Setting out a slab with digital layout tools
Digital layout tools place a slab faster than tapes and string, but a layout is only as reliable as the reference it was built from. This article sets out the checks that confirm the layout against the surveyor marks and the approved plans before the concrete goes in.
11 min read
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Footings
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Setting out a slab with digital layout tools
Digital layout tools place a slab faster than tapes and string, but a layout is only as reliable as the reference it was built from. This article sets out the checks that confirm the layout against the surveyor marks and the approved plans before the concrete goes in.
11 min read
Subsoil drainage around footings and slabs: when it is needed and how to build it properly
Subsoil drainage keeps water away from footings and the slab edge, but only when the line is set, graded and connected correctly. This guide covers when it is needed and how to build it.
12 min read
Site classification and choosing a slab on reactive soil
On a reactive site the slab is an engineered response to the ground the engineer classified. This article explains how that classification drives the slab choice, and why a builder cannot substitute a different type without sign-off.
11 min read