Floating Slab or Raft Foundation. A slab foundation is a large concrete floor covering the entire building area through which all the loads from the building are transmitted to the soil. It is both building floor and foundation and is well suited to garages, shops, small stores, and homes without basements.
There is no real place in Australia called Mako Island. It is not a real place as in a named, populated spot on the planet. It has been animated and all the underwater scenes are filmed at Sea World on the Gold Coast. Mako Island is a fictitious place made specifically for the TV shows.
Two wetsuited trainers, hidden from view of the camera, swim back into shot to help support Durantâs arms and tail. Itâs a regular day of shooting on series 2 of Mako: Island of Secrets (known internationally as Mako Mermaids), which follows a pod of teenagers who live between the ârealâ and the mermaid worlds. The Moon Pool set is one of four built on soundstages at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast.