Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Would you pay an extra $2,100 for 200mm thick quarry rubble? 6May 09, 2009 4:25 pm stay safe happy building Re: Would you pay an extra $2,100 for 200mm thick quarry rubble? 13May 11, 2009 9:53 am T&V Hi GT, is it double brick or b/veneer top & bottom? who designed the footings? firstly if the people who designed the footings are NOT the concrete suppliers, i would be running the options passed the person who designed the footings for comment. secondly, at that amount of money i'd also be getting 2 other quotes..... for d/brick single storey 350m2 sitting on compacted sand , i had 100mm slab, the subfloor concrete beams at 5 m centres that were 300w X 350 deep, external footings were designed at 300w X 350D( i extended to 350w to better fit bricks) for footings, sub beams & slab concrete (plus all reo, mesh, poly sheet, bar chairs) supply & pour was $28,000. hope that gives u some basis for comparison.. cheers tony Thanks for that. I will ask the engineer who designed the footings for his opinion. By the way, this is by far the cheapest quote we got. Our footings are twice as deep as yours, maybe that's why they are more expensive? (300mm wide and 700mm deep) That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17888 As is per usual for many of the past failed RWH regulations, it is probably traceable to a bureaucrat who's ego overrode the need to seek the appropriate expert… 1 1023 Bought in Nov 21 at the height of the market (classic). Good area, atrocious floor plan. BUT has land out to the left-hand side that we can extend out on (see second… 0 8781 |