Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 5Nov 07, 2015 8:53 pm Building Simonds Hudson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80646 Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 7Nov 08, 2015 6:19 am Building Simonds Hudson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80646 Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 8Nov 12, 2015 9:50 pm Building Simonds Hudson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80646 Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 10Nov 13, 2015 7:30 am Building Simonds Hudson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80646 Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 13Nov 13, 2015 8:20 am Building Simonds Hudson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80646 Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 14Nov 13, 2015 8:25 am Building Simonds Hudson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80646 Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 15Nov 13, 2015 8:27 am Another thing, don't assume your SS knows your house and what is required in the build. They don't. Visit often with plans and specs in hand. You will know what is in the contract he won't. He is SS for 11 other houses (That is the case here in Melbourne) He will know a lot of things but when doing 12 houses at once, things get confusing between one build and another. You the owner needs to look, compare to plans and specs and speak out if it appears not quite right. Ask questions via email to keep a record of questions and responses just for the record. Word of mouth is soon forgotten. Even when you try doing all this above you will find that things still go wrong. It has happened to me on a number of accounts. Visit site often and look and tick off the boxes in your head or on some list you make to check. My slab was still not quite right in one short dimension, my waste was in wrong location in the bathroom, a window was put in too high in Butler's pantry as we ordered a double hung window for a servery but it was put in wrong height and the prep work for the timber servery was not done so we scrapped the servery idea and now have a double hung window put in too high for its intended purpose that we paid an extra $1000 for nothing really. Sorry, they are giving us $160 back as a variation for their stuff up. In summary, visit often, look hard and don't assume they know what they are doing. Ask questions. It is a big investment. Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 16Nov 13, 2015 8:32 am That's definitely good to know, thanks Goody! Did you have an independent builder do any inspections along the way? viewtopic.php?t=80646 Building Simonds Hudson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80646 Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 17Nov 13, 2015 8:37 am viewtopic.php?f=1&t=64836
Being on a H2 site this topic needs to be read from page 1 to the very last post. Slab heave can be avoided if care is taken. That care needs to be taken by builder from the slab is poured and continued by you after handover. Make builder 100% sure that you will be on the look out for site drainage from the day slab is poured and that you take photos of everything from the first day site is cut. Take hundreds of photos of everything like site cut, slab preparation of steel and form work, pipe locations and pipe penetrations, slab rebates, frame, trusses, plumbing location, electrical location all before plastering. It is what is under the plaster that you need to record. Do not allow any water to pool against slab or stay onsite from day 1. Get temporary downpipes placed into storm water from the day the roof is on. Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 18Nov 13, 2015 8:40 am Halcyon That's definitely good to know, thanks Goody! Did you have an independent builder do any inspections along the way? viewtopic.php?t=80646 I did but unfortunately that didn't work out so well in the first instance. It was a prepour of slab inspection. I had a retired building inspector who is a friend of mine come with me after that for the other stages up until lock up. Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 19Nov 13, 2015 8:58 am Thanks Goody, you're a champion! You must have been a builder in a past life I'll have a read tonight, my partner will want to read it as well. His dad is an ex builder so we'll be taking him on inspections for sure, I haven't asked him about slabs yet but I'll be curious to see what he thinks. viewtopic.php?t=80646 Building Simonds Hudson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80646 Re: Building Simonds Hudson in Warrnambool Vic 20Nov 13, 2015 9:19 am I was anal about my slab. To me that is more important than anything else, especially on a H2 site and using waffle pod slab which I was against in the beginning as I thought I was getting a stiffened beam conventional raft slab. I have posted this before: We hired Darbecca to do every stage inspection, and I strongly recommend them to anyone that asks me. They were amazing. Thorough reports… 2 4899 I do enjoy the drama:-D In his latest two videos he has started bringing security guards to site, I am waiting for the punch on to begin lol 6 46229 |