Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Jun 05, 2011 7:52 pm I am wondering if you were paying any attention when you were concreting around the house and you have a reticulated system (pipes). We were given a colour brochure with rules that we are supposed to follow. Seems like not all people get exactly the same advice (which is understandable in most cases), but I'm still wondering ... These are the rules for concreting: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ These are for pavers: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ There are for grass: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I mainly have 2 questions at this stage: 1. How can your concretor really ensure that the sand "box" around the pipe remains a box?? Is it really necessary?? 2. I've been told by the pest company - contrary to what their brochure says - that we should use SOIL bed/box immediately around the pipe (and not sand). What have you used?? Any sharing would be greatly appreciated!!! My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 4Jun 08, 2011 7:42 am Thanks for your interest, humble. What was wrong with the neighbour concreting over?? How do you (they??) know it was wrong? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 5Jun 08, 2011 8:15 am Lex Thanks for your interest, humble. What was wrong with the neighbour concreting over?? How do you (they??) know it was wrong? They were out there last week (the covers) were concreted over, so I assume they need to maintain access to the covers? Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 6Jun 08, 2011 10:08 am I would say ensuring these newly required termite systems be buried as per the correct requirements would be costly. Hardly any of them I've seen are that low all the way around the slab anyway. If the sand buffer is a requirement it should be installed as part of the initial instal of the system. I'd like to know who has actually paid for the annual inspection/refill? It's an added cost that really is pointless. NO EXPECTATIONS, NO DISAPPOINTMENTS! Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27441 Landscaping Thread: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=43969 Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 7Jun 08, 2011 11:48 am humble Lex Thanks for your interest, humble. What was wrong with the neighbour concreting over?? How do you (they??) know it was wrong? They were out there last week (the covers) were concreted over, so I assume they need to maintain access to the covers? So, it's the covers (the access boxes/lids) that were concreted over?? That's bad The pipes should be concreted over anyway (well, with apparently some sand (or soil??) to protect them) - if it's done as per the rules. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 8Jun 08, 2011 11:51 am Boiselfish, the annual inspection/refill is paid by the home owner. It's your regular maintenace. Why do you think it's pointless doing the annual inspection/refill (at a cost, of course)? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 9Jun 08, 2011 11:57 am Lex humble Lex Thanks for your interest, humble. What was wrong with the neighbour concreting over?? How do you (they??) know it was wrong? They were out there last week (the covers) were concreted over, so I assume they need to maintain access to the covers? So, it's the covers (the access boxes/lids) that were concreted over?? That's bad The pipes should be concreted over anyway (well, with apparently some sand (or soil??) to protect them) - if it's done as per the rules. Yer.. You have to have the maintenance, otherwise it was a pointless exercise (plus the warranty that goes along with it wouldnt be valid) Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 10Jun 10, 2011 10:23 am The inspection regulations on retic termite systems has recently changed. For my system there is no yearly "top up" or maintenance. Every 3 years the system is fully flushed and recharged with new protection agent. Might pay to check with your supplier / builder on this. Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 11Jul 03, 2011 9:47 am Thanks, however, the question was not about applying/replenishing the chemicals or any sort of maintenance or inspections, it was purely about physical digging and physical installation of the "hardware" (pipes and covers). We know the maintenance and inspection requirements, that's the easy part, and we don't really actively particiapte in that, we just pay . The hard part is getting the landscaper and the concretor to handle their (physical) part of the job correctly. I also learned that it's quite possible to have the hardware incorrectly installed in the first place by whomever the builder engaged (it should have been someone from the pest company) - it appears that they can get the heights&distances quite wrong quite often. Then, after it's all installed, any further physical "handling" is purely your own responsibility (after the handover) and most of us will have to do some degree of landscaping and concreting. Any disturbance of soil immediately around the system will have to be fixed as per the original requirements. This is where it can get tricky. I don't worry (too much!) about concreting over the access cover (well, that should be fairly obvious, shouldn't it ) but rather about rough handling / digging / excavation close to the pipes and then re-instating the correct heights and correct amounts & type of "surrouding bed" ... What was your experience?? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 12Jul 05, 2011 7:47 pm i can't really answer your questions but would too appreciate some response... Re: Concreting around Reticulated Termite Systems 13Jul 06, 2011 7:52 am Yep, and if anyone got confused by this long-ish thread , I repeat my 2 questions: 1) I would like to know what kind of sand (or maybe soil??) they have installed immediately around the pipes as part of the original builder's installation. This would be very easy to see ... If it's some special sand, it will stand out (and you would see a leftover heap somewhere on site) ... 2) If you are/have already concreted the driveway etc., how did you make sure that the original builder's installation remains intact? What sand (or soil) did you use?? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. 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