water seeping through from under slab into post hole
The soil profile looks like fill which is common in Mickelham. What happens is water permeates through fill and then ponds on the natural soil layer so when you dig…
Void under slab
It may be the trench for the pipe under there that wasn't properly backfilled and compacted. How wide is the settlement area ? The builder will shake it off. Slabs…
Steel stumps, S vs H2, house movement
Are they stumps or screw piles ? How much fill is there, is the site a class "P" ? A "H2" site is not supposed to have stumps it is…
Void under slab
Looks like the fill is settling may be localised hopefully. Do you have the original soil test? One thing I noticed in your photos is you have a tap without…
Cracks in slab!
The photos around the edge would be more to see if the proper drainage was done around the outside of the slab if not then there could be slab…
Cracks in slab!
Get some floor levels done to see whats going on with the slab and take photos around the slab edge to use as evidence if there has been a…
flooding at side of house after rain
Get a camera plumber inspection of your stormwater drain.
Could it be flowing from the front on the other side of the metal fence or your neighbours property ?
Building on extremely reactive soil
With that sort of soil type if you ask for a design to include piers then I would also include void formers. That way you should reduce the chances of…
Builder want us to scrap the land to soil
Sounds like rubbish to me. Ask for the contamination report which I doubt they have. If it's part of a normal subdivision it would have had a contamination report…
Drainage issues and water pooling
Need more photos from around the house including your gutters.
We have had 3 of the wettest years in a row for some time so that wouldn't be helping
Advice please
It might be a broken pipe but these things might be the cause or adding to the issue
Carlisle KDR site cost after second soil test
With a "S" classification you should either have a significant sand profile or shallow rock. If the sand isn't dense enough then you will need deep piers or screw piles…
Slab edge Dampness
Is most of the 60k for removing the old concrete paving and put a new concrete pavement that slopes away ?
Slab edge Dampness
Looking at the photos outside is that deck covered or exposed to rain. This is a common source of excess moisture
around buildings and we have had 3 very wet years…
Drainage solutions
I would find out how deep your clay base is and depending on the depth
install a cut off drain which is more than a normal agi drain.
Where the neighbouring…
New house land/slab drainage?
Cranbourne has highly reactive soils as well and a history of cracked houses so I would be careful depending where you are in Cranbourne.
Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues
Must be very frustrating There are some very average soil testing companies and engineers in the industry at the moment
so it may just be just incompetence. The soil testing company…
which builder to choose
Speaking to past clients I don't think will reflect the companies current financial situation. At the moment it's about cash flow and that has dried up for 3 reasons.
…
Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues
Near the casey blvd area there is recent subdivision fill which is probably controlled with a compaction report but underneath that there will be older uncontrolled fill that was there…
Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues
Is this the area close to the top of the hill or down near the flat area next to the river ?
Building Gen Fyansford - soil test issues
Probably is fill compaction not compression.
The foundation design engineer may be asking the soil testing company to do extra testing on the fill to
see if it has enough…
which builder to choose
Just wait and let some more go under and maybe even wait until after the budget.
Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why?
Have you had floor levels done ? that would be a good starting point
Slab heave vcat expert report needed
Yes I can recommend some in Victoria send me a message.
Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why?
Your articulation joints have been rendered over so they will not work.
Any movement will not be absorbed by your articulation joints and will be reflected in your brickwork.
House build over old underground pool
Then it is difficult to install piers and you can't use conventional bored piers or screw piles. You may be able to use rock drilled piles to get through the…
House build over old underground pool
Was the pool concrete ? and did they leave the concrete base in ?
E type soil - to build or keep looking?
A engineer designed slab on screw piles with void formers could be another option.
Wall cracks, building footpath as per CSIRO BTF18
Lisa06
You could do the spoon drain as a first step then if that is not diverting enough water then consider a cut off drain.
I think you should get an…