably work, anyway. Just my 2 cents. I should have followed up on this thread. So, the pier foundation wasn't large enough on the side it was leaning towards, and the NBN cable went through the pier, just… 8 12127 Just be careful with building stability during construction, that is when the structure may be weakened, refer to your engineering drawings for stability methodology. 1 7226 |