Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Backfill around the concrete slab 3May 19, 2020 10:33 pm Pulse if it is slab on ground it should be kept visible as a termite barrier, is this what you mean? Yes. I’m just wondering if I can go back to the builder to fix this quoting Au standards or best practice. Not recommended! The image presented is for a sublevel area. The footings are down deep with a load bearing wall supporting the upper floor level. If you did that drain… 8 10590 Grab a hose, insert it at the top of the inlet/down pipe and turn the water on and see where the water is escaping from. Then you'll know. 3 8465 The concreter will take and reuse. In my case I bought structural LVLs and scraped them back and used them as joists. 1 5152 |