Browse Forums General Discussion Re: dealing with a tradesman after levelling failure 2Jul 13, 2014 11:20 pm Antenna Direct Perth www.antennadirect.com.au 0423919037 Get your home NBN Ready Smart Wiring and Structured Cabling in Perth Antenna Installations | TV Wall Mounting | Data Cabling HD Security Camera Systems / CCTV Re: dealing with a tradesman after levelling failure 5Jul 14, 2014 5:03 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: dealing with a tradesman after levelling failure 7Jul 15, 2014 12:31 pm [quote= the levelling compound was poured straight onto cypress tongue and groove flooring (90mm) to level out areas that had dipped, undulated etc.. when this sets, we are installing floating floor.[/quote] Im not a building expert but I think that is your problem right there. Im assuming the floor guy has used a floor leveller compound that from my personal experience only ever seen used on concrete floors. Never seen it used on tongue and groove floors. The compound material is like a very wet cement mixture, only meant to fill in and level upto 5mm? Anything larger, you would look at sand +cement screeding I would think. I would also think for levelling tongue and groove flooring, one would use thicker underlay? or ifs its really bad redo the floor boards again? Just my 2cents, Im not a builder but I work in the industry. Re: dealing with a tradesman after levelling failure 8Jul 15, 2014 1:51 pm Seems a sorry state but there is no law against against giving a discount for cash (there are costs associated with CC/eftpos plus the inconvenience of cashing chqs etc). Whether this guy chooses to declare cash payments to the ATO is his business. Speak to him, let him know your concerns, get an independent inspection and/or information from the manufacturer on the installation process and follow it through a tribunal if he won't come to the party. The other alternative of course is just to tell him that you'll mention it to the ATO plus the flooring place that sent him out on the first instance to quote. http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: dealing with a tradesman after levelling failure 10Jul 15, 2014 10:39 pm Quote: Im not a building expert but I think that is your problem right there. Im assuming the floor guy has used a floor leveller compound that from my personal experience only ever seen used on concrete floors. Never seen it used on tongue and groove floors. The compound material is like a very wet cement mixture, only meant to fill in and level upto 5mm? Anything larger, you would look at sand +cement screeding I would think. Just for your info BrandonZoe, there are latex based self-levelling compounds and additives that are flexible for exactly this purpose that can be from 3 to 30mm thick. I'd say this guy has used the wrong stuff. rothwell do you have any of the bags left over that the guy used so you can tell us exactly what he has spread over your floor ? Stewie Hi guys, I want to do some floor levelling before laying the planks and am considering doing it with self-levelling or yellow tongue PB board. I am wondering which one… 0 7047 The concreter will take and reuse. In my case I bought structural LVLs and scraped them back and used them as joists. 1 5443 you need to understand the breakdown of warranties. 90 warranty is considered as minor defects rectification period where as the longer ones are more major/structural… 1 5564 |