Hello,
I am in the process of building a 27m2 garden room, which is sitting on 15 reinforced concrete blocks, 3 rows of 5. The rubber roof has been on for about 6 weeks, however I didn't connect a gutter to a drain until yesterday.
Upon putting the battens on for the cladding a few days ago I realised the whole building has been shifted out of level. It has been pushed forward 2.5 cm out of level over a 2.3m wall height (not including the roof). So I boiled this shift down to the rainwater run off expanding the soil at the back, pushing up the back 5 blocks. Truly frustrating and a major oversight on my behalf. Luckily though I haven't started any internal work or decorating yet, just the main structure is up with doors installed on the front wall.
So to keep going forwards, in these current weather conditions (August 2021), does anybody know how long a clay soil heave will take to shrink back down? I am hoping the building will eventually sit back into level now a gutter is solidly connected and doesn't have a waterfall running off the back .
Any ideas or advice would be very helpful
Thanks,
Antony
I am in the process of building a 27m2 garden room, which is sitting on 15 reinforced concrete blocks, 3 rows of 5. The rubber roof has been on for about 6 weeks, however I didn't connect a gutter to a drain until yesterday.
Upon putting the battens on for the cladding a few days ago I realised the whole building has been shifted out of level. It has been pushed forward 2.5 cm out of level over a 2.3m wall height (not including the roof). So I boiled this shift down to the rainwater run off expanding the soil at the back, pushing up the back 5 blocks. Truly frustrating and a major oversight on my behalf. Luckily though I haven't started any internal work or decorating yet, just the main structure is up with doors installed on the front wall.
So to keep going forwards, in these current weather conditions (August 2021), does anybody know how long a clay soil heave will take to shrink back down? I am hoping the building will eventually sit back into level now a gutter is solidly connected and doesn't have a waterfall running off the back .
Any ideas or advice would be very helpful
Thanks,
Antony