Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR - Rawson Balmoral (Modified) Sydney NSW 19Aug 10, 2020 11:23 pm SteveMc Quote: Is it safe to have the form exposed from the slab like that? The foam on the face of the slab is to be bricked. They simply burn or smash the foam to reveal the void. Personally, it was a crappy job on my alfresco and I chipped it all off and rendered it. Stupid idea with waffle slab. Steve is correct, the foam you can see is used to form a rebate in the drop edge beam for brickwork under the porch and alfresco slab. The foam has been subsequently removed. It looks reasonably neat at the front porch but the alfresco is a bit crappy... the foam moved during the pour and the concrete lines are crooked. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: KDR - Rawson Balmoral (Modified) Sydney NSW 20Aug 10, 2020 11:24 pm Renman Hopefully it doesn't effect the structural strength along the edge. It'll be fine, the bricks in the rebate under the alfresco slab are mostly cosmetic. Hi all, We are looking to build a new two storey house in western Sydney. Can anyone recommend a smallish builder to go with? We are trying to stay away from the big… 0 12045 Just started the Build process for Chifley 42 with Rawson homes, will keep you all posted with the Build progress. 0 2416 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 36911 |