Keeping the water out of the trench formation whilst we wait for building warrant approval. Very heavy rain overnight. Title: Flooded Footings #foundation #Water #flooding
Hi @ICR68. We will be building on a partly sloping site. If the foundations are also sloping and we build our house walls on this then the house will slide down the slope. Stepping the foundations makes it possible to always have perfectly level foundations on a sloping site.
@@The-DIY-House That is really interesting. If the ground is sloping but you still put in a level horizontal foundation, I guess that would also mean digging deeper on one side of the house than the other.
Just wondering, Charles, what is the reason for having your footings in steps? Does it somehow help the following brickwork?
Hi @ICR68. We will be building on a partly sloping site. If the foundations are also sloping and we build our house walls on this then the house will slide down the slope. Stepping the foundations makes it possible to always have perfectly level foundations on a sloping site.
@@The-DIY-House That is really interesting. If the ground is sloping but you still put in a level horizontal foundation, I guess that would also mean digging deeper on one side of the house than the other.
You need a mop...