Howdy everyone. We are building a home and I have a question for any builders out there. Where our home is at we have all clay soil. Our soil has been chemical injected and they are laying post tension cables. They have two cables on the outside perimeter but none on the interior grade beams/trenches. The builder says that one is correct but online and other homes that I have seen being built did have two in all trenches. Is that ok or should they all have two?
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The top picture is the inside of home with nothing in bottom and the second is the outside and you can see the two cabels. Also the bottoms of the trenches do not have the plastic.Last edited by Bearbarrow; 10-13-2018, 04:09 AM.
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Originally posted by Gclyde28 View PostDo what the engineering drawings call for and then have him inspect it and sign off on it.
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Coming from commercial construction to seeing my own house built has been rough for me as residential rules go against a lot of commercial standards.
Our engineer and the concrete company didn’t want a vapor barrier at the bottom of beams, like yours. I was told that due to the depth of the beams, moisture coming up would not be an issue as long as the sides are covered.
You really don’t need PT through the beams either. If you have brick, make sure to have additional rebar for your brick ledge at the exterior.
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Originally posted by Bearbarrow View PostI asked for those drawings last night he got PO and called off the pour today. He said he has "been building for 38 years and no one has ever questioned this". I said that is ok to call off but I wanted to see the drawings.
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Originally posted by Bearbarrow View PostI asked for those drawings last night he got PO and called off the pour today. He said he has "been building for 38 years and no one has ever questioned this". I said that is ok to call off but I wanted to see the drawings.
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Originally posted by Bullseye07 View PostHe should have no problem showing you the drawings, however if you’ve never looked at structural drawings, you probably won’t be able to tell much.
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Originally posted by Bearbarrow View PostI asked for those drawings last night he got PO and called off the pour today. He said he has "been building for 38 years and no one has ever questioned this". I said that is ok to call off but I wanted to see the drawings.
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Both house slabs I have had poured have had vapor barriers in the beams as well from what I remember. From my past experience many times when a builder changes something and you feel it’s not the standard or normal, do research because many times it’s to cut corners or costs. And pretty often your hunch is correctLast edited by fbchunter; 08-23-2018, 07:56 AM.
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Originally posted by Bearbarrow View PostI asked for those drawings last night he got PO and called off the pour today. He said he has "been building for 38 years and no one has ever questioned this". I said that is ok to call off but I wanted to see the drawings.
Ask the concrete guy if you can look at his drawings?
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