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    Casting Padstones with building sand

    That's certainly a good way at looking at it! There's no obvious signs of any issues currently, and like Woody said, there's no way I'm going to be able to create a certified padstone to 50N or so at home easily. Probably over thinking it tbf.
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    Casting Padstones with building sand

    Yep, spans are almost 3m for the one opening and then 4.5m for the second opening. Concrete was mixed, poured into moulds and tamped with timber, with the sides being knocked to try and force any air out. Then levelled and left to set. Ideally I would have just bought them, but unless anyone...
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    Casting Padstones with building sand

    Background: Currently extending out the back of the house, opening up the kitchen and dining room into the new extension. SE specified three padstones in total, 2 of 300 x 300 x 150 and the centre one as 450 x 300 x 150. It was quite difficult to find padstones of this size, as they span both...
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