Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Alfresco same level as inside of house 43Jun 27, 2014 6:37 pm Built with WBN in WA Slab down 16 Aug 2013, Handover 16 April 2014, Moved in 2 June 2014 Our house build thread Re: Alfresco same level as inside of house 47Oct 05, 2015 7:57 am Hi guys, Throwing my 2C in. My house in construction has a single level lounge/alfresco area. For certification 2 things were needed, a drain the width of the door to stop water ingress to the house, (which my builder has been extremely innovative to create, he has cut a channel, installed large bolts into the slab, had some U sections of metal fabricated (about 1m long each) and they sit with the flat side up. He is then going to tile on top of them to create a "smart drain" type system on a large scale.) The second thing required for certification up here was a Mowing strip around the outside of the alfresco area. This is purely for termite protection Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17407 they can, it's a fairly standard solution when the slab isn't recessed. the falls need to be in the main floor, if it hasn't been done then you need to ask them to redo… 4 6565 interesting situation what happened after builder issued final invoice? did you list as defect or not does the building surveyor have any responsibility? ie. issuing… 13 46800 |