Hi there,
Can anyone have any experience with demolishing a slab with screw piles - what happens with the piles? what are the implications for the soil if piles are cut? what depth should they be cut at?
I've been caught up for 2 1/2 years in a nightmare of builder abandoning build, fighting him through VCAT, fighting VMIA (Govt insurer) after he was put into administration, now left with weathered frame and slab on 33 screw piles.
Most builders won't build on existing slab, also I no longer have the money to continue the build so am looking at demolition of existing works and either starting again with smaller cheaper build, or selling cleared block.
If the existing piles are used for a new build the warranty insurance is decreased by the amount already paid out by the insurer, and if the piles are cut off the soil is disturbed, either of which potentially devalues either the block, or a new build.
Any advice appreciated!
Thanks.