I am buying a new build property. When I bought the house they told me that they were no longer building a garage as per the plans, but instead they would simply be laying the foundations for the garage. Then when I want to build a garage, I don't have to worry about doing the foundations.
Anyway, we didn't think thay had done this so when I checked they said that they have built a "Pile Ring Beam" 1 to 2 feet under the surface of the ground.
Does anyone know what this is ?
Is this the same as the foundations ?
Are they pulling a fly one on me here ?
Please help !!! Thanks.
2007-05-17 02:27:44 · 6 answers · asked by gavman99 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
It will be a ring of concrete in the shape of the perimeter of the garage and will form the foundations of a garage should you wish to build one. The ‘Piled’ term is throwing me a bit as you’d generally not need to put piles in the ground for a garage because the loading in the foundation is comparatively low unless of course the ground conditions are poor. The ring beam will be buried so that if you choose not to build a garage you can just grass over it, if they’d laid it up to ground level you’d be left with a big grey concrete rectangle in your garden. When you decide to build a garage the foundation will be brought 6 inches above ground with two or three courses of blockwork then a damp proof membrane will be laid on top of those blocks and the garage walls will continue on upwards. I think they're being genuine.
2007-05-17 02:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by Chris S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Generally "piles" are steel plate sections that can be bolted or welded together and are driven into the ground.
They are most normally used to hold something back EG: A banking.
The previous owners could have put 2 of these piles about 18ins apart or so and driven them into the ground at a depth determined by an arcitect and "Formed" the shape of a garage.
Then simply filled the void between the piles with concrete giving the same as a foundation but i would suggest digging down and having a look then get a building inspector out from your local council to check this out to make sure it has been done to standards
2007-05-17 02:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by mark g 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
when you pile a footing you normally have a machine which make a deep hole ..normally put in at an angle .. some times 3 or more metres deep ..this is normal when the ground is not stable .and you need to get down to something solid ...you then fill the holes with a special concrete ..at the same time the footings would be concreted so they are are all in the same pour ..this is called monolithic ..but i have never done it on a garage ..easier to construct it on a raft ..this method uses the footings and the floor base to be reinforced with steel mesh and rods to be cast as one so the floor its self acts as a structural member
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