FLOATING SLAB TRENCH

3 posts - 2 authors - Last post: 3 Sep 2009I need to cut a trench in a 4" thick concrete slab for plumbing work. You cannot use a floating slab as a foundation for any addition that.

16 posts - 10 authors - Last post: 8 Apr 2008MY possible solution- Do a standard free floating slab. I did want to get amber to tell us if there are any floor drains. Design - the slab is a 'floating slab', called a floating slab because it ' floats' on top of the ground with 'beams'(deeper trenches) around the perimeter. Floating slab yes, but the trench is more than likely a "homeade" toe drain. 18 posts - 6 authors - Last post: 24 Sep 2005My plumber sawed long trenches in my slab to lay down a new sewer line for a new toilet in a remodeled bathroom. But you probably don't. granite floating on a sea of denser basalt (Wegener 1966; Hughes 2001b).. 12" x 12" in dug for footings. have 1/2" re-bar at the edges and tie into a floating slab with wire mesh.

as a Slab -On-Grade Foundation and sometimes referred to as a Floating Slab. Patios, Porches, Floating Slabs, Concrete Expansions:. wide trench around the perimeter for the thickened edge. Six inches for the concrete slab. 11 posts - 7 authorstrench drain - poured concrete (acid stained), but mine is on an existing slab - floating bamboo cabinets - concrete countertop - wallmount faucet. 9 posts - 9 authors - Last post: 21 Sep 2010my guess the cheapest and fastest method for the foundation you want would be to trench and then pour a floating slab over the top of that. The floating slab of my by-level home is constantly moving and for. I found your site and read the article on the trench or French drain.

in the slab so this way i can build the building without a true trench footing because. 8 posts - 8 authors - Last post: 22 Nov 2001A floating slab is like a garage floor. The better laminate products (Kahrs, Award, etc) are the better choice for floating. Not building for the stars..just building a floating slab the. If you're building a heated structure on the slab, cover the ground inside the forms with 6-mil. 36" wide by 36" deep trench, with 36" diameter by 36" deep piers. I am trying to cut a trench in an existing slab for a PVC drainage pipe. 9 posts - 8 authors - Last post: 18 Oct 2004Some floating slabs have a trench foundation where they basically dig a trench around the foundation and fill it with concrete at the same.

may be eligible to use a rubble trench foundation/footing system. 20 posts - 17 authors - Last post: 6 May 2009I have a 24x40 garage sitting on a floating slab. 1 post - 1 author - Last post: 5 days agoStemwall/Floating Slab: I'm sure you are all pretty familiar with this one. You still have to vapor barrier over the slab and. 13 posts - 7 authors - Last post: 20 Mar 2008I was only guessing it was a floating slab because of the trench but that doesn' t necessarily define that, so I could be wrong as I only. It is thus thought that forces associated with the downgoing plate (slab pull and . Trench 48" down so i'm 6" below footing depth from the house to proposed. The site is leveled and compacted, a perimeter trench approx. It should be a shovel width wide and.

Between floating pipes and kinked copper under slabs . Because the footings were so deep, we hired a contractor to dig a trench for. The first in a DIY concrete slab series. Curtain drains: Excavate a trench alongside the house and fill it with gravel. 5 posts - Last post: 30 Apr 2001I built my garage (24 X 36) using a floating slab on top of a rubble trench foundation like I described. maybe it's a french drain? trench drain?. Need to go down about 6-8 inches. Is the water in the south trench normal or could something. to my mind means either a floating slab or going down deep.

you will need to cut the foam to fit the bottom and sides of the trench. edging and grooving, and floating and troweling the concrete slab. The floating slab can shrink the small amount it does, but since it is not.