Waffle Pods

[Draffa]

Seems like the most appropriate place to put this...

I'm looking to get Waffle Pods for the house slab. I'll need about 100 of the 1090² pods. The thinnest I've found are 175mm thick, but my step-father is not impressed about WP slabs, (being old school), and wants >100mm of concrete on top of the pods. 175mm pods gives me 125mm, but if I can get 150mm pods I think he'll be a lot happier.

Can anyone advise of suppliers in the Brisbane/Sunshine Coast area? I've sent off a few emails, but haven't heard back (although maybe that's just because of the XMas/NY break). Cheers.

[Pulse]

I've never used them but they seem good, you need to have good concretors though because they use less concrete and so more care is needed to get the right performance, e.g. vibrator for the ribs and accurate steel placement. The thickness is not so important except for point loads like car jacks!

Cheers
Pulse

[RedHotMike]

I've never used them but they seem good, you need to have good concretors though because they use less concrete and so more care is needed to get the right performance, e.g. vibrator for the ribs and accurate steel placement. The thickness is not so important except for point loads like car jacks!

Cheers
Pulse

I run a frame and truss plant and have seen hundreds (thousands??) built on waffle slabs without incident. If it has been designed properly there are enough around to be confident of the concept. My only comment is to let the slab cure properly before you load it (ie tiles/bricks) but that would go without saying IMO.

RedHotMike

[Draffa]

The thickness is not so important except for point loads like car jacks!That's what my Step-Father was getting his back up about. I can always put a plate underneath car stands to spread the load, but he doesn't like them in the first place.


If it has been designed properly there are enough around to be confident of the concept.There's not a lot of detail on my engineering plans, but one must assume the Engineers know what they're doing...

[Betterblasters]

That's what my Step-Father was getting his back up about. I can always put a plate underneath car stands to spread the load, but he doesn't like them in the first place.

There's not a lot of detail on my engineering plans, but one must assume the Engineers know what they're doing...

Hahaha.. engineers know what they are doing. I had done plenty of jobs and "dumb concreter" come up with the faults on the drawings... But I love it..because civil jobs I alway have variations clause.. Engineers have turned 60 grand jobs for me into 100+k ....but every creter I have ever had work for me when I ask them.." would you build your own house using pods"...answer, without exception...no way....
Cheers