Redrow Development - Van Elle "Smartfoot" Foundations
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Redrow Development - Van Elle "Smartfoot" Foundations
Image: © David Wright Taken: 27 May 2010
This is the first example I've seen of the use of what I now know are "Smartfoot" concrete pre-cast modular foundations on a building site. I presume this is a trial of the technique as all the other buildings on this development seem to have conventional footings.
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53.676233
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