Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 06, 2014 8:43 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: VCAT, owner wins damages for garage slab heave! 4Aug 07, 2014 1:04 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: VCAT, owner wins damages for garage slab heave! 5Aug 07, 2014 5:48 am 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: VCAT, owner wins damages for garage slab heave! 6Aug 07, 2014 5:57 am 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: VCAT, owner wins damages for garage slab heave! 8Aug 07, 2014 8:34 am Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: VCAT, owner wins damages for garage slab heave! 11Aug 07, 2014 10:15 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: VCAT, owner wins damages for garage slab heave! 17Aug 07, 2014 7:37 pm insider Good win BE hopefully the verdict will go out to the paving industry and they will start to get the message.Still not sure about partial demolition of a slab and how that would work maybe StructuralBIMGuy , Mat Cornell or other engineers could comment. Sometimes there are no happy endings and sometimes there are no pretty solutions however in this case it's as good as it gets. I might add that neither engineers or lawyers were needed. My client is an educated man and has been able to articulate his case and was backed up by the best expert evidence. 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: VCAT, owner wins damages for garage slab heave! 19Aug 07, 2014 8:51 pm insider Yes possibly the tide is turning we need cases like yours publicized.Did the concretor put up much of a fight Yes he did and I thought that he did the best he possibly could have however he was relying on cement and concrete association guidelines that are in conflict with BCA and lost. He did not have expert evidence however my guess is it would not have mattered if he did. As it is defective concrete paving and drainage are the most common defects in new homes and we need to re educate builders and concrete contractors in compliance matters. 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: VCAT, owner wins damages for garage slab heave! 20Aug 07, 2014 9:05 pm Brilliant !!!! Well done!!! Do you also know for how long it was being left like that (defective)? Or did the owner take any quick fix (band aid) actions or improvisations in order to prevent rain (surface) water going under the slab, once he noticed some issues? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... It worked for me in getting all non notified rain days removed from the builders claim, although the LDs was only $50/day 7 6651 On the day liquidated damages kicked in, I texted my SS "Good morning and happy "Today liquidated damages begins today day!" We had a little over 3 weeks claim and no… 1 2810 |