Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Slab certification - procedure and rough cost? 9May 17, 2009 10:20 pm My advice is that if they cannot produce any documentation then you negotiate the price DOWN to allow for complete removal of the slab and to start again. You could waste thousands of dollars and hours of time. This block should be a bargain and if they have no documentation then absolutely no way should you be paying premium price for having the slab already in. To remove the slab allow an excavator with rock hammer about 3 days, plus truck/s to cart away the concrete etc and tip fees to dump the old concrete. Not sure in the Blue Mountains but allow $120/hr for the excavator and $80 for the trucks and you should be in the paddock. The better way would be to put it on the seller. That is, without documentation on the adequacy of the slab then they are responsibile to get rid of it all. That is the simple solution, don't waste your life over their problem! Builders are people too.... For your reference Performance Labels: Window assemblies in housing, except timber windows, must be labelled so the label can be seen when it is in situ. For timber… 6 7731 Firstly the ableflex that has been installed needs (manufactures specification) a sealant cap over the top, preventing water draining down between the slab and the… 3 7792 custom probably not. Volume, most defiantly, but spec would vary. If youre doing a knock down, there additional costs associated with that that will eat into your budget… 1 10282 |