Hi all,
We have recently signed with a builder in South Australia. I have spoken to the building inspector who we are planning on using and he said that it is important that the slab is covered with a plastic membrane for at least five days after the slab is poured to minimise the chance of cracks appearing in the slab.
We have spoken to our builder about this and they are refusing to cover the slab and say that if we do this we could void the warranty.
Firstly, I was wondering if there are any builders/experts in this area who could comment. Our builder is saying that the slab is covered with a spray solution to prevent the top drying out too quickly but the building inspector says anything other than plastic sheeting is not acceptable.
Secondly, I know that there have been other posts about fine cracks in the slab on here and I was wondering what others have been told by their builders/inspectors when they queried it.
Lastly, has anyone else recieved info from their building inspector that is anything like mine.
Thanks in advance. I didn't really building would be quite so involved.