The advantages of monolithic slab foundation

It is foolish to deny that the construction of the foundation - something more than responsible: all and so it is clear that the weight of the walls of the house lies just on the foundation, so selection of the right foundation is crucial.
Many tend to think that a monolithic slab foundation - an expensive and unnecessary fun, combining a lot of concrete and iron armature kilometers.

The origins of the name

This type of foundation is called monolithic because of its solid form - plate. Inside plate when pouring the concrete reinforcement is laid, and the foundation of "drowned" in the ground at a shallow depth.
It fits this slab under the entire surface of the future house.

Important:
Small penetration in the regeneration of a monolithic slab fundamnta not enough to offset the negative effect of water in the soil: equip a pillow under the slab
sand and gravel. It inhibits soil pressure at its seasonal bloating (swelling).

There are two provisions, except when the monolithic slab you will not work no other basis:

• Under the house - unstable ground;
• Under the house - clay, freezes to a greater depth (1.5 m)

And this ability to restrain the swelling even unsuitable for the construction of the ground is the first major plates.

The second advantage - that after casting monolithic slabs you get ready for the rough floor of their home and save money.

A third advantage of a bit of a conditional: To fill the solid foundation you do not have to carry large amounts of soil notch because he zaglublon not as much as the same tape.

Summing up:

If your site unstable soil, piles should not be trusted - fill expensive, but reliable base-plate, and get ready for the rough floor of his house. On the shortcomings of monolithic foundation - read the following material channel Build-built!