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Gravel base course

In buildings without a basement, foundations and frost aprons can be dispensed with in order to create thermal bridge-free insulation. A lase-removing layer of foam glass gravel serves as pressure-resistant perimeter insulation. The foundation of the floor slab takes place on this gravel layer.

Alternative to conventional construction:

  • Excavation of the excavation pit
  • Excavation for and installation of the underground pipes
  • Pressure test
  • Creation of a level ground
  • Installation of the foundation earthing (including connecting lug / professional connection to the reinforcement)
  • Design of a geotextile on the entire surface (lateral protrusion: at least 1m)
  • Insertion of the base course of foam glass gravel
  • Leveling, slightly compacting
  • Geotextile folded over at the top
  • Lay out PE film to protect against penetrating concrete
  • Set edge formwork Install
  • reinforcement (plastic spacers so as not to damage the PE film)
  • Concrete

the ballast base course must cantilever out from the side all around in order to make the floor slab frost-proof.

Foam glass gravel consists of approx. 98% recycled glass.

It is

  • pressure-resistant
  • ,
  • non-flammable,
  • frost-resistant
  • ,
  • impermeable to water,

it has a high seepage capacity and is about ten times lighter than gravel.

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