Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Builder's soil report contradicts Level 1 compaction rep 4Jul 25, 2017 5:24 pm Developers reports can't always be trusted.It is a problem in the industry and some steps are being made to fix it. I would rely on the engineers testing and opinion over a developer.Dynamic cone penetration tests are common in the soil tesing industry and go some way to confirming the compaction of the fill. No one but the engineer/geotech signs off on your slab design and ultimately bear most of the responsibility for that design so I am more inclined to trust some who has the head on the chopping block. Re: Builder's soil report contradicts Level 1 compaction rep 6Mar 20, 2018 9:49 am Hi Guys, I am in a similar dilemma, I am building with Mimosa and they are nulling my fixed site costs because there is a clause in the contract. My developer (manor lakes, lollipop hill Estate) did not provide level 1 compaction report because according to them there is less than 150 mm fill. So Mimosa is saying that I have to pay for all the bored piers which are throughout my slab and are yet to give me a figure. Re: Builder's soil report contradicts Level 1 compaction rep 7Mar 20, 2018 10:16 am yasir_fnd Hi Guys, I am in a similar dilemma, I am building with Mimosa and they are nulling my fixed site costs because there is a clause in the contract. My developer (manor lakes, lollipop hill Estate) did not provide level 1 compaction report because according to them there is less than 150 mm fill. So Mimosa is saying that I have to pay for all the bored piers which are throughout my slab and are yet to give me a figure. What does your soil test report say? Re: Builder's soil report contradicts Level 1 compaction rep 8Mar 20, 2018 10:32 am icat2000 yasir_fnd Hi Guys, I am in a similar dilemma, I am building with Mimosa and they are nulling my fixed site costs because there is a clause in the contract. My developer (manor lakes, lollipop hill Estate) did not provide level 1 compaction report because according to them there is less than 150 mm fill. So Mimosa is saying that I have to pay for all the bored piers which are throughout my slab and are yet to give me a figure. What does your soil test report say? Bored or backhoe piers/piles should be founded at minimum depth of 0.6m into the Natural Silty Clay. An allowable bearing capacity of 250kPa can be adopted in the founding material at this depth. If used due to existing/potential abnormal moisture conditions, piers/piles should be installed to a minimum depth of 2.5m, or directly onto confirmed continuous bedrock (whichever is shallower). Re: Builder's soil report contradicts Level 1 compaction rep 10Mar 27, 2018 10:07 am insider What does your soil report log sheet says more than 150mm of fill? I am not sure as it is difficult to read soil test report. my builder is saying it is 400mm. Now i am not sure why estate guys would lie to me. Sounds like rubbish to me. Ask for the contamination report which I doubt they have. If it's part of a normal subdivision it would have had a contamination report done… 9 5799 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17909 they can, it's a fairly standard solution when the slab isn't recessed. the falls need to be in the main floor, if it hasn't been done then you need to ask them to redo… 4 6794 |