PIC RAFT offers speed, cost efficiencies and thermal advantages.
PIC is an acronym for Polystyrene Injected Concrete. PIC RAFT is made up of recycled EPS (polystyrene) beads, sand and cement. These are mixed together creating a product with many benefits over a traditional gravel raft.
Benefits
Light-weight aggregate with various applications
Significantly more cost effective
Greater strength and stiffness than a gravel raft
Significantly reduced construction time
Suitable for any foundation, residential or commercial project
Reduced excavation depths
Added insulation value
Fully engineered and tested
Controlled density 400kg-1000kg/m3
Minimised heavy machinery movements
Excellent finished working platform
Best suited for TC2 and TC3 zoned sites
Light-weight retaining wall backfill
Insitu applications.