Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: Pond built up over slab 2Jan 08, 2020 1:12 am 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Pond built up over slab 3Jan 08, 2020 9:47 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Pond built up over slab 6Jan 09, 2020 9:53 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Pond built up over slab 7Jan 09, 2020 10:08 am At the very least we need to get the entire house below the DPC, correct? In the new pictures posted above, who do I need to help get things in order? A builder? Landscaper? Engineer? Combination of the three? Re: Pond built up over slab 8Jan 09, 2020 10:19 am A landscaper should be able to do it and pay attention to drainage of your low spots. Ideally you should have 1M wide apron around home sloping away Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Pond built up over slab 10Feb 01, 2020 7:55 am Update: So, I reached out to the building inspector who looked at our property before purchase to see what was up and why the potential DMP issues where not mentioned and he said the following: ---- Usually most of the time the damp course cannot be located visually as its in the brickwork and should be located 1 or 2 brick courses below the concrete floor level for a slab so weep hole level. If you cant see it protruding past the brickwork then who knows if installed and where It was mentioned that all weep holes should be clear of ground level in both reports There was no area around the dwelling that the ground level was higher than 1-2 brick courses below the concrete slab level (floor level), are you sure you’re not getting confused with the vapour barrier which is also black, under the concrete slab and can be seen if you dig down beside the dwelling? ---- So is the black tarp I am seeing a vapour barrier and not the DPC? Think it might be best to get a second opinion on from either another builder inspector or structural engineer. Re: Pond built up over slab 11Feb 03, 2020 8:44 am Your damp course is in the brickwork and even if you can't see it it should be level with bottom of weep holes. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Weep Holes (edit) 12Mar 01, 2020 11:03 am Update: What if there are no weep holes? This entire wall (and another) have filled in vents but I cannot see a single weep hole anywhere (covered up or not). Further to that, the bricks are well damaged at the bottom, clearly from years of water damage - should this be of concern? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My daughter and son in law are about to start building, they are having a 600mm induction cook top and 900mm oven. It's personal preferance 5 2611 The Soil classification has little to do with piers. The purpose of the classing of the soil is to identify the clay content and the "average expected range of movement… 2 7920 You can put a roller blind behind the shutters. It will be much less noticeable when not in use. 3 18061 |