Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Slab heave on house we built in 2010. What next? 8Mar 10, 2019 11:02 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Slab heave on house we built in 2010. What next? 14Mar 10, 2019 12:37 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Slab heave on house we built in 2010. What next? 15Mar 10, 2019 1:14 pm MyFirst sweetswisssteel Unfortunately to get the house that we all want, we have no choice but to use the volume builders. And they all use waffle pods. I'm using small custom builder and they do both raft and waffle slab. My mentality was if waffle is good enough for volume builders building 1 million+ dollars house surely is good enough for mine. Lol. So regretting it. If I could turn back time I would gladly pay extra for raft slab. A friend was building with raft slab. I don't see it takes much longer. The most just 1 day.. Re: Slab heave on house we built in 2010. What next? 16Mar 10, 2019 2:22 pm Energy ratings dictate having slabs now. A bit OT but I cringe every time I see yet another slab knowing that one of the main contributors to CO2 emissions is cement production. If cement production was a country, it would only be surpassed by China and the US as being the world's largest emitter of CO2. The additional wood used when a house is built on stumps also sequests carbon long term. 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: Slab heave on house we built in 2010. What next? 17Mar 10, 2019 2:28 pm Hardwood floor on stumps would be the best in most cases but there wouldn't be many builders who would do it let alone volume builders. Re: Slab heave on house we built in 2010. What next? 20Mar 12, 2019 9:44 am StructuralBIMGuy Had a quick look at your previous build posts, in a nut shell 1. It staggers me why most people building don't put up Construction Photos, but rather colour Images of their selections? you haven't put anything up? Basically, who is going to remember what was done structurally 10 years ago? 2. Do you or the Council have the Geotech report, Engineering Details and was it inspected by your independent Engineer? 3. Did the Builder or Builders engineer give you information concerning Reactive soils and foundation movements,prevention,etc? 4.Remediation and Cost $5K I read? You are way off the mark , times that by 4, and there is a high chance there will be no cure & warranty, Doctors and Engineers agree, prevention is better than cure. 5.OT, read the legal disclaimers rather than judgements/outcomes. Just to address you points in order. 1. I wasn't really seeking people to look at my old build posts, just more noting so many years have passed. I can dig out my construction photos if people are really interested, just will need to convert from .NEF format. 2. I do have the Geotech report, it recommends an H class slab with a Type 2 waffle raft design. They also recomend piers on the fill side - this I'm not 100% sure was done, though, as slab was done before I had a chance to swing by and take photos. If there's anything else you'd like to know from that do let me know. It did all pass inspection though. 3. There was some information supplied - don't have it all to hand, but it was about ensuring paths slope away from the house so water doesn't pool against foundation, advising against garden beds right up against the house, or trees etc. 4. There go the life savings! 5. Yes there is a lot to go through. Ultimately, though, I paid hundreds of thousands of dollars only nine years ago for a house they guaranteed would be structurally sound for at least 25 years. The Soil classification has little to do with piers. The purpose of the classing of the soil is to identify the clay content and the "average expected range of movement… 2 7898 i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 11114 Hi all I am looking to run a water line under my concrete footpath which is directly next to my home, was seeing if this is possible without cutting the entire section… 0 15256 |