Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 11, 2013 1:36 pm Hi there, I'm new here, have been reading and learning a lot! I have a question, our builder has done soil tests and classified our land as P class, but are saying they will provide a H2 class slab - has anyone come across this sort of thing before, where the slab class is less than the soil classification? Thanks! Re: Soil and slab classes 2Jun 11, 2013 4:45 pm Does that mean they will charge you extra for a P class slab? (as in, the contract included a H2 slab, so P will cost more) Re: Soil and slab classes 3Jun 11, 2013 5:05 pm Thanks for your reply. Actually the site costs included in our contract specify all classes up to and including P class, so it wouldn't cost us any more whichever they provide, it just seemed odd to me the class of slab is less than their own engineering report, especially since the contract does provide for 'up to P class' Hi Building Expert, Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated, there is also a code of conduct for building surveyors which they need to follow as well. I am looking… 4 1965 Thanks for your reply. I will just wait and see I guess. Trying to get some more information from our builder. 9 11700 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 8244 |