Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: "Minor" excavation under home 4Jan 29, 2015 7:15 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: "Minor" excavation under home 6Jan 29, 2015 7:45 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: "Minor" excavation under home 11Jan 30, 2015 8:46 pm Unfortunately, there is no easy way from what I can see. Questions 1. Have you checked out the external perimeter footings and column pad footings ie dimensions 2. How easy is it to dig up the floor is it paving or concrete 3. You will need to start with existing as built drawings and a site plan with contours and then determine budgets and a detailed works plan. Creating basements from beneath floor spaces involves excavating in 1m lengths segments beneath the existings footings in controlled sections, pouring new foundations and then bricking up to the old existing footings..backfilling and packing behind the wall as you go. I would have to dig around for my old books..I am sure I have some useful info..leave a PM Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs No one can give you a meaningful answer without looking at your building contract, what happened on site and who designed your house You should get experienced building… 1 10456 Hi there, We’ve recently had plans approved to add a 1st storey addition to our existing house for a growing family in Sydney. With the current cost of building… 0 5375 We just had a pool dig and was told by our contractor the pool would need piers. They spoke to the engineer who advised the piers would need to be concrete. When the… 0 1096 |