Finally the diggers were in, much to the delight of my kids. Here's the Engineering drawing to where all holes are meant to be dug. You can see where they have filled to the right of the 'line of cut', there are more piers than anywhere else. Must be because the fill in more unstable. This must be what my Tender BC meant when he said it would cost more if I was to move the line of cut and raise the slab more. ie. more piers would be required. I have noted that one of the strip footings needs to be poured separately to the slab and not tied in. When I mentioned this to the slab supervisor, he said they normally pour together but separate it with a plastic membrane. I also noted that there was no separate strip footing inspection required on my building permit. When I rang the building surveyor company that issued the permit to ask about this, they were not too fussed with this footnote and didn't think a separate strip footing inspection was required. Her...
Marriot 48 with Chatworth Facade