Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 07, 2011 4:23 pm Hi all, Im new to the site. Back in 2009 i sought to build with World Concept on a a block of land i purchased in a new subdivision. Prior to pruchase i had an independant engineer carry out a soil test and my soil class was M class and minimal fill 200mm to the rear of the property. During the contract process with World Concept, they returned a soil class of H and a requirement of 4000 tonnes of fill. I lost the oppourtunity to build my first home due to the company requiring an extra $27,000 on top of the already "allowance" of $40,000. Since cancelling my contract, 7 homes have been built with soil classes as low as S and M. the company who completed the soil report has done one directly opposite my block and returned an M class. 24m away on the same side as my block, world concept home are buidling a house, and the same engineering firm returned a soil class as M. Can anyone share their experiences with this company as to their horror stories with Footings costs. Reading through these forums i have seen several people who are buidling with them and have had excessive footings costs. Thanks Re: World Concept - Soil Class and Excessive Footings 2Jan 16, 2012 12:49 pm Original plans of our footings showed that approximately 40% of the house would be built on fill and so we paid an allowance of approx $10,000, they then charged us extra for the footings claiming that approx 60% was built on fill, unfortunately for World Concept Homes the earthworks operator had used a paint spray to clearly mark where the fill commenced and ended up with approximately 5% being built on fill, was like pulling teeth trying to get any credit on the overcharge and when we did it was not what it should have been and they came out financially in front again!! If you would like further information on the hideous chain of events that took place during construction, and in the five years since possession of the house and our multiple court appearances trying to get warranty work fulfilled let me know. DON'T TOUCH THIS COMPANY OR ANY OF THE ASSOCIATED WEEKS PEACOCK BUILDING GROUPS Re: World Concept - Soil Class and Excessive Footings 3Jul 22, 2012 2:37 am I would like to receive "further information on the hideous chain of events that took place during construction, and in the five years since possession of the house and our multiple court appearances trying to get warranty work", and would appreciate if you could post it here or e-mail it to nikoladj@tpg.com.au. Thank you. Nikola Re: World Concept - Soil Class and Excessive Footings 4Jul 22, 2012 8:47 am Builder should be able to rely on your independent geotechnical report to quote you to build your home. Your engineer is qualified and carries professional indemnity insurance It seems to me that in the example above, builder is engaging in over engineering as a way to increase site costs and make money (by using engineer of dubious independence). Remember, engineers depend on builders bringing work to them. Are they independent? You work it out! To all others, if your builder is insisting on another geotechnical report don't accept his engineer, either walk and find another builder or if you have to you offer to do it with your own engineer selection. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13098 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 6563 I don’t think so as the floor area over 300 square meters then it is class 3…. 12 17936 |