Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 2Jan 22, 2022 5:31 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 4Jan 22, 2022 7:19 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 6Jan 22, 2022 9:49 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 8Jan 22, 2022 11:59 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 11Jan 23, 2022 1:28 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 12Jan 23, 2022 2:10 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 15Jan 23, 2022 4:26 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 16Jan 23, 2022 5:08 pm SaveH2O lukazi The engineer asked me to take pictures of the cracks every 3 months, with the ruler over them, and in 12-24 months send those photos to him for an assessment. Do you think I should find a different engineer and start from the scratch (considering this one didn't know the basic thing such as which standard to apply)? That advice is spot on. Retain him. lukazi I also asked the engineer if I can just monitor the cracks over the next 12 months (without building the footpath) and if cracks are not getting bigger, don't even worry about building the footpath. He said how this would be ok. Do you think this is acceptable (don't build footpath at this stage but just monitor)? He has most probably considered the house age, the probable soil classification, last year being a wet year and this now being summer when giving that advice but I would think that given there is evidence of past movement, protecting the slab is something that is better done late than never. Just bear in mind that I am not a structural engineer but there are other forum members who are and hopefully some will also contribute to the thread. lukazi I'm not sure about the slope. I live in WA. Is there a way to check this online? Do you have anyone in Melbourne to manage this for you? How will you measure and monitor if you live in Perth? With the house lights on in the sevcond photo, I take it that it is a RE photo and you have recently bought the property. If so and if it is also vacant, just be aware about clauses in some insurance policies when a house has been vacant for longer than 3 months. lukazi IThe engineer didn't take soil samples. Would the course of action be different for a different soil type? I think he said how the whole of Melbourne is sitting on reactive clay. The Melbourne western suburbs where the house is are known as being reactive to highly reactive soil areas. I personally would do something pre winter and it appears that the engineer didn't say not to. Thanks so much! I bought the house in 2017 and it has been managed by a property manager. I have asked the PM to take the pictures of the cracks but this is somehow very difficult for them to do. structuralBIMGuy your input would be much appreciated. Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 17Jan 25, 2022 9:31 pm You need a geotechnical engineer to see what is happening with the soil. Find an engineering company that will take soil samples and do lab testing. Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 18Jan 28, 2022 10:16 pm Hey guys, please see the RHS of my property. What would be the cheapest drainage solution after the concrete footpath is built? Does it look like the drainage is necessary or would the sloped concrete footpath suffice? In the second picture my house is on the left with comments from the plumber who. SaveH2O and insider your thoughts would be appreciated! [img:21e3k4a2]https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/104617_1643370813.jpg[/img:21e3k4a2] [img:21e3k4a2]https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/104617_1643370834.jpg[/img:21e3k4a2] Re: Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18 20Jan 29, 2022 12:00 am [quote="groundzero":3rew3hsx][img:3rew3hsx]https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/104238_1643370847.png[/img:3rew3hsx] Write reply...[/quote:3rew3hsx] Would just the concrete suffice, without agi pipe? At this point holding this property may not be viable and I may need to sell. Investing 20k (including footpath, agi pipes, fixing roof plumbing, floor releveling). 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