Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 25, 2019 2:54 pm Hi One wall in my house deviates from the actual edge on the slab (where it should have been laid) . This is a 9m long wall that deviates almost 3 cm at the maximum. See the photo. Point A is ok where the wall is laid at the edge of the slab then gradually goes inside the slab leaving 1.5 cm empty slab space on point B and 3 cm on point C. From inside the house its the same but not noticeable AT ALL until you put the measuring tape on the floorboard where the board pieces narrows down from corresponding positions A internal to the house to point B. The building is 5 months old. What are my rights to get this fixed/claim a compensation from the builder? TIA Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Wall deviation 3Mar 25, 2019 3:13 pm alexp79 how can you be so sure that this is wall deviating and not the edge of the slab deviating? I am not sure about that. But from inside the house the floor boards at the base of this wall are wider cuttings at A (* internally) and becomes narrower at point *C (internally). * corresponding to locations A and C on the other side of the wall internal to the house Re: Wall deviation 4Mar 25, 2019 4:23 pm If internal wall is not straight, this is certainly not looking good, meaning that it is most probably frame related issue. First point of contact will be your private certifier/council inspector re how this has been approved. Re: Wall deviation 5Mar 25, 2019 4:29 pm alexp79 If internal wall is not straight, this is certainly not looking good, meaning that it is most probably frame related issue. First point of contact will be your private certifier/council inspector re how this has been approved. Thanks for your response. I bought this brand new house recently and have no idea on where to start from. I didn't hire an inspection service prior to the purchase considering its a new build and things would be covered under warranty if we face anything. Do you think it's better to knock the builder's door first? Re: Wall deviation 6Mar 25, 2019 4:32 pm you can at least try, it doesn't cost anything try unfortunately, new builds are likely to have more issues than old ones. building warranty is not a panacea and in most cases they will be trying to do everything they can to NOT to rectify. Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 1233 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Also an expansion joint. It will probably be better to silicon it? What I don't like is that joints between panels are not properly rendered and look ugly. 1 24760 Youre not wrong. It was only because I read it on another forum that I asked my rep during tender stage about the wrap (NSW) and was told it wasnt required/automatic on… 10 15349 |