Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Trees on Common Area causing slab heave 4Mar 19, 2019 8:34 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Best Practice Rainwater Harvesting using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Trees on Common Area causing slab heave 7Mar 19, 2019 9:48 pm ![]() I have an issue where the symptoms of slab heave are see in my IP. Are you sure it is heave and not subsidence? The trees being on common property really needs proper legal advice as to responsibility. 3in1 Supadiverta. Best Practice Rainwater Harvesting using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Trees on Common Area causing slab heave 8Oct 10, 2019 9:50 pm Hi There, I have had a similar situation but went through an insurance company to claim for a broken pipe that was leaking and their engineers came back with the excuse that it was subsidence due to trees (10metres away from the house) drawing out moisture from the highly reactive soil despite my house heaving at the time approx. 100mm, I employed a expert geotech engineer who stated that in my case it wasn't the trees to have caused that amount of heave. A waffle slab should tolerate deferential soil changes according to the AS2870. I would suggest to investigate further however looking into this with a fine tooth comb can be very expensive. I understand your frustrations and feel your pain.....as consumers, we are not protected for our biggest investment of our lives. Good luck Re: Trees on Common Area causing slab heave 9Oct 10, 2019 9:56 pm In addition to my previous message......I will never build through a volume builder ever again, it's too heart breaking and the AS2870 recommendations are not properly followed or checked!! Just putting out there...feels good. Re: Trees on Common Area causing slab heave 10Oct 10, 2019 10:54 pm The blame game. Always the home owners fault. 2 Engineers blamed trees for my 154mm out of level slab. I investigated further getting a full plumbing inspection. Sanitary pipe apart at joint where it exits under the slab. Flexible joints not used so non compliant to AS 2870. Don’t trust the builders engineers. Hi Adman, sorry to hear of the issues you are having with your home and the builder, who looks like he is playing 'the blame game', which is exactly what my builder and… 9 2661 Thank you for your response H20. I appreciate you taking the time. I recently paid $3500 for my own engineering report and I am still waiting on receiving this. The… 12 2645 It's home and contents insurance. Our (now previous) home insurance refused to give us just contents insurance. Besides, we need insurance for storm/fire/theft etc. 2 845 |