Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 21, 2020 1:23 am Hi everyone, I hope you all are safe in these current circumstances. My brother has purchased a home in Kalkallo from Henley without landscaping at the rear. He is currently going through a tough financial situation and wont be able to do landscaping for about a year. Is it safe to have a house without landscaping because I have heard stories about slab heave and water damaging the house. Please advise on this issue Re: Buying Henley Home without Landscaping 2Jul 21, 2020 7:42 pm Landscaping isn't a worry at all,it's the slab getting unevening moisture levels,that's why putting a concrete path right around your slab is important,you don't want a slab getting lots of water in a shady area,and not has much water in a sunny area,so a path stops moisture getting too close to your slab and causing heave . This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 21925 Elvis has left the building... The site supervisor quit after 2 month on the project. I guess he was just instructed to bark at people, but didn't like when he was… 26 18610 Hi, I contracted a Builder to do a Garage to Bedroom + ensuite conversion (Class 1a), the Builder engaged the Certifier and Engineer and received BDA from the Certifier… 0 1980 |