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ᐅ Is the foundation slab planned to be too deep?

Created on: 9 Mar 2019 16:29
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M4rvin
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Hi everyone,
I was at the construction site today and was a bit surprised at how deep our house is set... maybe the site is playing tricks on me, but I looked it up and most houses have the finished floor level about 30cm (12 inches) above ground level.

If the slab is really too low, that would explain why we have so much excavation. (The architect said during planning that there wouldn’t be much excavation and it could be spread on the property.)

Regards,
Marvin

Baustelle mit halbfertiger Wand aus weißen Steinen, zwei Arbeiter, Kranhaken, rote Generatorbox.

Baustelle mit zwei Arbeitern in Gelb an einer weißen Porenbetonwand; rechts Großgerät und pinke Dämmplatten.
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Bookstar10 Mar 2019 11:31
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On page 2 is the plan. It clearly shows that the finished floor level (OKK) is 50 cm (20 inches) below the street edge.

Who designs such nonsense? I would send the architect to the moon, but it’s probably too late for that.
tomtom7910 Mar 2019 12:19
#20
The image on page 2 is by zaba, not Marvin.
M4rvin10 Mar 2019 13:17
#21
According to the plan, if I interpret it correctly, it should already be at street level.


Exterior view of a house in the design plan with roof and windows
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Müllerin10 Mar 2019 19:02
#22
Uhm, to me it looks the same... 0 means finished floor level, and then the ground on the left by the street (?) is 49cm (19 inches) higher...

or how else should I interpret the orange line "existing ground level"?
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Zaba1210 Mar 2019 19:25
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Müllerin schrieb:
Um, to me it looks the same... 0 means finished floor level, and then the ground on the left by the street (?) is 49cm (19 inches) higher...

or how else am I supposed to interpret the orange line ‘existing ground level’?

@M4rvin: You can’t interpret your own plan, but you signed it?

The orange line shows the terrain, so the foundation slab is below the ground edge. Do you live in a flat area? Hopefully, your plot isn’t the lowest in the development?

And @Bookstar, you forget that we live on a slope.

1. I even have a neighbor whose ground floor window sill is at street level; it’s not ideal but, because of the slope, he also has no water problems.

2. You probably wouldn’t even notice this at first glance.
M4rvin10 Mar 2019 19:59
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Well, if it is as shown in the plan, that would be fine. The orange line represents the terrain profile; I believe this was submitted later because everything related to site development was not finalized yet. The only things present at that time were the drains.