Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Warralily Coast or Mt.Duneed Waffle Pod concerns 2Nov 15, 2014 10:55 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Warralily Coast or Mt.Duneed Waffle Pod concerns 4Nov 22, 2014 10:44 pm BuildItRight homes Well as a builder if I were building my home on fill I would rather have 50 piers bored down to stable ground with a waffle on top than a raft slab with slightly deeper edge beams. Movement comes from the top surface expanding and contracting from water. The deeper u go and find stable clay or rock the less chance you will have of slab movement. Waffles are only usually a problem without piers as they basically sit on the top layer. Hope that helps. Yes unless you are talking about slab heave then piers that are not connected to the slab won't stop slab heave. The Soil classification has little to do with piers. The purpose of the classing of the soil is to identify the clay content and the "average expected range of movement… 2 10527 Thanks for all replies. I just noticed now the pictures I added to post right on top of page were wrong. I attached pictures showing "current" and my "suggested" floor… 9 15353 Regardless of wall hung toilet or floor pan toilet your feet will be right on drain, seems to me the waste should not be in that location given the design. Also are you… 6 7694 |