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4 years4 yearssweetswisssteelsweetswisssteel posted:
Protecting your Slab

Engage a licenced structural landscaper and possibly a plumber first, work out all the finished levels that you will need for the concretor and then pour away. As long as…

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4 years4 yearssweetswisssteelsweetswisssteel posted:
Protecting your Slab

Correct drainage of course. I have strip drains myself. The 75mm is negotiable if you have sufficient slope and drainage from the slab and good visual on the termite barrier.…

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4 years4 yearsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Protecting your Slab

Thanks. Is this where I measure my 75mm to my concrete apron? Or is it from my termite barrier?
Yes. The 75mm minimum gap applies to non permeable surfaces unless you…

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4 years4 yearssweetswisssteelsweetswisssteel posted:
Protecting your Slab

Just make sure they are well regarded, are licenced etc.
Maybe go to a few new housing estates and ask around or work your way through the master builders index…

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4 years4 yearssweetswisssteelsweetswisssteel posted:
Protecting your Slab

Yes connected paths is best. Just make sure your concretor knows what he is doing and is licensed. Don't use some weekend warrior or someone's old mate.
See screenshot from QBCC…

Protecting your Slab
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4 years4 yearsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Protecting your Slab

The yellow line is the DPC.

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4 years4 yearsGLOGLO posted:
Protecting your Slab

Hi John,
I can offer some assistance from experience having recently built but I’m sure others (such as Norfolk etc) will have more scientific references than I.
The yellow line appears…

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4 years4 yearsalexp79alexp79 posted:
Comments please: Retaining wall design

you can, the wall should be able to hold your weight easily

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4 years4 yearsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
New Home construction slab crack

Nothing to worry about! It's common.

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4 years4 yearskesterkester posted:
New Home construction slab crack

Probably get a building inspector to have a look. It looks minor hairline crack to me, he/she may identify it differently.

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4 years4 yearsNeatepNeatep posted:
New Home construction slab crack

From what i've heard hairline cracks are incredibly common and nothing to be worried about.
The third party inspector actually commented on how few ours had compared to normal. (guess we…

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4 years4 yearsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Expert advice on broken internal drain pipes on slab

I see what you mean. I have seen quite a few photos of damaged slab pipes over the years and some had damage extending into the slab but I couldn't…

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