Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Jul 27, 2012 8:27 pm Hi All, Recently I had a 80sqm verandah done with concrete floor. The problem is there is some water retaining and sloping inwards from the open side when its raining. A handyman came and checked with spirit level and said the slope is not going outwards which is why water is coming inwards and the whole slab has to be demolished and redone since it doesn't comply with australian standards. He advised me to go to VCAT after no luck with concreter. Just wanted to know if anyone here had similar issues and got any success going to VCAT? What are the odds? Does this really doesn't comply with australian standards. How to fix this? Do I really have to demolish whole slab? Thanks! Re: VCAT - Concrete retaining water 2Jul 28, 2012 12:40 pm If the water is falling towards the house now and it is a new build property the likelyhood is that over time water will drain down between the house and the concrete and it will sink further and the puddle will get bigger. Not to mention its bad for your foundations/walls and the look of your property. You should easily win at VCAT and definatly go there. The concretor may fix it once VCAT contact him. Get in touch with StandardsAustralia.org.au for documentation. I think AS2870 or AS3600 are the documents you need. Re: VCAT - Concrete retaining water 3Aug 08, 2012 8:14 pm We are applying to VCAT and one of the problems with the house is that our concrete alfresco is not to regulation. Really the cheapest alternative is to rip it up and do it again. Tilers measured it with a laser and the whole thing is out, slope/fall and has 25mm humps in the middle. Today we had a building inspector do a report for us, we need it for VCAT. He spotted much more serious issues with our build that we never would have picked up. This verandah is not to regulation and it is not OK and you paid money for it to be done to your satisfaction. VCAT NOW. I agree with Althom but there also may be a problem with the terra cotta stormwater pipe discharging water in that areas as well. You can just see the top of the pipe at… 2 15821 Grab a hose, insert it at the top of the inlet/down pipe and turn the water on and see where the water is escaping from. Then you'll know. 3 8489 |