On 12/26/2016 5:07 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 25 Dec 2016 16:41:56 -0000, bob haller wrote:

If the slab most common in a home has post tensioned cables inside, thats a severe safety issue. my brother had this come up in his home, a below slab water line broke,

he had to have his slab x rayed to avoid hitting any cables.

i doubt this is a issue for the OP but might be a issue for someone else

Why are some houses made with a foundation throughout? Here they're just foundation under the walls. The floor is wooden, 2 feet above the ground, which means you can get under easily to run cables and pipes.


Here the minimum code is 1 meter crawl space, crawl space floor must be 101.6 mm concrete, exterior footings must be sitting on undisturbed soil below frost line.