Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Help with cost of variations. 2Apr 30, 2011 8:50 pm 12th of Never land 20/3/07 ~~ Contract 17/11/10 ~~ Prestart 9/3/11 ~~ Footings 29/4/11 Re: Help with cost of variations. 6May 04, 2011 6:54 pm BuilderPaul Who said you need to increase the footings? You?, The Pool People from a pool you haven't built yet?. There is no way a house footing needs to increased to accommodate a pool. An extra 500mm footing will do nothing to stop your house falling into the pool if you build it too close. Build the house slab as it was designed. Save the $6K and spend it on a better pool (designed by an engineer to fit the site), or spend it on beer.... Paul The council will require piering or other reinforcement of foundations if the pool is to be built against the house or within a short distance. Same deal as if the house is close to a sewer line or other assets in an easement. Fair Trading can issue orders to rectify and complete but once the matter goes to NCAT these orders are automatically vacated. You will have to terminate contract and sue… 21 29758 It seems very clear to me that your contract states that a security account does NOT need to be established so the answer to the builder is NO. If in doubt find a contract… 1 8512 The fastest thing a builder will do is bank your cheque, those systems work perfectly with lightning speed, everything else is slow burn. Just the way it is. 1 8711 |