Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Concrete slab non conforming 21Jul 20, 2017 2:18 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Concrete slab non conforming 26Jul 20, 2017 11:17 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Concrete slab non conforming 28Jul 21, 2017 9:04 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Concrete slab non conforming 32Oct 31, 2017 10:36 am 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Concrete slab non conforming 33Oct 31, 2017 1:21 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Concrete slab non conforming 35Oct 31, 2017 8:26 pm """Saying that with the specs you stated, I can't see from those pics how that slab couldn't do the job you want it to do, there'd be heaps of houses sitting on a worse slabs and they're not falling over in drovers."""""' Only an arsehole would say I told you so when everyone else was calling it a failure. So I won't say it. 86mm topping for the tiles? Who are these people? As if the screed bed wouldn't compensate for the roughness of the floor, that's the kind of stuff you tell suckers to make them get more work done. Be told Australian building standards are second to none, if your slab didn't turn out 100%, it's still probably 200% over engineered for safety. Re: Concrete slab non conforming 36Apr 25, 2018 10:06 pm chalky I am an owner builder in WA that has been struggling with getting a good job- be that close 'to any sort of Australian Standards'!! The siteworks was bad enough and now the grano workers have bent me over the barrel. The issues are not how much concrete they laid- it's how they did it. And the grano can't seem to understand that. "that's how we always do it" or "we don't do it that way" - sick of hearing those phrases. "the engineer sits behind a desk and doesn't know how it's really done" is another. The engineer has seen my photos of the slab being laid and wants to xray it- over $6k worth!! Plus his $1.1k for the inspection and report. Even if we 'patch' these known/discovered issues, there are likely items missed that will still compromise the integrity of the slab- not to mention these would be 'band-aids' anyway. The engineer said that he is kind of stuck where he can't condemn the slab but then can't assure me that it will ever be right either. We can't even lay tiles on it as the surface is 'burnished' in places, shedding hair-line cracks, drummy and crazed everywhere. The engineer has called it 'not fit for purpose'. So I don't know where to go from here. The slab will never be as good as the engineer designed it to be- even though I upgraded all the steel and increased it to 25MPa. Using termi-mesh around the edges is also an issue where there are so many 'cold-joints' and cracks opening up that the termites will likely just come through those. But hairline cracks are not considered 'structural'- even if there are hundreds of them. I would like to have it removed and start again but not sure how to go about it. I have booked a meeting with a lawyer on Monday to start some sort of process. The engineer is worried that there might be an issue with me knowing things weren't right but let them continue with the job. I was lost in my fear and bullying from the grano and his cousin, matched with not knowing where to turn, and let the grano finish- I even paid them fully! Here in WA we have the building commission, but am thinking the legal advice is the best place to start. all liability falls squarely on the builder , well at least here in vic anyway. From a pure legal perspective, if you've signed the variation, it is a very high bar to have it set aside. No-one can give you legal advice on a forum, but you would need… 3 5478 Thanks. There are plenty of builders around my suburb. I'll make sure to do some door-to-door knocking, or note their building details on the temp fence. 4 4747 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Long story short, a toilet room is going to back onto our main bedroom and I want to make it close to soundproof. Im going to build two frames (pretty much a room within a… 0 10214 |