Recent content by Newman21

Thanks Woody. I appreciate the key word is suspended - but a 7m span with 100mm of concrete, with a steel mesh within, just doesn't sound very substantial. How would you create ventilation - is this with physical ducts, as surely the concrete would pour through and fill any available voids?

Morning We have just commenced the build of an orangery off the back of our property. The plan and quote was to have a 7m x 4m beam and block base with an air gap of around 150mm, so a fair bit of excavation. However when the builder turned up he suggested a slab as it worked better with the...