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'Suspended concrete ground floor' vs 'Ground supported concrete floor'?
Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.47 PM
Are there any major advantages of choosing a 'suspended concrete ground floor' over a 'ground supported concrete floor'?
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Fitt Construction Ltd
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THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES OF CHOOSING A SUSPENDED CONCRETE GROUND FLOOR OVER A GROUND SUPPORTED CONCRETE FLOOR, THIS IS ALSO COMMONLY KNOWN AS A "GROUND BEARING SLAB OR OVERSITE".
1) IF THERE ARE ANY AREAS OF BACKFILL THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND FILLED USING COMPACTED TYPE1 OR SIMILAR IF USING THE SLAB METHOD
2) INSTALLING A SUSPENDED CONCRETE FLOOR IS NOT WEATHER DEPENDANT
3) NORMALLY THERE IS LESS MATERIAL TO MOVE/HANDLE
4) ON SLOPING SITES OR AREAS WHERE A HIGH FLOOR LEVEL IS REQUIRED THE SUSPENDED FLOOR WOULD SAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FILL MATERIAL
Answered14 May 2019
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Michael Durkin building services
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
I agree that a suspended floor is more practical in certain areas over a concrete slab or over site concrete however if the suspended floor is constructed of a cavity inner wall of damp course (doc)there would be no problem of damp
Answered5 June 2019
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