Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 31, 2011 8:39 pm Greetings, Been waiting for over 18 months for the house build to start. Many headaches along the way before works started, and we've now got a slab. However, I smell troubles...!! (well more troubles, my builder is nothing but trouble) The slab has HUGE holes that have been jack hammered out. What's with that?!?! Surely thats not normal, especially the need to break the hole through the side of the house???? Can someone clarify this please? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/ ... CF1953.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/ ... CF1948.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/ ... CF1947.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/ ... CF1946.jpg Also can someone provide some decent contacts in relation to getting some stage inspections done by a professional? I realise I can just google it but I figure its better to ask some people who have delt with the companies / persons involved. I'm in Melbourne South East. Many thanks Re: Slabs Down - Holes Cut .... Stage Inspector Contacts Mel 2May 31, 2011 9:03 pm Look like holes for drainage and drainage traps. As far as the builder is concerned better too big a hole than too small. By the look some of the holes have mainly been made using polystyrene formers The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. I would send it to the certifier who is technically your representative and working on your behalf not the builder's 1 2253 my suspicion - some builders, they do usually make 'odd' settings in their site plan / pricing as their standards - being hopeful that first - the initial price is… 9 2444 it depends on the natural ground level, if they excavated their boundary wall needed to be built as a retaining wall. If you filled, which sounds like the case then you… 1 7075 |