Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation? 2Dec 16, 2021 8:20 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation? 6Dec 17, 2021 8:18 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation? 9Dec 20, 2021 5:07 pm Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation? 11Dec 20, 2021 8:31 pm Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation? 13Dec 20, 2021 8:58 pm Ashington Homes As far as I know, project home companies do a soil test with a hand auger. Simeon Dont know how it is in Sydney, but every test ive seen done down in Melbourne by volume builders has been done with a ute mounted auger. Client pays for this anyway. Can't imagine a hand auger would be a good cost/benefit proposition Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation? 14Dec 23, 2021 2:47 pm Usually the first test is done with a hand auger if you are lucky you may be able to do one in the drive with a drilling rig but sometimes thats not possible. After demolition the soil testing company will return with a ute drill rig to do more test with at least one where the old house was.It is a good idea to do at least one hole do to 2.5m-3m as there may be neighbouring tree or on site trees that will require the slab design to have piers. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hello everyone, After some suggestions and ideas about how to put a concrete path around the drop edge beam area on our new build. We are required to have a concrete path… 0 13362 The distance between my DEBs varies from 4.1m at the narrowest to 8.1m at the widest. 5 27835 |