I am sorry i can't help. I actually live in Melbourne

the fabric mesh was tilted downward causing the chairs to penetrate through the Styrofoam resulting a hole
Is this a minor defect or do you think this should have…

Thanks mate!! My house is only 25sq. I have emailed my liaison and going to call her early monday morning.

Thanks everyone for the support!!

What was the temperature during pour and the days after? Was it raining during pour? And how many people were tending to it?
@TomCat
The slab was meant to be poured on…

Thanks Trambay, I have been reading your posts and looking at your photos before we started building.
Unfortunately, I have already paid the frame invoice perhaps I should not have rushed.…

Thanks SaveH2O I will try to move it there

Building expert,
Just to set the record straight, what you said is not correct. The slab preparation was complete by 4pm (the time that was scheduled to be…

Thanks TomCat I understand what you are saying but I have no choice except to cling on the little faith I have. Call me optimistic but surely there are some…

Thanks TomCat, the builder is not actually Porter Davies. I am building with Burbank and it is my hope and prayer that they will agree to rectify it.
My SS (so…

I will be complaining when the builder comes back from break

Tomcat; Building with one of the volume builders in melbourne. The concreter has done such a poor job the floor is out of level in so many places. Slab is…

tlblhayward, Not only one I had two private inspection done one pre-slab and the other after frame was completed.
Pre-slab inspection was a total joke the inspector came snaped a few…

Frame has been completed before Christmas and the state of the slab is giving me lots of worries. In some areas the slab has what is called 'honycombing' and it…

Congrats!!
we were in the same position not far ago.
The size 16m of the land is pretty good you will be able to fit most houses.
Based on my experience most volume…

As first home buyer and builder the whole process has been a steep learning curve. with my limited knowledge i have been researching online. In my understanding the reinforcement and…

Thank you Leonardo_23 and foot-print
Leonard_23
The builder has got 30 year structural guarantee and I have asked the builder about the slab and their response was that "an external engineering…

Please help seeking assistance regarding the slab designed for a house that we are building in Melbourne North West.
I signed a contract with fixed site cost to build single story…