Noname,
Are you able to share a sample design about what you had in mind with the placement of the spoon drains?
Thanks

Matthew,
The builder gave us the same story and pointed at a lot of things with no real relevance. Get them to start measuring the movement. You will need to…

Yes, we did get our own independent geotechnical report. The report called out that moisture as the cause of the heave.
More details are in few posts above this

I was cross-referencing some of the original structural engineering documents with the recent reports from the builder's inspector.
The original reports have a section for "Tree Influence" and it's marked…

When I asked them about the slab moving up, they said the waffle pod slab just sits on the piers, nothing to hold them down
We are still waiting on the…

Latest update on this issue. Due to the COVID and the multiple lockdowns, things progressed slowly. Also, due to the investigation moving to slow with the builder and advice from…

I wanted to update this thread with latest information about this problem
The builder along with their structural engineer came out 4 weeks ago to collect some new readings since some…

Yes, the initial report from the structurcal engineers mentioned exactly what you said. "Heave to the rear of the garage and alfresco area"
The stormwater should have never been so close…

Thanks Harts.
worldofmud It founded in clay. I'm not sure what the depth is, i'll need to look that up

Also I should mention that we have a 5 meter easement at the back of the house with a pit.
According to the plans, 1 is the sewer pipe and the…

We did take a few during constuction but I need to check if we have any of the pipes this side of the house
Anything in particular you want me to…

Yes the existing cracks are still opening. The one on the ceiling is moving forward.
The cracks over the internal garage door has been fixed by the builder once already…

Yes, this is in Cranbourne North, not too far from Berwick. There is 1 tree on the nature strip and 1 on the front lawn. Both are quite small trees.…

Hi StructuralBIMGuy ,
Thank you for chiming in, much appreciated.
The alarm bells did go off, but we've been patiently ( in hindsight,…

First, I'm sorry about the long post.
We are in desperate need of advice regarding slab movement/slab heaving causing massive cracks to the walls and ceiling of our 3-year old home.
Over…

Does anyone have any experience dealing with Henley's home assurance department? What's your experience been with them?
3 months into moving into our new home we've raised a few issues with…

We are looking at a lot on stage 13 at Tulliallan
Any feedback on the land valuation with the bank??

Hello,
Has anyone bought land in Bloom estate, Clyde North?? Looking through the forums there's been a lot of reviews on estates in Clyde North and surrounding areas so just…