Spoke to Shaun and the hole/waste pipe problem is now resolved.
The structural engineer that Fowles engaged came up with a much simplified solution which was approved by building control and the work's been completed!
They had to dig a little further down and then encased the pipe in some padding, put a steel over the top and then filled the hole in with hardcore and then concrete for the footing.
By the time we saw it the wall was already up on top of it!
Showing posts with label foundations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foundations. Show all posts
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Day 6/7 - Moving out
Saturday was the excitement of the concrete followed by a lot of intense house planning. We'd accumulated a number of notes on our original list of requirements plus all the things I'd been writing in the notebook from the first week with the builders.
So we spent several hours sitting in the dining room confirming, discussing and making plans for the patio, boys bedroom, power sockets, AV planning etc.
By Sunday the concrete was pretty set
I spotted this rather forlorn bulb looking lonely on the foundations. The foundations have butted up to what used to be the bulb section of the garden and this one decided to make a run for it.
This is the structure the builders constructed to protect the mystery concrete pipe from the foundation pouring.
So we spent several hours sitting in the dining room confirming, discussing and making plans for the patio, boys bedroom, power sockets, AV planning etc.
By Sunday the concrete was pretty set
I spotted this rather forlorn bulb looking lonely on the foundations. The foundations have butted up to what used to be the bulb section of the garden and this one decided to make a run for it.
This is the structure the builders constructed to protect the mystery concrete pipe from the foundation pouring.
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Day 6 - Foaming Concrete
The concrete lorry arrives bright and early on Saturday morning
Master Concrete smiles for the camera - he seemed amused that we were taking pics of the concrete!
Shaun swooshes the concrete along the footings towards the back. It was like thick grey porridge.
The concrete man standing in his lorry
The builders have blocked off the mystery concrete structure round the back so the foundations don't fill that far.
Master Concrete smiles for the camera - he seemed amused that we were taking pics of the concrete!
Shaun swooshes the concrete along the footings towards the back. It was like thick grey porridge.
The concrete man standing in his lorry
The builders have blocked off the mystery concrete structure round the back so the foundations don't fill that far.
Friday, 10 July 2009
Day 5 - the Mystery Concrete Structure
While digging the footings the builder's have found this
It's some kind of round concrete structure
They don't know what it is yet but its' location is bad news. It's right under the main exterior wall and where the new wall will come out from.
The (real) Building Inspector came round today and she has to approve the footings before they can be filled. Unfortunately she's not happy with filling this as it is so the guys will have to dig deeper to find out what it is.
On a much more exciting note - the concrete comes tomorrow - on a Satuday!
It's some kind of round concrete structure
They don't know what it is yet but its' location is bad news. It's right under the main exterior wall and where the new wall will come out from.
The (real) Building Inspector came round today and she has to approve the footings before they can be filled. Unfortunately she's not happy with filling this as it is so the guys will have to dig deeper to find out what it is.
On a much more exciting note - the concrete comes tomorrow - on a Satuday!
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