ᐅ Fill soil?
Created on: 5 Aug 2009 22:57
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CliathHello,
I have a question: we bought a plot of land with a slight slope, about 1.3 m (4.3 feet) difference in elevation, and we want to build without a basement using a slab-on-grade foundation. However, some fill material will be needed because the ground floor must be about 1 m (3.3 feet) higher than the natural ground level. Now my question is: who do you hire for this type of earthwork? Do civil engineering or groundwork contractors usually handle it? And what is the approximate cost? (The footprint is about 110 m² (1,184 square feet)).
Thank you
Cliath
I have a question: we bought a plot of land with a slight slope, about 1.3 m (4.3 feet) difference in elevation, and we want to build without a basement using a slab-on-grade foundation. However, some fill material will be needed because the ground floor must be about 1 m (3.3 feet) higher than the natural ground level. Now my question is: who do you hire for this type of earthwork? Do civil engineering or groundwork contractors usually handle it? And what is the approximate cost? (The footprint is about 110 m² (1,184 square feet)).
Thank you
Cliath
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6Richtige6 Aug 2009 13:47Hello Cliath,
Get quotes from local civil engineering contractors.
For example, an area of 150 m2 (approximately 1600 sq ft) with a depth of 2 m (6.5 ft) is 300 m3 (about 10,600 cu ft). Multiplying by approximately 2 gives around 600 tons (roughly 660 US tons). At about 20 € per ton, that comes to approximately 12,000 €.
This will allow you to omit the frost skirts around the foundation slab.
Don’t forget to compact in layers. ;-)
Get quotes from local civil engineering contractors.
For example, an area of 150 m2 (approximately 1600 sq ft) with a depth of 2 m (6.5 ft) is 300 m3 (about 10,600 cu ft). Multiplying by approximately 2 gives around 600 tons (roughly 660 US tons). At about 20 € per ton, that comes to approximately 12,000 €.
This will allow you to omit the frost skirts around the foundation slab.
Don’t forget to compact in layers. ;-)
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