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13 April 2022

Re: Slab Heave/Building InsuranceGeneral Discussion

Apr 13, 2022 10:15 pm

I don't really see a problem with replacing 40-50 cm of soil within and 1 meter around building envelope with well compacted sand placed over geotextile with perimeter agg drainage system (which can be gravelless too!), then you can implement any type of onground slab you want and it will never be ...

Yes, I would pay 10 times that, considering the total cost of the house. For my 50 sq home, custom builder charged me $...

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Thi

13 April 2022

Re: Slab Heave/Building InsuranceGeneral Discussion

Apr 13, 2022 1:18 pm

I didn't bother... I just walked away when he started to attack me on my english and education. He told be to go back to school. It doesnt take a degree to know that cement and steel are stronger than plastic pod.

I didn't bother... I just walked away when he started to attack me on my english and education. He told be to go back to...

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Thi

13 April 2022

Re: Slab Heave/Building InsuranceGeneral Discussion

Apr 13, 2022 6:59 am

I see your point, there is a lot of thing I would changed to my built had I known.... I.e asbestos removal by unlicensed trade. We can only learn and share, hopefully the issue is more commonly known and less people fall victim of this. Partly why I talked to other about waffle. I was mocked as uned...

I see your point, there is a lot of thing I would changed to my built had I known.... I.e asbestos removal by unlicensed...

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Thi

12 April 2022

Re: Slab Heave/Building InsuranceGeneral Discussion

Apr 12, 2022 5:44 am

Very sorry to hear your story. Knowledge is power. This is why I did many researches on building concepts. Which I am glad I did. It was a long process to find a builder. I had mixed feeling about waffle vs raft. 100% of volume builders tried to convince me waffle slab is good. I looked at its posit...

Very sorry to hear your story. Knowledge is power. This is why I did many researches on building concepts. Which I am gl...

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Thi

5 October 2020

Re: Has anyone rectified slab heave successfullyGeneral Discussion

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Oct 05, 2020 2:10 pm

Agree. Not many are informed. It is natural that people would opt for cheaper slab.There is no incentive for volume builders to do raft. More time taken means lesser return for them. Volume builders now all say no to raft slab, you can't even ask for option. Not only raft slab cost more money, more ...

Agree. Not many are informed. It is natural that people would opt for cheaper slab.There is no incentive for volume buil...

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Thi

4 October 2020

Re: Has anyone rectified slab heave successfullyGeneral Discussion

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Oct 04, 2020 7:12 am

Reading on this post. LIH wanted to charge me 15k extra in drainage for waffle pod, 15k in traffic management, 8k in cranage. They gave promotion for waffle pod charging higher base price (370k in lieu of 330k for similar size and inclusion compared to other builder). Overall 500k at contract for 43...

Reading on this post. LIH wanted to charge me 15k extra in drainage for waffle pod, 15k in traffic management, 8k in cra...

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Thi

30 September 2020

Re: Good Custom Builders in Melbourne NorthWestBuilding A New House

Sep 30, 2020 7:39 am

I am building with Quantum home we are waiting for permit.

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Thi

5 April 2020

Re: Our Almost Forever Home! - 45sq Quantum Home in the HillBuilding A New House

Apr 05, 2020 12:14 pm

Hi Nat, Thank you for sharing. We had bad experience with previous builder so we engaged Quantum Home and custom our house. We have final pricing. We basically accepted the pricing to proceed with contract right away after few mins looking at the total amounts. The house is 49.6 square double storey...

Hi Nat, Thank you for sharing. We had bad experience with previous builder so we engaged Quantum Home and custom our hou...

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Thi

5 April 2020

Re: LONG ISLAND HOMES - POINT COOKBuilding A New House

Apr 05, 2020 7:56 am

Afternoon, Anyone building or has built with Long Island homes? Any reviews? Thanks. Thi 5/04/2020 8:55 am #12 We have the same problem, They dont do KDRB, but still take our deposit. They said soil test will be done after payment. Turned out to be a lie. FREE site cost is a lie About 6/7 months mo...

Thi 5/04/2020 8:55 am #12 We have the same problem, They dont do KDRB, but still take our deposit. They said soil test ...

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Thi

5 April 2020

Re: LONG ISLAND HOMES - POINT COOKBuilding A New House

Apr 05, 2020 7:55 am

We have the same problem, They dont do KDRB, but still take our deposit. They said soil test will be done after payment. Turned out to be a lie. FREE site cost is a lie About 6/7 months month later they manage to book us for colors and tenders. Turned out we have to pay 43k additional unknown site r...

We have the same problem, They dont do KDRB, but still take our deposit. They said soil test will be done after payment....

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Thi

5 April 2020

Re: Our Almost Forever Home! - 45sq Quantum Home in the HillBuilding A New House

Apr 05, 2020 7:31 am

How was your experience with the new house? We are building our new home with Quantum home too. We have done pricing and is waiting for contract. I've been MIA for about 3 months! So much going on and so much to post about! Ready Set... GO!! So December 1st rolls around and we were convinced that th...

How was your experience with the new house? We are building our new home with Quantum home too. We have done pricing and...

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