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6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Thank you Insider, I have setup talks with the builder as I have now also discovered the slab has not been built as per the engineering drawings. The notes stipulate…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Yes, had all the levels.

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

I can tell you they did

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Went to the vba with the findings of slab heave, the builder disagreed that we even had it which is grounds for the vba to do a site inspection to…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Nothing only a strip drain in front of our garage as the slopes our driveway into it. Stormwater system was installwe well after it should of beeen

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Nope they haven’t

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

I think I need to sit down with someone and tell/show them everything we’ve got to assess whether we have a case. The structural engineer we’ve hired doesn’t want to…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

The photos I’ve posted earlier is how they left it on handover. We arranged for the concrete to be done whitch is 1.2m wide and graded away from the house.…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

I am really sorry to hear that. Just terrible. You need to stay strong.

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Spoon drains down one side and slopes concrete on the other side

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Yep weren’t even installed or connected, not that I know of. I don’t know why the pipes are there but I assume they should of already been in the ground.…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

I did but our house was broken into and our old iPad (that wasn’t backed up) was stolen. It had majority of our photos. Ironic thing was they broke in…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Builder is blaming the council and developer for the land although he has done no investigation and has no interest. He has said he won’t accept any responsibility. At one…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

I’m starting to think that there were some issues around the construction phase. Here’s some photos that I’ve got. There is a fair bit of spill from the slab being…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Hi Geo1,
Here is the soil report pages which answer your questions.

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

There’s no trees or anything that is watered/retaining water near our property. It started one month after moving in in December 2015. Yes slab leveled were taken throughout the house…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

My understanding is it’s just the sewerage that runs under the house. These pipes have all been inspected/pressure tested and have passed.
I wouldn’t say the landscaping is impervious but…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

If I could pose a question. If during the build the builder didn’t have site drainage, Flexi tubing or install the stormwater system until after the roof and cladding was…

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

It’s the Eynesbury estate, I’d have to look into it

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Handover was on the 4th of December, 2015, and the site classification is P and a H2 slab.

6 years6 yearsFirstHomeBuilder25FirstHomeBuilder25 posted:
Slab Heave Cause?

Long story short. We hired a structural engineer. He identified in the main effected area we have a 62 mm heave in our raft slab. We have excellent drainage.
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