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Slab Concrete Notes
Slab Concrete Notes
Board warping
The ncc vol 2 site prep the builder must provide draining system
How often to inspect – Footings, Frame, Final, and anywhere concrete is poured.
Slab heave causes walls moving inside structure during winter and summer.
First thing that is done is site classification based on soil, site reactivity
Cannot build on fill
Minimum kpa is 50, strength of soil, force per square meter of area
If you order 20 mpa from the plant, you are not allowed to add any water to it.
Vapour barrier must lap minimum 200mm and be taped with duct tape
Vapour barrier prevents damp inside the house
30mm bottom requirement for Rio 20mm for top reinforcement from respective sides
Rio must be fixed to a point where it cannot be moved by concrete being poured
Piers drilled footing in edge beam if waffle is used for anything other than class M
1200 spacing drill holes piers to prevent moisture in soil being sucked up by trees
Tree roots within 10m need to be removed
The purpose of fibre mesh is to reduce water loss from the concrete as well as enhance its structural
integrity.
1200 by 450mm piers in ground to prevent soil moisture being sucked up by trees, 450mm size
Wall ties etc
Ground anchors distance between each other