Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Nov 25, 2018 5:35 pm Ok so I am definitely no expert on building but I’m also not a complete buggy when it comes to common sense. We have a house thats a year old, we didn’t build it though. I have noticed the large cracks in the living room and told myself they are normal (I really don’t think they are). But yesterday I noticed a chip in the concrete and polystyrene exposed. The thickness of the concrete on top of the polystyrene is 1mm! I know the slab is waffle pod but I have always presumed there would be mesh on top of the pods. Long story short is there any possible legitimate reason the slab would be that thin in areas or are we completely stuffed?? Re: Cracking chipped polished concrete - polystyrene visible 2Nov 26, 2018 7:35 am Rubble welcome to the forum..more info is required 1. If it's a new house then the structural warranties should have transferred to you 2. Did you get a proper structural inspection done when you purchase the house? Quite often new home owners will flick the house, knowing there are problems 3.You will need the structural (Signed by an Engineer) drawings from the Councils Building department BTW, photos do help others hth Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Cracking chipped polished concrete - polystyrene visible 3Nov 26, 2018 8:29 am That doesn't sound good. When my slab was poured there was mesh over all the foam. I asked the concreters about the thickness of concrete - from memory they said there had to be a minimum of 80mm at the thinnest point, however would end up thicker in most places as the foam is never 100% level Re: Cracking chipped polished concrete - polystyrene visible 4Nov 26, 2018 9:09 pm Wow doesn't sound good, selling a new home is often a red flag, the perfect buyer being Mr Mrs inexperienced, who knows what is under neath, maybe missing chairs, maybe worse, no wire mesh or not enough of all the above. No matter what your paper work says it's going to need onsite varification from the right people, then almost certainly, legal advice as choosing the wrong direction to proceed can be years waisted, best of luck. Building Standards; Getting It Right! These can be easily filled and repaired and it doesn't cost them much to do. Id get the builder to do this first and if the repair is not suitable then a replacement is… 12 31266 get them to replace the chipped tiles. It will stick out like a sore thumb overwise. Also tiler will be siliconing the miters rather than grouting. Grouted miters crack… 1 4032 1 6626 |