Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: owner builder construction guarantee 9Apr 16, 2009 9:50 pm LEADING THE WAY IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION BUILDERSEDGE PTY LTD Re: owner builder construction guarantee 10Apr 16, 2009 10:30 pm Hi ms lotus i think we have two problems here abvious as they may seem 1.Some hair line cracks in verious places over the render an some in the concrete 2. Moisture coming from the ground First problem in nothing to worry about. In fact you have photos of cracks in corners where two walls meet this is very common place for cracks to occur. You also have cracks along a pier one brick wide this is a very uncomman place for cracks to occur o i am of the belief that it is just the render cracking. This may be the case with a lot of the render cracks. Crack on the ground - hard to see in the pics however from what can be seen are nothing to worry about. 2. Moisture from ground is more a concern for me and thats only if it is comming from a service or drainage. Chances are it is not mains water because this is not unsually run through the slab. The only thing i can forsea under the slab in the garage is drainage storm water. However i do not know enough about your house. Perhaps you give trade link a call pay the fee and they will send you a drainage plan of your house. Secondly is the garage below ground level. ALso how many times have you seen this water in the garage. Have you tried to dry it out and see if it returns?? Please treat both issues seperately otherwise you will confuse the situation. While i was across this behavior's pre appointing my (the builders) surveyor, I did tell the builder i was aware what they were doing and while i disagreed with it, they… 13 11929 Hi folks, Victoria resident here. I've submitted my owner builder application to the VBA. I thought I'd share my experience so far. I submitted my application… 0 6183 |