Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 22, 2008 12:01 pm Hi
I have been in my house for four weeks. The first layer of morter that the first layer of bricks sits on is sweeping away it is like power. are my walls going to fall down, should i keep the children inside. St*****g homes said can not tell haw seriouse until inspected but will not inspect until the new year. Re: House falling apart 2Dec 22, 2008 1:01 pm Sounds like you need an independent building inspector to come and assess, if its as bad as it sounds. If a brick becomes dislodged in some of this heavy weather it could cause some serious injury.
Do a search for building inspectors on this forum. House falling apart 3Dec 22, 2008 3:14 pm Hi
Had a building consultant out today and he said the morter is powdery and falling out. No s**T. I was told many times about how he needs to word everything right legaly encase if it goes to court . But the amount of times he said this made me worry. The damp course has been breached around 60% of our house, and i was told the builder will have to do salt damp treatment around the house to fix this. The consultant did not to me test enough morta. Our hole house pourch alfresco was poured with the foundations, Yet we have a positive damp reading on the walls. I have been in my house for four weeks thought I had a home week by week with all the problems building and now this, I just am giving up on having a home. Re: House falling apart 4Dec 22, 2008 3:22 pm Hi dj
I am so sorry At least you know that we are all here for you as many of us have also experienced problems and let downs through our house builds. All I can say is to take one step at a time, go through all the right channels (as swiftly as you can) take pictures and document every phone call ,email you have with the builder/insurers. Hopefully someone on the forum has some good advise for you. Mrs B Re: House falling apart 7Dec 23, 2008 10:44 am It sounds serious enough for a visit too a lawyer, you can always pass the cost on to the builder if it goes to the court. A court is nothing to be afraid of if you are protected by statutory rights (which you are) but you need a lawyer to find out which ones apply to your predicament. Then he can write a letter on your behalf to the builder demanding that he fix the issues asap.
Dont worry too much about it, but at least get the ball rolling by trying to find a recomended lawyer. Re: House falling apart 8Dec 24, 2008 6:12 pm An independent building inspection with written report is a must. Its a pity you never saw this before now.
When we built with Fairmont the bricky had (not being sexist) his missus on the mixer and she didn't mix the mortar properly, leaving hard lumps of un-mixed sand in the mix that could be dug out of the joints with a car key leaving large craters, once the mortar had set. We got in an independent consultant who argued our case. Well worth the (I think) $200 Luckily the brickwork was only up about half height all around our home and it had to be demolished and re-done. I heard of another home (same builder) that was similar to yours and the entire brickwork had to be demolished and re-done. Yet another reason I will never build again. Good Luck. Arfur You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 6980 How good is Simeon?! Always taking time to help others out! Wish we were building in NSW and could work together. Thanks for all that you do! 7 6515 Really tight at the top of the stairs- how to get furniture into those rooms? Study books - does anyone really use them these days? Large storage closet would be more functional. 2 6848 |