Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues 4Apr 28, 2023 1:40 pm Is this the area close to the top of the hill or down near the flat area next to the river ? Re: Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues 6Apr 28, 2023 2:22 pm groundzero Is this the area close to the top of the hill or down near the flat area next to the river ? As much as I wanted top of a hill or a lovely slope as ponzutwo suggests I went with a flatter block. Approximate location circled in the screenshot. Really appreciate your responses! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues 7Apr 28, 2023 11:19 pm Near the casey blvd area there is recent subdivision fill which is probably controlled with a compaction report but underneath that there will be older uncontrolled fill that was there from previous industries,I think it was cement production. There is also a water table at approximately at the river level so screw piles would be justified. In your area it looks like there may have been an old quarry or old filled in dam before the subdivision so you may have a similar situation with older uncontrolled fill below the newer controlled subdivision fill and a shallow watertable. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues 8Apr 29, 2023 11:27 am groundzero Near the casey blvd area there is recent subdivision fill which is probably controlled with a compaction report but underneath that there will be older uncontrolled fill that was there from previous industries,I think it was cement production. There is also a water table at approximately at the river level so screw piles would be justified. In your area it looks like there may have been an old quarry or old filled in dam before the subdivision so you may have a similar situation with older uncontrolled fill below the newer controlled subdivision fill and a shallow watertable. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Interesting. Yeah, the area between the river and escarpment drive was a quarry I think and they have been doing remediation and site works on it for the past several years getting it ready to build on. I'm just super frustrated with this whole process, it seems like everything is being done on the fly, or not picked up when it should have been. I got sent the build design/engineering report and soil test in February and it had bored piers. Then the builder issued a "final" variation last month with huge increases to site costs, stating they didn't know there was fill on the site when we signed the HIA in 2021. 6 weeks after the first build design/engineering report was sent to me, and after I kept questioning the variation costs, I got sent a second, revised engineering report where they had changed the design to screw piles stating large amounts of uncontrolled fill. Now I've been told the engineers are concerned about, and requesting this compaction test, and the developer is involved as well - why the developer is involved I don't understand at all. I don't understand why the engineers keep finding "new" information about this site - is this normal practice? We were supposed to have been handed over to site a couple of weeks ago and now have no idea when our build will actually start. Here are a couple of side-by-sides showing the development of the site, just for funsies and also for proof as to why I pushed back on the builders claims they didn't know there was fill on the site. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues 9Apr 29, 2023 6:42 pm Must be very frustrating There are some very average soil testing companies and engineers in the industry at the moment so it may just be just incompetence. The soil testing company should have picked it up and done a deeper investigation. Re: Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues 10May 02, 2023 10:30 am groundzero Must be very frustrating There are some very average soil testing companies and engineers in the industry at the moment so it may just be just incompetence. The soil testing company should have picked it up and done a deeper investigation. Thanks for your reply. I will just wait and see I guess. Trying to get some more information from our builder. Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 13998 Hi Building Expert, Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated, there is also a code of conduct for building surveyors which they need to follow as well. I am looking… 4 4138 Its never a good idea to sign a building contract without making sure everything is selected, soil test is done Is are dotted and Ts are crossed and without independent… 4 3158 |