Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 12, 2007 2:15 pm So work started on my block last Monday, I thought I would take a drive down and check out what the team had been up to, get some pics etc etc.
To my suprise I arrived at the block and not only has the slab been done, but frame is up and windows have been installed. So the side gate had been left open by the builder and I decided that I'd take a sneak preview and check things over. To my dismay I notice that with the rain we had the night prior that its forming rather substantial puddles on some areas of the slab. I'm fairly positive that this is not a good sign as confirms that the slab is not level but can anyone give me advice on whether this is going to present any major issues further down the track, or should I be raising it with the builder and having them correct now?????? Re: advice needed 2Jun 12, 2007 2:26 pm This topic is rather 'out of my depth' (pun intended) ...
but I can say that there is no such thing as a level pad. But don't be backward in checking anything with your builder. I reckon you have a right to feel comfortable with every aspect of the building, and its their responsibility to make sure it is right. Ash. Re: advice needed 3Jun 12, 2007 3:04 pm Interesting situation.
Firstly to get to frame stage, depending on your soil type and site works and excavation required should take at least a week or two one would think. This poses a question why they have given you a wrong starting date? Hope it wasn't to stop you from scrutinising the work. Secondly, as far as the puddles go, I wouldn't expect it to be dead set level - it never is, but they do use the levelling tools so it can't be too uneven. A friend of mine had a business of installing polished floor boards, and he told me several horror stories where some jobs took ages just because the concrete were so terribly uneven. Not sure how bad your is, but don't expect it to be purfect. And you can't really tell by looking at the water on it, as it depends on the amount of rain. If enough water is dumped on the surface, any small uneveness would create huge pudles. Re: advice needed 4Jun 13, 2007 11:41 pm Sallyho To my suprise I arrived at the block and not only has the slab been done, but frame is up and windows have been installed. I guess your builder should have checked the status of the slab before they put on the frames and other stuffs. If it's strong enough to hold the weight of frame & windows, it should be ok. Agree with "royalblue" about "there is no such thing as a level pad", when you do the floor covering you always have to level it again... If you are still not very comfortable with their quality of work, suggest to spend a few hundred dollars to get a second opinion from private inspector. Let the professionals deal with them, we all got too many other things to worry..... Cheers Allan http://building-our-first-house.blogspot.com/ Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6901 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. WA has a particular way of building and unfortunately that's the way a large amount of sills are finished. 3 7004 Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 17560 |