Hi guys
anyone have any experience with cut and fill in a sloping site 11° with S type soil. Only really wanted to know whether anyone has use some of the cut to fill the lower slope. Any advice would be appreciated.
Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Cut and fill help 2Oct 16, 2019 8:33 am Hi Divo247 Welcome to the forum Short answer yes and DIY on the earth works, search controlled fill, I do recommend a deep sand pad tho Anyway more info required and photos also help, what suburb, have you done a geotech report,contour, what size House, reviewed retaining options,etc,etc It's a great time to OB in WA as trades rates are at rock bottom and online suppliers are offering great discounts on House lots for materials. OT, Local Builders are still not passing on savings that's yet another story, shop around and compare Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Cut and fill help 3Oct 16, 2019 5:07 pm StructuralBIMGuy Hi Divo247 Welcome to the forum Short answer yes and DIY on the earth works, search controlled fill, I do recommend a deep sand pad tho Anyway more info required and photos also help, what suburb, have you done a geotech report,contour, what size House, reviewed retaining options,etc,etc It's a great time to OB in WA as trades rates are at rock bottom and online suppliers are offering great discounts on House lots for materials. OT, Local Builders are still not passing on savings that's yet another story, shop around and compare Cheers Chris Thanks for the warm welcome and the information Chris. The house area overall is about 400m2 including alfresco and garage. The details are as follows Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Cut and fill help 4Oct 17, 2019 9:03 am Hi divo247 Thanks for the info You shouldn't have any issues At s guess there's approx. 70m3 of concrete? I suggest you break down the build/trade components further and get 3 estimates as it's a big slab. hth Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs 2 5482 Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 15549 PM me your email. I have a build excavation calculator you can use based on your plans to double check what your builder is telling you. Cheers Simeon 1 10206 |