Installation of foundation sub base, foundation works and drainage.
The majority of groundworks were completed prior to the erection of the timber frame but there were a few items left over that I decided to undertake myself. These were laying the pipework for surface water drainage and also a trench for a new water connection, phone connection and power and data to lighting [...]
Pouring a Passive Raft foundation An advantage with a passive raft foundation is that the volume of concrete is kept low compared to traditional footings and raft. This is clearly a benefit from a cost point of view but also the amount of embodied carbon in the build. I would have liked to used [...]
Foundation for a Passive House A passive slab foundation is a raft that is fully insulated from contact with the ground below eliminating any thermal bridging. Insulation forms the shuttering for a concrete pour, and layering of the insulation allows a ring beam to be formed around the perimeter and thickening under load bearing [...]
Site cleared and levels reduced Inspection chambers set to level Rodding point for surface water drainage Pressure testing drainage With the reduced dig and drainage runs complete the site is covered in free draining stone compacted in layers. This provides a base [...]
