raft foundation

Interested to know your recommendations on the following scenario: I have planning permission to build an oak frame garage which will be built on a brick plinth which would go onto a strip foundations. Garage dimensions: 7m x 5.5m ridge height: 4.3m I’ve just been figuring out where existing...

Hi everyone, Completed the dig on a 3m single-storey extension today and came across a drain that runs a way we weren’t expecting. Seems to serve as a rainwater waste but not too sure if that’s all it is as there’s another clay pipe behind it that seems to run down (done my best to draw it in...

We’re planning an extension and have trees nearby. The species have been identified and distances calculated, so we just need to know the VCP/PI of the ground (medium would put us at around 1.7m, high would be 2.5m+/engineered). I’ve looked into getting the professionals in, and have a few...

Hello All, I'd really appreciate all of your expert advice in regards to the best solution for this project. Many years ago we had a brick shed built at the best of the garden. The builder had chosen to build It on a concrete slab instead of a strip foundation. The problem we have now is...

Hi I'm Dave I don't know if anybody could help me but I have a bit of a problem with my two story extension I had built eight months ago, I live in a soft clay area my original house was built in the late 50s the house sitting on 400mm concrete foundation, when I had the drawings done building...

Hi I have been using a building company to clear the site where my extension is going and they have been good at what they have been doing, although I think they may be taking advantage a bit now so a little advice here would be great. They came and dug a trial hole to about 1.5m last week...

Hello everyone! First time posting as I just wanted to get a few opinions on something. OK, so I have started a loft conversion, all done properly, with architect, structural engineer and building control. Without boring you all with the small details of the build I have some internal walls...

We moved in to a house earlier this year. It was built in the early 1950s and I am told it has a raft foundation. The other day, I opened the access hatch to the crawl space underneath our suspended timber floor for the first time to take a look. Upon opening the hatch, there was a distinct...