Backyard extension need piling ?

caskil88 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 16:53:08 +0800

Hi all,

I have planned to extend my wet kitchen. The area to extend is 18' x 5'.
The problem i facing now is do i need piling or not for single story 18' x 5' area.

My neighbor is extending his wet kitchen also. His contractor told him that the soil in our housing area is soft. And need RC piling to do extension.
If not , the wall will crack since the house will sink for a period. He also claimed that even use kayu bakau also cannot stand for it.

But the problem now is another contractor that i meet up, he told me actually no need pilling, using large footer then already can extend the area.

One of my cousin also is working as contractor, but he is not working in KL area. He also claimed that have no need piling for just 18' x 5' area.
If i worry about the sink, use thicker steel + larger foot is good than enough for it.

So i hope you all can share your experience to me.

Thanks a lot for your advise. Appreciate all the comments.

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