Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Sep 04, 2013 8:32 pm http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?p=1071173#p1071173 The pour for our footings started today but the guys ran out of concrete. They said they will finish it off tomorrow. Is this likely to cause problems later on? Re: Pouring concrete for footings 2Sep 06, 2013 7:56 am Hi oncewerefurriers Excellent advice from Matt As a builder I can tell you that what happened is not acceptable, it's poor workmanship and a breach of warranty. Why did not they just order extra concrete? Cheers Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Pouring concrete for footings 4Jan 17, 2014 9:42 am The people you have engaged to do the pour are obviously incompetent. 1. they cannot seem to caculate the amount required, and 2. not withstanding that errors in volume calculations do occur, they should have a contingency plan for when it does happen, ie concrete supplier contacts that should be able to supply an emergency load. This lot sound like a bunch of idiot cowboys. good luck - you will need it. To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 9863 Hi all I need a guidance on how far I need to space expansion joints in the concrete driveway and its type (keyway/foam.) Contraction joints are at 3m max for a 125 slab. Thanks 0 10947 |