Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Engineered solutions 10Oct 02, 2018 8:47 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Engineered solutions 13Oct 02, 2018 10:58 pm 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: Engineered solutions 15Oct 03, 2018 8:36 am Tim65 StructuralBIMGuy @Tim65 I suggest you venture down to your local hardware store and get some waterproofing and apply it yourself to the edge of the slab. That is my recommended Engineered solution if you are unable to Turn up The WPM BTW photos also help others Cheers Yes this is my thoughts as well will be doing it over the weekend , just find it so frustrating that they can get away with slack work , can’t belive a engineer is happy to sign this type of practice Off The other problem I have picked up on is cover to Steel or lack of it Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks for the photo I suggest you make a deduction from the final payment for the waterproofing you have purchased No Doubt, the builder will make a 20 fold deduction from the trade payment claim In regards to inadequate cover are you in a coastal , corrosive & aggressive environment, More info required? BTW, Stick to your guns, this engineer is on your side & please let me know how you go... Cheers Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Engineered solutions 16Oct 04, 2018 6:10 am StructuralBIMGuy Tim65 StructuralBIMGuy @Tim65 I suggest you venture down to your local hardware store and get some waterproofing and apply it yourself to the edge of the slab. That is my recommended Engineered solution if you are unable to Turn up The WPM BTW photos also help others Cheers Yes this is my thoughts as well will be doing it over the weekend , just find it so frustrating that they can get away with slack work , can’t belive a engineer is happy to sign this type of practice Off The other problem I have picked up on is cover to Steel or lack of it Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks for the photo I suggest you make a deduction from the final payment for the waterproofing you have purchased No Doubt, the builder will make a 20 fold deduction from the trade payment claim In regards to inadequate cover are you in a coastal , corrosive & aggressive environment, More info required? BTW, Stick to your guns, this engineer is on your side & please let me know how you go... Cheers No we are not coastal , Hunter vally The site was classed as H1 there is a lot of clay also N3 wind rating I really don’t see logic in a engineer signing Off on a technicality in this type of ground regarding the dpm , if it was free draining I would understand They poured slab yesterday , I managed to have a quick look at Steel cover from what I could see we had a min of 20-25 in the places where it was in contact with form boards , so they had attempted to rectify it I suppose Pipe penetrations were not taped up correctly I have lots of photos and I put my concerns in an e mail so it’s documented Time will tell , very frustrating on my part as I pride my self on the standard of work I do I have been in construction for 30 plus years Thanks for your comments In the end, two pieces of treated timber (20mm thick) were bolted onto the joists and planed when there was too much sticking out. Passed inspection. 13 7743 I would find out how deep your clay base is and depending on the depth install a cut off drain which is more than a normal agi drain. Where the neighbouring walls is… 2 3141 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15884 |