Block foundation
3.64 h
Price for 1 m3
136.2 $
Complexity
Medium
Advantages
1. Simple design
2. Quick building process with no formwork needed
3. Low material consumption
4. High resistance to temperature fluctuations
Disadvantages
1. Expensive load handling machines required
2. Height increments multiple of block dimensions
3. To make long blocks fitting for comparatively short foundations, the blocks are to be cut or custom inserts, of brick, for instance, are to be added, which compromises foundation strength
4. Standard block thickness may be incompatible with wall thickness
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Estimate for work
Materials
1 m3
Foundation blocks
Heavy cement mortar, grade 100
Concrete
Workers
1 m3
Installer
2.74 h
Crane operator
0.9 h
Instruments
1 m3
Truck-mounted crane
p.
Level
Shovel
Densitometer
p.
Tape measure
Levelling string
Material calculation
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