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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5701Oct 19, 2014 10:04 am knyght Deefeez, do you have a blog? Thought I recalled seeing on earlier but can't find a link. If you do, mind sharing the link again? Tapatalk doesn't show signatures, his blog address is in his signature. If you open this thread in browser it will be there. It took me some time to figure this out. Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5702Oct 19, 2014 10:32 am sliick Hey TBH, where is your comment box on your blog? Not sure if it is your theme or my browser (Chrome). Wow, I didn't even realise that the new theme had disable comments. I have re-enabled them and they should appear at the bottom of the page like they should have been. Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5703Oct 19, 2014 10:43 am Les Apac Jasdan Framing has started at our place. Looks like the first major building hurdle for us is that the slab is too small. Frame at the front of the house has little if any support. Really not loving our concreter much at the moment! http://homesweetwaldorf.blogspot.com.au ... frame.html Jesus, shooddy shooddy work, i'd blame the framer, hey joe this slab is a bit short, i've a great idea, lets build the frame around the outside of the slab at the front gives us the 100mm we need. Why would you blame the framer? They mark out the correct locations where the frame is meant to go. Why should they have to shrink the size of your rooms because the slab is stuffed? Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5704Oct 19, 2014 10:54 am Not the framers fault......they are given instructions to build the frame to size.....and they have done that.
More of the concreters fault ... So dont expect the framers to go chasing the concreters to correct the error. All they are worried about is getting it done quickly and getting paid. Just highlight to SS and tell him u are not paying the bill until it's rectified. Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5705Oct 19, 2014 10:56 am No blog .. Sorry peeps but pics of everything noted. Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5706Oct 19, 2014 11:28 am Filthyfil Not the framers fault......they are given instructions to build the frame to size.....and they have done that. More of the concreters fault ... So dont expect the framers to go chasing the concreters to correct the error. All they are worried about is getting it done quickly and getting paid. Just highlight to SS and tell him u are not paying the bill until it's rectified. Yeah i see your point - but there's a chronological order in the build, if all trades just do what they want and not make some adjustments here and there for previous build aspects (that they rely on, in this case the slab), this kind of thing is a recipe for trouble as we can see here. i know i'd rather have a structurally sound frame on slab than unsound overhanging frame or with a bit of loose 2x4 timber providing point support sitting directly on soil, if its 100mm short but structurally sound on slab, i'd live with that. i'm sure its also clearly outwith building regs but dont have ncc 2014 to hand Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5708Oct 19, 2014 1:00 pm Les Apac Filthyfil Not the framers fault......they are given instructions to build the frame to size.....and they have done that. More of the concreters fault ... So dont expect the framers to go chasing the concreters to correct the error. All they are worried about is getting it done quickly and getting paid. Just highlight to SS and tell him u are not paying the bill until it's rectified. Yeah i see your point - but there's a chronological order in the build, if all trades just do what they want and not make some adjustments here and there for previous build aspects (that they rely on, in this case the slab), this kind of thing is a recipe for trouble as we can see here. i know i'd rather have a structurally sound frame on slab than unsound overhanging frame or with a bit of loose 2x4 timber providing point support sitting directly on soil, if its 100mm short but structurally sound on slab, i'd live with that. i'm sure its also clearly outwith building regs but dont have ncc 2014 to hand Yes but if the frame is 100mm short over say 25m long house the owner is loosing 2.5m2 overall that's potentially $2-3k of house because the slab was done incorrectly not to mention the headache it can cause on final valuation if they come in with a tape and measure each room which they often do. The consumer is paying for what they aren't getting. I agree I would prefer a structurally sound house and if the only way for that was to reduce frame and house size that's fine but i would expect a credit back at the very least. But end of the day the owner paid and signed off on a certain plan and size of the builder didn't check the slab size before it was poured they are responsible to rectify it over hang with wood chocs isn't an awueqate fix I am assuming framer did that as he has built to spec and doesn't want to come back so is expecting the SS to order concretor back to remove chocs and extend slab to original design. Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5709Oct 19, 2014 2:26 pm Probably several people to blame there. We just want it fixed, even if they have to start again. Definitely not paying the slab invoice just yet. Spoke to our SS on Friday (before we knew of any issue with the slab) and he mentioned he is going out onsite tomorrow to check up on things. Something tells me we're going to be on the phone all day tomorrow sorting out this mess, between our BC, Accounts Receivable, our SS and our private inspector. Going to put our faith in PD to fix this properly. Really, really hoping. Will let you guys know what the outcome is, thanks for the support so far. Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5710Oct 19, 2014 3:21 pm Jasdan Probably several people to blame there. We just want it fixed, even if they have to start again. Definitely not paying the slab invoice just yet. Spoke to our SS on Friday (before we knew of any issue with the slab) and he mentioned he is going out onsite tomorrow to check up on things. Something tells me we're going to be on the phone all day tomorrow sorting out this mess, between our BC, Accounts Receivable, our SS and our private inspector. Going to put our faith in PD to fix this properly. Really, really hoping. Will let you guys know what the outcome is, thanks for the support so far. agree, could also possibly be the framer has gone too long etc, putting faith in PD to fix is a mighty long shot going by what i read on this thread, but good luck next week, let us know how you get on Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5711Oct 19, 2014 3:26 pm MrBee Les Apac Filthyfil Not the framers fault......they are given instructions to build the frame to size.....and they have done that. More of the concreters fault ... So dont expect the framers to go chasing the concreters to correct the error. All they are worried about is getting it done quickly and getting paid. Just highlight to SS and tell him u are not paying the bill until it's rectified. Yeah i see your point - but there's a chronological order in the build, if all trades just do what they want and not make some adjustments here and there for previous build aspects (that they rely on, in this case the slab), this kind of thing is a recipe for trouble as we can see here. i know i'd rather have a structurally sound frame on slab than unsound overhanging frame or with a bit of loose 2x4 timber providing point support sitting directly on soil, if its 100mm short but structurally sound on slab, i'd live with that. i'm sure its also clearly outwith building regs but dont have ncc 2014 to hand Yes but if the frame is 100mm short over say 25m long house the owner is loosing 2.5m2 overall that's potentially $2-3k of house because the slab was done incorrectly not to mention the headache it can cause on final valuation if they come in with a tape and measure each room which they often do. The consumer is paying for what they aren't getting. I agree I would prefer a structurally sound house and if the only way for that was to reduce frame and house size that's fine but i would expect a credit back at the very least. But end of the day the owner paid and signed off on a certain plan and size of the builder didn't check the slab size before it was poured they are responsible to rectify it over hang with wood chocs isn't an awueqate fix I am assuming framer did that as he has built to spec and doesn't want to come back so is expecting the SS to order concretor back to remove chocs and extend slab to original design. agree with majority of this; 2.5m2 loss on a 450m2 is 1/2 a percent, but agree with the credit back any lost floor area extending slab doesn't sound right, surely it doesn't knit back onto the main slab, it would just be a tiny piece of conc adjacent, at the very least i can see it being quite dificult for the slab to maintain its structural integrity if bits are added on Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5712Oct 19, 2014 6:19 pm they will run a stud full length and chem set every 20 cm or so Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5713Oct 19, 2014 6:55 pm For those interested... Blog updated (a few more links to come) World of Style Visit 2 - Colour Appointments TICK! http://gisbornewillows.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/world-of-style-visit-2-colour.html My Waldorf 48 Blog: http://gisbornewillows.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5714Oct 19, 2014 7:09 pm knyght For those interested... Blog updated (a few more links to come) World of Style Visit 2 - Colour Appointments TICK! http://gisbornewillows.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/world-of-style-visit-2-colour.html Did you enjoy the experience? I know that we were there until almost 7pm because we had to keep fixing errors that they made. It would be awesome if you could share a lot more detail about your selections... the more the better. Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5715Oct 19, 2014 7:11 pm Both my wife and I walked away dazed and working late into the night to review our selections. More details coming. So much to collate and type up . PS TLB, thanks for sharing your electrical layout. You may find a lot of similarities between ours and yours! My Waldorf 48 Blog: http://gisbornewillows.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5716Oct 19, 2014 7:25 pm Just letting everyone know that I've had a long afternoon fixing my blog. The theme that I used did not allow the commenting system to function... frustrating. The search function is up the top right of the page... I'll keep working on the missing features (e.g. subscribing, labels) during the week. Sorry for those that were trying to access the blog today... it would have looked terrible.
Proof that the commenting now works! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5717Oct 19, 2014 7:49 pm Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5718Oct 19, 2014 8:28 pm Thanks, all, for the advice and support. We've left a message with our SS asking him to call us first thing tomorrow and to stop the carpenters putting any more weight on the front of the house. Bet they'll keep framing tomorrow though. Will let you guys know the outcome. Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5719Oct 19, 2014 8:30 pm knyght For those interested... Blog updated (a few more links to come) World of Style Visit 2 - Colour Appointments TICK! http://gisbornewillows.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/world-of-style-visit-2-colour.html Congrats on getting through it! Re: Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis 5720Oct 19, 2014 8:38 pm deefeez46waldorf they will run a stud full length and chem set every 20 cm or so Yeah, bit worried that's what they'll suggest, given it's a load-bearing wall. Thinking maybe a steel girder could work, but don't know if that would meet the BCA or not. Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12336 go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110564 |