So what would this 3m of filled soil mean to us? I'm assuming a lot more $$, but what extra work would it involve? More/rediculously deep pillars under the slab? Excessive earthwork? Something I want no business in whatsoever?
Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 27, 2012 4:01 pm - MrsT Brought first house in 2008. Renovated...a LOT. Built in 2013. Our thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67954 Re: Filled soil? 3Oct 27, 2012 6:58 pm Settlement: 10.02.13 Slab: 06.03.13 Frame: 08.03.13 Lock-up: 05.04.13 Handover: 03.06.13 Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59555 Brisbane Photography Re: Filled soil? 5Oct 27, 2012 7:41 pm Settlement: 10.02.13 Slab: 06.03.13 Frame: 08.03.13 Lock-up: 05.04.13 Handover: 03.06.13 Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59555 Brisbane Photography Re: Filled soil? 7Oct 27, 2012 8:28 pm Settlement: 10.02.13 Slab: 06.03.13 Frame: 08.03.13 Lock-up: 05.04.13 Handover: 03.06.13 Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59555 Brisbane Photography Re: Filled soil? 11Oct 28, 2012 1:53 pm Settlement 1/2/12 New Shed 23/3/12 Slab poured 27/3/12 Frame complete 4/5/12 Roof complete 1/6/12 LOCKUP 29/6/12 Our new build blog http://kareenhillsownerbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Filled soil? 12Oct 28, 2012 2:39 pm Settlement: 10.02.13 Slab: 06.03.13 Frame: 08.03.13 Lock-up: 05.04.13 Handover: 03.06.13 Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59555 Brisbane Photography Re: Filled soil? 14Oct 28, 2012 9:22 pm Lex delatite13 We ended up with 18 piers 600mm wide going down up to 3 metres ( the depth got less with the slope), sitting on rock. With all the fill brought in, plus the excavator and piering costs we ran out to approx $8K. And lol to the other post Thank god there are contributors like Lex giving such informative and inspirational comments on this forum. Give yourself a pat on the back By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth Re: Filled soil? 15Oct 28, 2012 9:22 pm hurryupandbuy Lex delatite13 We ended up with 18 piers 600mm wide going down up to 3 metres ( the depth got less with the slope), sitting on rock. With all the fill brought in, plus the excavator and piering costs we ran out to approx $8K. And lol to the other post Thank god there are contributors like Lex giving such informative and inspirational comments on this forum. Give yourself a pat on the back Settlement: 10.02.13 Slab: 06.03.13 Frame: 08.03.13 Lock-up: 05.04.13 Handover: 03.06.13 Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59555 Brisbane Photography Re: Filled soil? 17Oct 29, 2012 10:56 am Also depends on what the fill material used is as to whether piers will be required. For instance, we have varying fill from approx 1.5m to .6m across our block from front to back, however it was all imported clay. As such even with the compaction report due to the amount of potential expansion/contraction our entire slab has piers 1.5m deep in a 2.5m grid under the entire slab. Notably the pier depth was determined based on information from the compaction report as well as results of the soil test to determine the depth of suitable holding capacity for the piers. Additional site costs were around 13k over the base inclusion for the fill and fall (1m ish)iirc. So yeah, just to echo the others request the compaction report from the developer, the extra info can only help. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 2 6191 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 38384 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I'm in WA and our sandy soils make drainage a bit easier but this is what I'd be doing. Dig down to your footings and let the wall dry out. Clean it all well by brushing… 1 5391 |