I have got a mini digger in to do my foundations for my single storey ext.
Today i have graded down the floor area for the basic new floor structure. The idea was to do this, then mark out and then do foundations next week.
Well i also needed to remove the old foundations of a conservatory as my new foundation runs directly where part of these older foundations are.
I thought i would just rip out the old single course breeze block wall and the foundations underneath, but not a chance.
I now realise these foundations are the same as the one in the photo. Luckily i do not need to move this line of foundation set next to the garden wall.
In the other photo you can see a foundation in the middle of the extension. This can stay as there is no wall to be built over this. I need to remove the foundation by the wall which still has a little block work on it. This then returns to run parallel to the patio door about 4m. So i need to dig out about 5m of this foundation which i think is the same depth as the one showing against the garden wall. This is 600mm deep.
First question is does this need to come out ?
If it does what is the best way to tackle it. I had already hired a hydraulic jack hammer to dig up the drive and i also tried having a go with it on the foundation by the wall, but it was solid. I stupidly left the rest of the conservatory base as i thought it would have a pretty normal foundation.
Could i use a stihl saw to cut into the foundation and then hammer at it ??
Today i have graded down the floor area for the basic new floor structure. The idea was to do this, then mark out and then do foundations next week.
Well i also needed to remove the old foundations of a conservatory as my new foundation runs directly where part of these older foundations are.
I thought i would just rip out the old single course breeze block wall and the foundations underneath, but not a chance.
I now realise these foundations are the same as the one in the photo. Luckily i do not need to move this line of foundation set next to the garden wall.
In the other photo you can see a foundation in the middle of the extension. This can stay as there is no wall to be built over this. I need to remove the foundation by the wall which still has a little block work on it. This then returns to run parallel to the patio door about 4m. So i need to dig out about 5m of this foundation which i think is the same depth as the one showing against the garden wall. This is 600mm deep.
First question is does this need to come out ?
If it does what is the best way to tackle it. I had already hired a hydraulic jack hammer to dig up the drive and i also tried having a go with it on the foundation by the wall, but it was solid. I stupidly left the rest of the conservatory base as i thought it would have a pretty normal foundation.
Could i use a stihl saw to cut into the foundation and then hammer at it ??
