Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Oct 10, 2014 11:28 am Hi, Whilst designing a new house, it was suggested to me that including the intended decking design for outdoor area would be prudent to avoid going back to council twice. Our draftsman then suggested including strip concrete footings at the outer edge , attached -to and poured with the house (raft) slab, to help keep the deck aligned to house slab. I guess it means a 'short wall' of concrete would form a (5m x 5m) rectangle of isolated earth, over which our deck would be build. This seems unusual to me, and Im wondering if you think - The footings may move / crack anyway? - Slight movement of the deck relative to house might be expected, and should be designed for anyway? - The extra cost of strip concrete and footing design / install would be much more expensive than the typical individual 'pillars' onto which wooden/ steel beams would normally be placed.? Thanks for any feedback. Dave M. Re: Deck Footings with slab? 2Oct 11, 2014 9:02 am That sounds like an older style approach where the patio will be a concrete slab over a dwarf wall around the perimeter of the deck. Save yourself a lot of money and just pour individual pads for each pier. It will allow the timber deck to expand/contract relative to the house with no cracking. Stewie I've just built 3 stairs off a landing out the back and been told by the private certifier I need hand rails sorry tried to attach a pic but couldn't mine don't have sides… 5 5983 So I'm just reading up on this ecosystem of lights. I'm planning on putting deck lights along the outside edge of a large deck. Will need about 3 packs (18 lights) plus… 0 23379 Hi, does anyone have any experience with using Trex rain escape or EPDM rubber to waterproof a deck so you have dry space underneath. Popular in the US and realize that… 0 3726 |