Browse Forums Paving & Concreting Re: Hire builder or owner builder for structural slab? 5Jun 13, 2023 7:12 pm ![]() Who is building the house? It's extremely more cost effective to add any plumbing under a slab before you lay it. Hi Ardo thanks for the reply. I should have added more details in my original post. The high set house is existing and has been raised to legal height by the previous owners. There's no concrete slab underneath just gravel. Our plan is to have a plumber install the plumbing required for the downstairs bathroom and laundry before the slab is poured. Re: Hire builder or owner builder for structural slab? 7Jun 13, 2023 8:52 pm Hi Alex a couple of reasons why we want to pour a slab is that the backyard slopes down towards the house and when it storms underneath the house gets muddy and the water pools due to it being level. Previous owners installed strip drains but the grills keep getting clogged with gravel etc. The other is once the slab is poured the intenion is to build in eventually due to it being legal height underneath. The other reason is when the slab is poured and before we build in is we are hoping that we would use the space a bit more as it connects with the backyard very well which is handy with the kids. Got a recent quote to pave and the paving guy said you might as well get it slabbed due to the cost being similar, which was surprising. Re: Hire builder or owner builder for structural slab? 8Jan 17, 2024 5:38 am When u say owner builder u mean subcontravt it out and not engage a builder to do that If it's one trade.only owner builder If it's two trades lease between two More know whqt Ur doing 8 15883 Peter In NSW your Certifier will have a copy, and the Certifier works for you not the builder. They are your representative so just contact them and ask for a… 6 13808 ![]() just ask a carpenter/ builder, if they are unsure they will get the engineer to advise. 1 13895 |