Browse Forums Building A New House The parties have reached a mutual understanding in resolutio 222Jul 12, 2019 5:52 pm Simeon McGovern Affordable Custom Homes, We design and build to your budget Ashington Homes www.ashingtonhomes.com.au The parties have reached a mutual understanding in resolutio 223Jul 12, 2019 6:05 pm Simeon McGovern Affordable Custom Homes, We design and build to your budget Ashington Homes www.ashingtonhomes.com.au All done 224Jul 12, 2019 6:14 pm Simeon McGovern Affordable Custom Homes, We design and build to your budget Ashington Homes www.ashingtonhomes.com.au Re: Builder demands $201,118 for non compliant defective wor 225Aug 01, 2019 12:25 pm Hi, Noticed this discussion when looking for fence details for my own home. In relation to the AAC Panels: Your defects primarily relate to poor workmanship/installation and the building process (ie. other trades working on floor, loading goods on floor etc) AAC is a very fragile product, and damages quite easily just moving a panel. The cracking across a panel happens where a floor joist is higher or lower and when walked on will just crack. The steel mesh will hold the panel together. But some areas can deteriorate if repeat traffic occurs. Joists can be 2mm out which could mean 4mm up or down from joist to joist, the panel just cracks. The density of these products is around the 600kg/cubic metre, bricks around 1800kg/cubic metre. There is a perception that AAC is as strong as concrete, bricks etc and perform as such. Have fixed numerous jobs. For instance a hotel would encounter problems down corridors where cleaners repeatedly wheel house cleaning trolleys. All brands of AAC encounter what you have experienced. ask the surveyor for clarification would be the logical approach 1 20124 6 11528 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39454 |