Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 28, 2020 5:57 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Anyone here familiar with piering? We are at the pre slab phase, and the builders report that the piering has been completed. When i look at the site, i can only see piering around the perimeter, but the engineering plans indicate there are piering throughout the house. We had to upgrade to a H1 slab with additional piering beyond the 45m included as their standard due to soil condition and moderate salinity. Im wondering if they need to stick to the engineering plan and include pierings to the inside of the slab or can they just do the perimeter Thanks in advance Re: Question about piering 2Sep 28, 2020 6:07 pm Piers have to be done as per the engineering plans. If you see some missing, raise the issue with the builder. Are you getting a pre-pour inspection done? Your inspector may also point it out but it may be too late. Re: Question about piering 3Sep 28, 2020 6:09 pm KameGame Piers have to be done as per the engineering plans. If you see some missing, raise the issue with the builder. Are you getting a pre-pour inspection done? Your inspector may also point it out but it may be too late. I was thinking about prepour inspection but decided against that, now kinda regretting it. those photos were taken today so there may still be time Re: Question about piering 5Sep 28, 2020 6:12 pm gogo65 Yep, i think they need to follow the engineers plan. You could organise a building inspection. I should think so too, considering they charged me extra for it and all Re: Question about piering 7Sep 28, 2020 7:16 pm theres a chance it could be, i cant get onto the site to verify one way or the other, but that still leaves a lot of piers missing from the middle part according the the engineering plans Re: Question about piering 9Sep 28, 2020 8:25 pm KameGame You may still have a couple of days, till they start putting the form boxes in there. Get a private inspector at the earliest before the pour. Ive emailed them about this, depending on what they say i may have to get one in Re: Question about piering 10Sep 29, 2020 12:16 am See if you can walk around and check on the site. Most of ours were covered over with a thin layer of soil so we tapped around with a pole to locate them and make sure they were all there. Re: Question about piering 11Sep 29, 2020 12:20 am D and C House See if you can walk around and check on the site. Most of ours were covered over with a thin layer of soil so we tapped around with a pole to locate them and make sure they were all there. im not permitted onsite yet and wont meet the supervisor until after slab pour (which will be too late by then), but i may have to request site access now I also get what youre saying but its a bit strange that the perimeter piers are all there uncovered only for all the middle ones to be covered in this instance Re: Question about piering 12Sep 29, 2020 12:30 am Bao Nguyen D and C House See if you can walk around and check on the site. Most of ours were covered over with a thin layer of soil so we tapped around with a pole to locate them and make sure they were all there. im not permitted onsite yet and wont meet the supervisor until after slab pour (which will be too late by then), but i may have to request site access now I also get what youre saying but its a bit strange that the perimeter piers are all there uncovered only for all the middle ones to be covered in this instance We had just over 40 piers and could visibly see only about 5 of them, mainly edge ones too, the others varied between a few millimetres of soil to probably 5-10cm thick over the top of some, just depending where they scraped the soil to. Re: Question about piering 13Sep 29, 2020 12:35 am D and C House Bao Nguyen D and C House See if you can walk around and check on the site. Most of ours were covered over with a thin layer of soil so we tapped around with a pole to locate them and make sure they were all there. im not permitted onsite yet and wont meet the supervisor until after slab pour (which will be too late by then), but i may have to request site access now I also get what youre saying but its a bit strange that the perimeter piers are all there uncovered only for all the middle ones to be covered in this instance Yeah see if you can maybe take a look on the weekend? Unless it's already fenced and locked up which makes it tricky. We had just over 40 piers and could visibly see only about 5 of them, mainly edge ones too, the others varied between a few millimetres of soil to probably 5-10cm thick over the top of some, just depending where they scraped the soil to. it is unfortunately fenced off, else id be there scrapping the soil as you said just to make sure. hopefully my case is same and urs, just covered in dirt ill definately try and get them to give me access asap and put my mind at ease though Re: Question about piering 14Sep 29, 2020 12:38 am Bao Nguyen D and C House Bao Nguyen [quote="D and C House"]See if you can walk around and check on the site. Most of ours were covered over with a thin layer of soil so we tapped around with a pole to locate them and make sure they were all there. im not permitted onsite yet and wont meet the supervisor until after slab pour (which will be too late by then), but i may have to request site access now I also get what youre saying but its a bit strange that the perimeter piers are all there uncovered only for all the middle ones to be covered in this instance Yeah see if you can maybe take a look on the weekend? Unless it's already fenced and locked up which makes it tricky. We had just over 40 piers and could visibly see only about 5 of them, mainly edge ones too, the others varied between a few millimetres of soil to probably 5-10cm thick over the top of some, just depending where they scraped the soil to. it is unfortunately fenced off, else id be there scrapping the soil as you said just to make sure. hopefully my case is same and urs, just covered in dirt ill definately try and get them to give me access asap and put my mind at ease though[/quote]If it's the same as our site (and most sites so I've been told), the code is probably 1234 on the lock haha. Hope it's all good for you. Re: Question about piering 16Sep 29, 2020 12:49 am alexp79 It wouldn't be even certified by the certifier if number of piers are not matching engineering drawings. Highly unlikely. I hope thats the case and the certifier is truely independent. im just concerned how all the perimeter peirs are clearly visible yet none of the inner ones are. Problem is i cant get onsite to verify either way and can only go by the photos i can take on this side of the fence Re: Question about piering 17Sep 29, 2020 1:02 am Bao Nguyen alexp79 It wouldn't be even certified by the certifier if number of piers are not matching engineering drawings. Highly unlikely. I hope thats the case and the certifier is truely independent. im just concerned how all the perimeter peirs are clearly visible yet none of the inner ones are. Problem is i cant get onsite to verify either way and can only go by the photos i can take on this side of the fence what you mean you can't? just get there after 6 or 7 pm Re: Question about piering 18Sep 29, 2020 1:07 am alexp79 Bao Nguyen alexp79 It wouldn't be even certified by the certifier if number of piers are not matching engineering drawings. Highly unlikely. I hope thats the case and the certifier is truely independent. im just concerned how all the perimeter peirs are clearly visible yet none of the inner ones are. Problem is i cant get onsite to verify either way and can only go by the photos i can take on this side of the fence what you mean you can't? just get there after 6 or 7 pm I mean i cant get in. Site is fenced off and i dont know the code (yet) so i can only look on from the outside. Re: Question about piering 19Sep 29, 2020 1:12 am Bao Nguyen alexp79 what you mean you can't? just get there after 6 or 7 pm I mean i cant get in. Site is fenced off and i dont know the code (yet) so i can only look on from the outside. If they lock the fence, then probably makes sense coming onsite during a day and asking supervisor to give you a quick walk through? It will still them at least a day to set up pods and reinforcement steel. You just have to openly raise your concerns and if they have nothing to hide, it should not be a problem for them to show you those piers even through the fence. Just talk to them nicely, bring in six pack, etc. It always pays off when you talk nicely to people and let them know that you are the owner and quite interested on how things are going on. Re: Question about piering 20Sep 29, 2020 10:18 am alexp79 Bao Nguyen alexp79 what you mean you can't? just get there after 6 or 7 pm I mean i cant get in. Site is fenced off and i dont know the code (yet) so i can only look on from the outside. If they lock the fence, then probably makes sense coming onsite during a day and asking supervisor to give you a quick walk through? It will still them at least a day to set up pods and reinforcement steel. You just have to openly raise your concerns and if they have nothing to hide, it should not be a problem for them to show you those piers even through the fence. 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