ᐅ Assessment of Building Site – Does the Excavator Refer to Natural Topsoil?

Created on: 2 Jun 2019 19:37

Hello,

the groundwork for my house has begun. The excavator removed about half a meter (20 inches) of topsoil. After removing the topsoil, he concluded that the remaining soil is natural subsoil, which is very suitable for construction. Could you please share your assessment?

I would appreciate your feedback.

Best regards
Freistoß88

Construction site with large earth masses, traces of construction machinery in the mud, sand piles in the background.

Construction site in front of residential houses: excavator on earth piles, deep excavation pit next to a white building section.

Construction site: trench next to the house wall, exposed foundation and visible soil.

Freistoß882 Jun 2019 22:56

#13

I don’t have an expert report...

ypg2 Jun 2019 22:58

#14

Freistoß88 schrieb:

I don’t have an expert report...

That’s unfortunate.
If your house later settles, everyone will just shake their heads and won’t provide any guarantees because the builder wasn’t given the proper documentation.

Freistoß882 Jun 2019 23:07

#15

I have. I sent the survey report of the construction area to the civil engineer... A core drilling was carried out about 20 meters (65 feet) from my property. Here are the results

Borehole log with depth details, soil types and remarks – RKS 1Z

M4rvin3 Jun 2019 07:17

#16

Does your earthworks contractor also cover the warranty without an expert report? We had to commission one; otherwise, they wouldn’t have done anything... Better have your contract reviewed again.

Lumpi_LE3 Jun 2019 08:31

#17

Building ground is the responsibility of the builder; without an expert report, later any damage can be attributed to the building ground.

Zaba123 Jun 2019 08:55

#18

As already mentioned, if you haven’t conducted a soil investigation on your property, your chances will be very, very poor if your house starts to settle. A geotechnical report done 20 meters (65 feet) away won’t carry any weight in court (if it comes to that).

Didn’t you know that a soil investigation is advisable? My shell construction contractor also didn’t want to do one! I didn’t care and had it done anyway. Better safe than sorry! After that, he couldn’t make any excuses.

Suddenly, the foundation was no longer built on gravel but on a clean concrete layer.

ᐅ Assessment of Building Site – Does the Excavator Refer to Natural Topsoil?

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