Never build anything on topsoil. It contains organic material that can rot, and it’s not capable of supporting concentrated loads.
If it doesn’t, the house will shift, which later will cause all sorts of expensive structural issues such as cracked foundation walls, doors and windows that don’t fit right, and tilted floors.
When the hole was dug for his foundation, the ground looked fine, as the fill had been compacted at the time. The only way to have discovered this hidden time bomb was to consult a topographic map of the land before the developer purchased it. This map would have shown the ravine that was filled in. Even so, all might have been fine if no organic material had been covered over in the ravine. asked for advice about pouring footings for a new house he was building.
The center of the excavation still had all sorts of topsoil and tree roots in it. He was going to pour the concrete slab on top of this mess! I pointed out all the mistakes I saw and we parted ways. I have no idea if he corrected the mistakes. If not, he’ll pay dearly down the road.
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