Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Specified terranean relationship – With drain or vent exterior to foundation perimeter
Patent
1993-11-09
1996-08-13
Safavi, Michael
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Specified terranean relationship
With drain or vent exterior to foundation perimeter
5216911, 522201, 523023, E04B 162, E02D 2701
Patent
active
055444539
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a method for constructing a building foundation and also to a building foundation constructed in accordance with the method where the floor storey rests essentially on the foundations, which lie on the ground.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In earlier times, it was usual to construct buildings or houses directly on the ground with earthen floors. Later on, buildings were provided with better floors comprised of floor boards which were laid directly on the ground. As time progressed, however, building constructions were improved and the floor was raised from the surface of the ground, therewith enabling the floor to be insulated. A cavity was defined between floor and ground surface. This type of foundation is often referred to today as a "cottage foundation". However, foundations of this kind must always be ventilated in order to avoid moisture penetrating into the floor structure. With the passage of time, it became more and more usual to excavate the entire foundation area, including blasting and removal of rock, so as to enable the construction of a complete cellar or basement storey. The cellar could then be used as a larder and also as a place in which present-day heating boiler arrangements could be installed. The important cellar breakthrough, in construction terms, arrived when it became possible to excavate with the aid of mechanical equipment. In the present time, the endeavour to reduce building costs has been the prime reason why building contractors have departed from the cellar concept to a large extent. In addition, the need to store food and the like in cellar premises is not as prevalent today as it was earlier.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
With the intention of simplifying the construction of a building and its possible conversion, and therewith to reduce building costs, obtain improved heating economy, to simplify electrical wiring and to afford ready access to building running and operating systems, there has been developed a method for the provision of a service foundation which defines air gaps relative to a building structure and a service foundation with gaps, where an insulated and separate service space is provided beneath the floor of the living quarters of the building, this space providing adequate for room to accommodate all devices used, for instance, for heating, ventilate and water-supply purposes. The insulated service space is generally defined by the bottom floor of the building, a ground-supported insulating layer and a surrounding, insulating foundation wall or corresponding structural element. Disposed between the insulated space and a first storey of the building is a gap which extends along the inside of the outer wall and through which air is able to pass and wires and cables can be drawn. The insulated space is conveniently provided with a central passage, dike or the like which can be used as a corridor should the height of the insulating space be found insufficient for comfortable handling of appliances installed in the service space.
In order to show that a service foundation in which air gaps that lead to the overlying building structure constitutes a fundamentally novel concept within the building construction field, a comparison will now be made with the earlier car manufacturing principles practiced in accordance with the concepts and ideas of Henry Ford. When the first automobile was to be manufactured, the car manufacturer first made enquiries of the wheel manufacturer who was capable of delivering the most suitable wheels, and then the vehicle lighting manufacturer who was capable of delivering the most suitable vehicle lighting, etc. The manufacturers entrusted by the automobile manufacturer studied his requirements and needs and, in competition with other possible suppliers, delivered its products and probably also contributed with proposals concerning the most attractive design products possible. In the continued development of automobile manufacture, it became obvious th
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Safavi Michael
System Teeg AB
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