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Ground conditions and slabs in Marsden Park NSW

Marsden Park sits on the Cumberland Plain, where soils weather from Wianamatta Group shale into clay rich profiles that change volume with moisture through the seasons. Two things follow. Your slab is designed stiff enough to ride that movement out, which is why cover, beam widths and bar placement are worth confirming before the pour. And the vapour barrier beneath it is what keeps ground moisture out of the concrete, which is why a gap at the edge or an untaped puncture is not a small thing. We publish no site class for the suburb, because an AS 2870 class belongs to your lot and your soil report.

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FAQ

Ground conditions and slabs in Marsden Park NSW: common questions

What site class is Marsden Park?

No one figure can honestly cover a whole suburb. The soil report for your particular lot gives you that.

Does clay explain later cracking?

Reactive clay moves with the seasons, and light cracking comes with that. Width, pattern and progression are what matter, which is why we measure.

What is within my control?

Moisture at the footings. Keep stormwater discharging away, the ground falling away from the slab, and garden beds from swinging between saturated and dry.

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