Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Apr 02, 2014 10:41 pm Hi Guys, Have ripped up the carport slab due to it not been sealed underneath. I am going to lay new footings and new sealed slab etc. I have got all the council approval etc.. I have dug the trench around the 3 outsides. Footings need to be 350 wide by 250 deep. Was going to put some ply or something down on the trench walls so i can poor the concrete footing inside. Any ideas what size thickness ply wood i would need? single size carport, 3.2 m wide by 7.4m long. only have to do 3 sides as the other side will be the house. cheers . Re: carport to room conversion new footings. 2Apr 04, 2014 11:29 am Forget the ply, no need for form work when pouring footings. Just poor the footings in the Trench you have dug, the sand walls will act as your form work. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=44762 My Owner builder journey extending a 1930's Bungalow Re: carport to room conversion new footings. 3Apr 04, 2014 3:25 pm Cheers m8... thought that but its pretty sandy and the walls of the trench are not very square and i have some bits maybe 400mm wide not 300 and might end up using more concrete..Plus it will look ugly..will have a think cheers m8. P.S if i was to use ply what mm? From the information posted it looks to me your rumpus room is nothing more than extended garage. That will present a number of challenges. Single brick wall between… 2 7766 Hi, Apologies - I know there is plenty out there on this but struggling to put together the puzzle. We're planning our garage/external laundry to master bedroom and… 0 11117 Because it only states 90mm not if it’s 45mm or 35mm and yes I do have the plans my question was specifically since it’s not the structural value and only to hold… 2 3500 |