Was wondering whether its a good idea to skip the frame inspection and do the pre-plaster inspection instead ..but need some input from experienced home builders and experts! My thinking is in the frame stage no walls are straight anyways and no plumbing is done.. So maybe do the inspection when the...

The Issue isn't with the Engineers report, @kirashogun Once you have handed over a deposit to the builder and signed, the builder can charge whatever he wants for big ticket items It's up to @bentleigh_boy now to scrutinise the cost if he thinks it's going to be too high, then his option is to pull...

bentleigh_boy, I PMed you the geotech engineer my builder used. They seem to be pretty good. Thank you kirashogun, much appreciated. Will talk to them for sure. Can I ask which builder you used and where did you build?

The Issue isn't with the Engineers report, @kirashogun Once you have handed over a deposit to the builder and signed, the builder can charge whatever he wants for big ticket items It's up to @bentleigh_boy now to scrutinise the cost if he thinks it's going to be too high, then his option is to pull...

The report says that the site is a class"P" but because the fill is controlled your design engineer can use a "M" type slab with some modifications. The fill has been compacted and is said to comply with the earthworks specifications therefore deemed ok to put a modified "M...

Did they even do a soil test or did they infer. Because a Ys value of 20-40mm sounds suspect. My soil report has a single figure rather than a range that is exactly matching soil classification. Sounds like all they did is infer. Not good enough. P just means your slab needs to be custom designed d...

The report says that the site is a class"P" but because the fill is controlled your design engineer can use a "M" type slab with some modifications. The fill has been compacted and is said to comply with the earthworks specifications therefore deemed ok to put a modified "M...

Looking for some advice regarding our slab which the builder's engineers have recommended to be M class but they have classified the the Soil as 'P due to fill' I know people get a H class slab on a P class soil. Very confused coz the engineer's report says only the the "controlled compact fill...