Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Water seeping through slab in a new house 5Mar 01, 2012 1:36 pm Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Water seeping through slab in a new house 15Mar 14, 2012 5:56 am luke11 Hey Guys, I am not sure what to do here. Should I tell the builder to re-do our frame in the bath room? Or some how strengthen it? We will need new skirting boards and even some of the plaster re-done from water damage. Luke I think you should get an independent assessor to have a look at get his opinion. This would help you to know where you stand with reference Building Commission's guidelines. Re: Water seeping through slab in a new house 16Mar 14, 2012 12:35 pm Problem has now been fixed!! The water leak was coming from the HWS as there was a broken pipe. The water under our bath was a second issue, they believed the water build up under the bath as before we moved in there was a sewage problem. So they drain out the water from under the bath (using a paper cup) and said the remaining water will dry in time. The water meter is not moving four number an hour now which is good. Will have to contact the builder now to find out what they are going to do about the rotten frame and skirting board. Re: Water seeping through slab in a new house 17Mar 16, 2012 9:08 pm I would be extremely concerned about foundation damage and it is more than likely that the builder is not following soil test report recommendations for drainage during construction. In addition builder will almost certainly be in breach of BCA, the contract, good building practice and professional standards. I would get professional independent building report immediately. 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 Re: Water seeping through slab in a new house 18Mar 17, 2012 10:14 am building-expert I would be extremely concerned about foundation damage and it is more than likely that the builder is not following soil test report recommendations for drainage during construction. In addition builder will almost certainly be in breach of BCA, the contract, good building practice and professional standards. I would get professional independent building report immediately. Are you referring to the OP? I'm interested to know what damage would be caused to the foundation? Im not an engineer so can someone tell me how water sitting against a slab could force its way up through the slab. Working on the premise water finds its own level, wouldn't the water sitting against the slab need to be higher, or, have some pressure source forcing it up. Re: Water seeping through slab in a new house 19Mar 17, 2012 10:37 am Standard building practice is to keep water away from foundations or slab edges. Water absorbed into clay reactive soil will swell and can cause slab heave. I see this type of problem all the time. There are some very bad problems in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. Recently I have appeared on ACA helping people with home foundation damage.(check out my blog) 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 Re: Water seeping through slab in a new house 20Mar 17, 2012 2:00 pm building-expert Standard building practice is to keep water away from foundations or slab edges. Water absorbed into clay reactive soil will swell and can cause slab heave. I see this type of problem all the time. There are some very bad problems in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. Recently I have appeared on ACA helping people with home foundation damage.(check out my blog) I agree 100% about the edge heave, it was a major problem a few years back when we were in drought. An aircon con pipe dripping on the ground and creating a wet patch which would swell the ground and heave the slab. I just watched the ACA story, the comment about buying a car without brakes which you used in a previous post, am I correct to assume you are one in the same as the person in the story? If so I'm just curious to know what makes you think you are a building expert? Thanks for your advice. So far i have not noticed any issues with doors and windows. Builder advised they will organise drainers to inspect 2 weeks ago but no further… 7 19035 13 6697 if it's the look that you're not happy with, the easiest option would probably be to spray paint it all into the same color as the walls so it blends in. there might not… 3 4218 |