Browse Forums Paving & Concreting Re: Can anyone clarify the term "prepare the site" for me? ( 4Oct 21, 2011 3:00 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Can anyone clarify the term "prepare the site" for me? ( 8Oct 24, 2011 3:15 pm grom40 OK I'm a little confused (and by no means an expert on these things) but to answer your original question; if someone said to me they were going to "prepare the site" for concreting I would think they meant doing all of the work up to the actual pouring of the concrete (ie: excavating, putting in roadbase, formwork, timber edging etc). I think that prepare would be dig out if needed + road base (we're on clay) + compact from our builder point of view. grom40 When your builder says that the actual site level will be 200mm below the retaining wall does that mean they will be doing any excavation? Yes the site will need a little extra excavation done because in the haste to get started they have not brought the rest of the site down to the starting level of the house (which was what we agreed on) ans as such the soil level around the house ranges from 100mm below floor to 300 above floor. Our agreement was it would be the same as the level of the house before the trenches/footing/etc were dug, but it seems as though he is happy to leave it until the last thing. I have emailed the build to see what can happen with regards to preparation" and to see if we can get a resolution/compromise on when our concrete can be done. I don't want to have to have a temporary step but I really don't want to void the termite protection by having to dig out more soil after the treatment is sprayed. Maybe we do a deal with termite Protection mob for an extra spray at our cost mid pour? Sorry! I'm new to this forum and have made a mistake in my posting! I'm looking for a structural solution to a stand alone wooden pickets fence with no structural rail… 1 3290 1 328 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13091 |