ᐅ Recycled crushed stone for foundation slab

The permit costs here ranged between 100 and 200 euros.

We do not have an expert report, as yellow sand appears from 40cm (16 inches) down. I was told that this is ideal building ground. We then placed and compacted the removed topsoil in layers with 500 tons (about 297 cubic meters) of RC (recycled) concrete with 0/45 aggregate size. Costs here are €10.45 per cubic meter (net). Carried out as a DIY job, and a family member who is a civil engineer should have given good advice. 🙂

Stephan— schrieb:

We don’t have a soil report because there is yellow sand starting from 40cm (16 inches) depth. I was told that this is an ideal building ground. We removed the topsoil and then installed and compacted 500 tons (approx. 297 cubic meters) of RC (recycled) concrete with 0/45 grain size in layers. The cost for us was €10.45 per cubic meter (net). It was done as DIY, and a family member who is a civil engineer probably gave good advice. 🙂

€10.45 including delivery? That’s very cheap! Sometimes it’s good if the gravel pit is just a few kilometers away. I already pay €11.5 per cubic meter for pickup myself.

€10.45 was just for materials; we picked them up ourselves in 27 trips from a distance of 3km (1.9 miles). 🙂

Stephan— schrieb:

€10.45 was just for materials, we picked everything up ourselves over 27 trips from a distance of 3m (10 feet). 🙂

I filled in 50–60cm (20–24 inches) of fill sand on top of gravel soil, around 500 tons (metric) in total. My excavation contractor (who, funny enough, is also a family member) gave the same advice: compact in layers and water thoroughly, and then everything will be perfect. For terraces, driveways, etc., I then got another 200 tons (metric) of recycled concrete.

We would have had to source other materials from further away, so everything became RC.