Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Oct 21, 2011 1:09 pm Hi All, I need to know what I should ask to be done/expect to be done so we can get our concreting done. Builders temp Supervisor said we could get it done to avoid having a temp step at rear of laundry, but now the builder is saying no concrete until after handover. I can understand his reasons why (Wife cannot however) Below is my site as it is today and there is a site clean up scheduled for Monday. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We have spoken to the builder and HE has said that the level of the yard at handover will be around 200mm below the retaining wall (as agreed after some site level issues) and that we could have our concrete guy "prepare the site" for concrete, at which point he will have the last perimeter termite treatment applied. What exactly do he mean by "prepare the site"? IS it digging out any dirt if need be and adding the road base/gravel.whatever they put under it? Less or more than that? Any help is greatly appreciated. Regards Chris Re: Can anyone clarify the term "prepare the site" for me? ( 2Oct 21, 2011 2:05 pm prepare site for concrete usually means excavation top level to remove any vegetation or rubbish. then crush rock, levelling, framing etc. then pouring concrete. going by the picture, i don't think your concrete guy will clean up the construction waste. you may have to move those large item to another location yourself. Re: Can anyone clarify the term "prepare the site" for me? ( 3Oct 21, 2011 3:47 pm Builder is going to clean it up and make it flat so that is no problem. how much of what you mentioned do you think is preparation though? Re: Can anyone clarify the term "prepare the site" for me? ( 4Oct 21, 2011 4:00 pm I would say prepare the site would be excavate to correct level, remove soft spots place and compact road base. 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? ( 5Oct 24, 2011 10:03 am chrisandkate Builder is going to clean it up and make it flat so that is no problem. how much of what you mentioned do you think is preparation though? hi council guy, i think he mentioned the concrete guy will go in before the house finish construction, without termite protection they cannot obtain occupancy permit hence no key handover. i don't think any builder will clean up the land so you can bring your own trady in to carry out work. let alone insurance problem. Re: Can anyone clarify the term "prepare the site" for me? ( 6Oct 24, 2011 12:49 pm rojak1 hi council guy, i think he mentioned the concrete guy will go in before the house finish construction, without termite protection they cannot obtain occupancy permit hence no key handover. Just to clear this up, I live in the Maroondah Council, not work for them. I understand that the termite protection needs to be done to get cert occ, but also the land/yard has to be cleaned up as well. As far as insurance goes, If the builder gives consent to have the tradies on site then there is no insurance issue. They need to have insurance and it won't cost them anymore than it already has. Also each trade need to provide their own insurance. The builder quoted the house without any landscaping (they never do it) and with drive way(or porch) as money was always an issue (we had a figure in mind an won't go over) so they were never getting that money unless it was under X cost. They couldn't get near it. We need to have either a temporary step at out laundry door or get eth concreting done before the cert occ is issued. rojak1 i don't think any builder will clean up the land so you can bring your own tradie in to carry out work. let alone insurance problem. Well its not going to stay the way it is and the level of the ground (under all the crap) is not the correct level as we had some extra site works needed. The builder only got the house site cleared so he could start, but agrees the rest of the levels will be adjusted before handover Re: Can anyone clarify the term "prepare the site" for me? ( 7Oct 24, 2011 2:56 pm 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). 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? Because if someone is going to come down that side with a digger then there's no point getting the concrete formwork done because the bobcat operator may very well run over it! Hope that helps (and apologies if it didn't!) Re: Can anyone clarify the term "prepare the site" for me? ( 8Oct 24, 2011 4:15 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! 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