Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 03, 2019 1:51 pm Re: Raft Slab - Pipe lagging 2May 03, 2019 7:28 pm Our builder (smaller local one) said the same thing with our raft slab in January. I noticed they did all the horizontals but not verticals...although I asked our construction manager to do them all for us. Not sure if he did or not, but I don’t think so assuming you would see signs of it where the pipe protrudes out of the concrete. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check our Homeone build blog here Re: Raft Slab - Pipe lagging 3May 04, 2019 12:32 pm Wastes vertically through slab are not lagged and should also have termite protection collar if in termite declared areas. If you lag the pipes , termites can enter your home through slab penetration as they do on some older home when lagging was used. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog OK it's been a little while! I've been busy getting time where I can to work on this. I started by grading a pad (borrowing a… 26 20316 yep sounds good make the footing bigger to to allow for the pipe in the middle 3 7311 Plumbers 'can be' plumbers, made all the worse by self certification which the building surveyor invariably accepts as proof of compliance! The good thing is that you know know. 3 4857 |