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by simplysimon
Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:18 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: topsoil volume to weight
Replies: 2
Views: 13526

i always use 2.....so 3m cubed = 6 tonne..you wont be far out. most materials hover around a conversion factor of 2 eg. concrete = 2.4 tonnes to a metre cubed and type 1 roadstone = 2.2 to a mtere cubed
by simplysimon
Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:04 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Centering wall on foundations?
Replies: 2
Views: 6007

eccentric loading to foundations is perfectly ok. Your wall at 1m high offers little loading to the foundation providing the foundation is adequate abd the ground below it ok. if its retaining wall you need to be more concerned about what it retaining and the wall standing up rather than the loading...
by simplysimon
Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:00 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: dividing wall
Replies: 2
Views: 4714

you need nothing if internal. Its all about where your building it and wall thickness. more info pls
by simplysimon
Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:58 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Building External Room Help
Replies: 3
Views: 6014

you need planning permission which may involve visits from a building control officer to start with. And yes you should excavate to the correct foundation depth which is determined by ground conditons irrespective of being a single storey building. Dont cut corners. It may bite you when or if you se...
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