Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Slab not in the right place on the block 13Nov 14, 2008 7:02 pm photogirl I hope it is, I spent a little while typing my reply out. But good question. ROFL.... Re: Slab not in the right place on the block 15Nov 14, 2008 7:31 pm Quote: [To make your comparison you must look at the alternative in the same light i.e. the value of an investment of $4,000 in 50 years. ]
Am not sure what you mean here, but if you assume an interest rate of 6% pa compounded monthly, $4000 turns into almost $80 000 after 50 years! Re: Slab not in the right place on the block 16Nov 14, 2008 7:40 pm [quote="photogirl"]
Did the builder give you a variation to sign before they put the slab in the wrong place? [/quote No, and this is what has really upset me - they changed the airconditioning/ heating system because they realised they couldn't install the one we asked for. No ask, just done. They didn't ask us about moving the location of the airconditioners heat exchanger, they just did it and, by the way, the water tank you asked for can't be put where you want it anymore because it won't fit. They didn't ask us about putting a spa bath in the bathroom (we asked them not to put one in during contract negotiations), but they did anyway. The outside of the garage wall forms the boundary along one side - it looks like a spotted cow because they have used different coloured bricks. All these things I was just going to let slide... Re: Slab not in the right place on the block 17Nov 14, 2008 7:42 pm how horrible for you slabman. How big is your block, or more specifically your back yard area?
We spent a lot of time designing our house to sit on the block to maximise our back yard space as much as possible, including going to council to reduce our frontage, so I would be absolutely devastated if this happened to us. I have to say I am probably a bit with Matt here - rip her down and do it right. You cannot put a price on a backyard space for kids. I do hope you come to a happy ending, whatever you decide. Re: Slab not in the right place on the block 18Nov 14, 2008 7:45 pm mattwalker .... Silly question.... Is the fence in the right spot? I hope so - there will be 20 or so other disappointed owners if not - It was the first question I asked, and yes the fence is straight. Re the other houses set backs, I stood on the edge of my house and looked down the street and it did seem that our house was further back, but this could have just been my now developed bias. I couldn't honestly use this as 'evidence.' The real evidence to me was that I found exactly the same missing metre at the front of the house as I did at the back - id est the missing metre at the back correlated exactly with the "gained" metre at the front. Re: Slab not in the right place on the block 19Nov 14, 2008 7:50 pm slabman Quote: [To make your comparison you must look at the alternative in the same light i.e. the value of an investment of $4,000 in 50 years. ] Am not sure what you mean here, but if you assume an interest rate of 6% pa compounded monthly, $4000 turns into almost $80 000 after 50 years! So if you took th $4k now, you would have $80k in 50 years if you invested it. Use a product like Equisol's Vitalise to clean the deck then coat with a penetrating timber oil. It will look 10 years younger and add value to your home. Visit for… 1 16684 Appreciate that Chippy. I won’t do sand under pavers and will connect all up under pavers, however I was going to do: 1) Roadbase compacted with manual hand tamper 2)… 10 19986 |