Site Soil TESTING GOLD COAST & SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND
for houses, pools, units and industrial land.
Independent Soil Testing has been supplying Geotechnical and Environmental Services for South East Queensland and Southern Moreton Bay Area since 1990. Our offices are located in Brisbane and Gladstone and the Gold Coast. We not only take pride in our reputation for providing fast and reliable service, but we also take pleasure in our dedication to helping guide our clients through the soil investigation test and site investigation process.
And with over 30 years of combined Soil Testing Brisbane Northside and Southside, also including Gold Coast and South East Queensland, you can rest assured that we will generate the quickest solutions for your residential and commercial site projects. We specialise in assisting our clients from the preliminary design phase through the completion of their project in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and South East Queensland.
ON SITE SOIL INVESTIGATION TEST
There are two types of soil tests that can be carried out when building or buying a block of land. Firstly, on unsewered blocks most local authorities in Queensland require a Site and Soil Evaluation to determine the permeability of the soil for the purpose of drainage design.
A Permeability test is to determine the amount of drainage that is required on the soil types encountered. The Site & Soil Evaluation must be carried out prior to the installation of an on-site wastewater disposal system to ensure the selected disposal system will be suitable for the proposed application area.
WHY CHOOSE INDEPENDENT SOIL TESTING?
With over 30 years of experience, our servicemen work tirelessly to deliver A Structural soil test is required to determine whether or not the soil is integral enough to support a slab or other infrastructure. Our team will go through the motions of conducting a soil test on site and soil investigation test to determine the compounds of your soil.
STRUCTURAL SOIL TESTING
All soil drilling requires a trained eye. The ability to correctly identify the soil comes with education, experience and n understanding of local soil types. The soil samples can be collected in a variety of ways, including by hand auger, drill rig or backhoe. Boreholes are drilled and logged as to the changes in strength, colour and plasticity. Samples are then taken back to our Laboratory for further analysis.
The following classifications may be given:
- CLASS 'A' - Little or no ground movement
- CLASS 'S' - Slightly reactive sites
- CLASS 'M' - Moderately reactive sites
- CLASS 'H1' - Highly reactive sites
- CLASS 'H2' - Highly reactive sites
- CLASS 'E' - Extremely reactive sites
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CLASS 'P' - Problem site Reactive sites are more expensive to build on due to the amount of
potential ground movement than Non-reactive or low reactive sites.
Contact us to talk about your building application, soil testing requirements and a soil test on site investigation.