«KALAHOUSE»™ Foundation System
Soils can be characterized as bad, satisfactory and favourable to construction. Forest, garden and swamp soils are poor soils; clay, sandy loam, sand and gravel are satisfactory soils; the best are untouched rocky soils, over one meter deep.
If the soil structure on the construction site is known, a highly professional architect will choose the relevant foundation type and the client will agree the estimate.
Mat foundation of dense armoured concrete in the form of monolithic structure is considered to be the best.
Before laying the foundation one should prepare the construction site: break the ground, strip the topsoil, fill up the pits and flatten the hillocks.
The next stage is marking of the house. The general plan is transferred from drawings into the construction site, main axes and foundation dimensions are fixed. It should be done very accurately, as carelessness may knock out all attempts to build a durable, high-quality and comfortable house.
Such approach to the construction of foundations is used by KALA Firm.
KALA Firm uses three types of foundations for luxury energy-saving «ECO-friendly zero-energy houses of KALAHOUSE»™:
- Strip foundation of armoured concrete
- Pile foundation with upper monolithic belt of armoured concrete
- Mat foundation of armoured concrete
