Strange footings

[voicey]

Anyone seen this type of footing before? A small extension is going in and the hole dug out today to reveal this...

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• 2 Apr 2013
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It looks like a slab has been poured before shuttered footings put on top. Got Building Control coming out tomorrow to tell us what they think is an acceptable way to tie the new foundation in.

 

[noseall]

How thick is the 'slab' part of the old foundations?

Can you find an edge and dig down beside it?

 

[voicey]

How thick is the 'slab' part of the old foundations?

Can you find an edge and dig down beside it?

At the edge closest to the camera it's not very thick at all - a couple of inches or so. As you say, it needs digging out a bit more to find out the true depth.

 

[pinenot]

It may simply be a concrete blinding course laid prior to the shutters being placed?...pinenot

 

[noseall]

Just make sure that it is not covering an old well before you hoof it... ooooooouuuutttttttttt............THUMP!

 

[voicey]

Could be a blinding course like you say... or a well...!

Here are some better pics - we'll see what BC say tomorrow.

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[voicey]

The BCO wants a steel beam encased in concrete - something like this:

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• 4 Apr 2013
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It's not the end of the world but a little overkill seeing it's only holding up a bi-fold door.

 

[voicey]

Ended up with two beams resting on the existing foundations. BCO signed off this afternoon so we'll concrete them in tomorrow.

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