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Last weeks work during a heat wave. Closing in the underside of a cottage.

I you are wondering, there is 6 feet of sand below the structure and the municipal building department provide the drawing and specs for the permit.
So the onus is on them if there is frost movement . Pointed it out to the client. Should be no moisture in sand to cause upwards frost movement.
 
Sand is not normally a problem to build on it's clay that can be one of the big problems.

Nice bit of carpentry work there, look's like it could be interesting.
 
If it was clay frost walls would needed to be built. Even if it was regular soil the frost/freezing would lift the structure. The base timber is Hemlock with a water seal treatment a lot cheaper than below grade P.T timber.
My bit is done other than building two doors, the client will do the insulation etc.
I challenged the building department regarding certain specs they provided and in review sided with me.
The client was the grunt on site , even so it's brutal working on this type of grade.
 
It seems the older I get the more difficult the work gets, young blokes are to f ing lazy to tackle jobs like this.
Different era, we always had to prove our worth , today they feel worthy of everything.
 
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duke said:
If it was clay frost walls would needed to be built. Even if it was regular soil the frost/freezing would lift the structure. The base timber is Hemlock with a water seal treatment a lot cheaper than below grade P.T timber.
My bit is done other than building two doors, the client will do the insulation etc.
I challenged the building department regarding certain specs they provided and in review sided with me.
The client was the grunt on site , even so it's brutal working on this type of grade.
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Yes I have heard extreme cold can freeze the ground causing it to expand but I have not heard of that occurring here in the UK. Are you in Canada?
 
Cabinetman said:
I’m amazed you’ve heard of him, grumpiness personified.
Actually I shouldn’t be surprised my American friends are all glued to Brit TV programs, Midsomer etc, one asked about it as if it were all real, lol.
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My wife is a Brit. That is very funny.
 
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