Hi there,
Yes there are tables in the back of most district codes. I don't have but I can tell you you a bit about STC and code requirements.
The Ontario building code requires an STC of 50 between dwellings and and STC of 55 if the dwelling abuts an elevator shaft or garbage chute.
The...
One thing that comes to mind is water table fluctuations. When the water table drops the soil will settle because the specaes between the gravel or sand are now empty of water and they squeeze in on each other causing a settlement.
Being so close to the canal, the water table has definetly...
Hi eric1037
Please note that the slab serves as a bond break between wet soil and a dry concrete floor. The gravel prevents water from wicking throgh to the concrete floor. The voids in the gravel prohibit capiliary action (wicking) from continuing into the concrete slab. The point is, if...
