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Expert: - 12/9/2009


Question
My parents are purchasing a new home that the builder poured the foundation for 1 year ago and then filled it with soil to preserve it until it was ready to be built upon. Are there any reasons we should be concerned about this? Is it proper procedure to fill and then to dig out a foundation and if so, what problems could arise?

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Hi Naline,


Perfectly understandable to backfill poured foundations.
As long as it is backfilled with selected material and non contaminated.
This would offer the top of foundation frost protection during winter freezing.

As long as the foundation is excavated again carefully to expose and surface cleaned I dont see any reason for concern.

It is carried out quite often to make the site landscape enviromentally friendly also.

Hope this puts your mind at rest.

Any further questions dont hesitate
regards
Bill

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Questions on UK construction from Setting out Projects through to completion. Mainly concreting ,drainage ,bricklaying, masonry,carpentry and decorating,plaster work ,render/roughcasting.From new build construction to historical restoration, renovation. How to set out ,levelling and survey matters.

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Timeserved bricklayer , developing to Construction Site Manager and Educated to Site Engineer. Having been in the Industry for 35 years carrying out all types of general construction . renovation and historical renovation and remedial works.Now mainly on luxury dwellings to the value of £2M. Having been self employed and advising main Contractors and Developers through Construction phases and managing the works from concept to completion.Having a broad spectrum of experience.

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Scottish Apprenticeship in the crat of bricklaying. Scottish Construction Industry Site Managers Site Civil Engineering Construction and Surveying Set out. Scottish Civil Engineering Analysis of Concrete and Mortar Asbestos encountering. Scaffolding Inspectors Certification Planning, Programming and Management

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