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Pile Cap Depth
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msquared48
Structural
Adding to hokie66, you can always construct a concrete stem wall above a grade beam, and the wood framing over that.
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
IMHO: I would check with your contractor (if known). Depending on the situation, and location of the project, many would prefer to cast the grade beam/pile caps the full thickness (in your case 1.2m) rather than cast a 500mm thick grade beam and come back and build a 700mm tall stem wall on top. It takes a lot of extra concrete but save forming labor.
civilperson
Structural
A heated building with external vertical perimeter insulation does not have to have pile cap base below frost depth.
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