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eltkris

22 May 2019

Re: House slab is exposed all along the sides. Is this rightBuilding A New House

May 22, 2019 11:58 am

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Glad to hear that's pretty normal. This is the second house we have built, and our last one they did not leave it like this. Now it makes sense, because they actually didn't use any termite protection at all. I guess their method of protection, is leaving the expose...

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Glad to hear that's pretty normal. This is the second house we have built, and our las...

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eltkris

9 May 2019

House slab is exposed all along the sides. Is this right?Building A New House

May 09, 2019 1:59 pm

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. We have been in our house for 6 months now. We spoke to a Landscaper who also has experience in the building industry. He said that our builder should not have left our Slab exposed the way that it is. As you can see below, they left the bottom o...

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. We have been in our house for 6 months now. We spoke to a Landscap...

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eltkris

15 June 2018

Re: Our SJD Homes Build (Somerfield Estate)Building A New House

Jun 15, 2018 3:44 pm

https://forum.homeone.com.au/images/smilies/icon_evil.gif Our land titled in November 2017, however the build process started in Feb-2018. SJD Homes stated this is due to the fact that they did not want to pour the slab in 2017 and leave the pipes exposed over the holiday period. Strange that they ...

Strange that they told you this... Our slab was poured in December 2017, and then sat there, pipes exposed over the hol...

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eltkris

21 May 2018

Re: Builder didn't recess our upstairs showers. What can weBuilding A New House

May 21, 2018 2:03 pm

Did you check and sign off on your build plans? What about your contract did you check whether it was in the specifications listed with the Contract? Those would be the first starting point I would look at. Yes we checked all our plan and specification documents. It's included in our specifications...

Yes we checked all our plan and specification documents. It's included in our specifications (which is also our quote d...

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eltkris

21 May 2018

Builder didn't recess our upstairs showers. What can we do??Building A New House

May 21, 2018 1:02 pm

Hi, I'm hoping I can get some advice from anyone that may have had a simlar experience or who might have some knowledge in this area. We are currently at lock up stage in our new house. We have 2 showers upstairs that were supposed to have a recessed, flat base. This weekend we visited the house and...

Hi, I'm hoping I can get some advice from anyone that may have had a simlar experience or who might have some knowledge ...

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