Browse Forums Building A New House Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 3Jul 28, 2010 9:27 pm Handover date 3rd August 2010 WOOHOO!!! Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 13Jul 29, 2010 1:01 pm Our finance company insisted we have perimeter concreting around the house. I'm not sure what it has to do with them, but we'll be obedient and do it. contract signed: Nov 09 Released to Construction: 23 Jul 10 Slab poured: 9 Aug 10 Frame completed: 30 Aug 10 Windows & Gutters: 7 Sep 10 Bricks: 15 - 23 Sep 10 Roof: 24 Sep 10 Gyprock: 20 Oct 10 Lockup: 25 Oct 10 Kitchen: 27 Oct 10 Tiling: 6 - 9 Nov 10 Painting: 17 Nov 10 Carpet: 30 Nov 10 PCI: 15 Dec 10 Handover: 17 Dec 10 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=35943 Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 14Jul 29, 2010 1:34 pm I am thinking of crushed rock and then maybe a border or rubber tiles like these to make a path around the back of the house. http://www.clarkrubber.com.au/matting-a ... tiles.html Has anyone tried them for outdoor use?? Not sure what they are worth price wise though. Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 15Jul 29, 2010 1:42 pm We've used crushed rock. $290 for 10m3. Does the job so we're not walking on mud and clay throughout winter. Will end up maybe doing a decked path around the house at a later stage... Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 16Jul 29, 2010 6:26 pm Thanks for everyones input. l think we'll end up having concrete and then doing a pebble pathway next to it. Handover date 3rd August 2010 WOOHOO!!! 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 8631 You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 7181 Thanks for the photos. You need to know whether the inflow or the overflow pipe is leaking and this is a simple process of elimination. INFLOW: The vertical riser… 4 4718 |