No. We didn't build the house, we are the second owners. The house is about two years old.

The house is sitting on an acre of pretty much perfectly flat land (sorry, I wasn't clear about that). There is no drive in place (yet), just dirt, and…

It's no problem at all. I'll see how we progress and will upload some info if we're struggling for clarification. Thank you.

I'm not sure what you mean. I'm hoping the people we hire are going to know the full extent of what we're doing (and what they're doing!).

Is the concrete path supposed to go around the whole house? How do you continue the path around the garage (car entry)?

Thanks for the picture -much appreciated!

I had to read that a few times, but I understand. We will not be putting in a verandah, so our distance needs to be 75mm -thank you. …

Thanks for that info -we'll look into getting an engineer to check the concrete framework then.

Hi, thank you, that's helpful. So we should get the drainage for the path sorted, then get the concreter to set up the path, and then get an engineer…

Love that! And thanks. If there's only one thing that's done correctly with this house, it will be the darn concrete!!
If we can fix and keep this house,…

Thank you -we'll make sure they get the concrete right. We will be present when they set it up and pour it. We will sort out the plumbing…

I think I read somewhere that the paving needs to be 75mm below the weepholes -is that right? I cannot believe I'm having to learn how to concrete!

Ok, thank you -that's good to know. How do you know when the path has settled?

Oh, and there's a section at the back of the house that the previous vendor concreted. It's around 8m long and 3-4m deep (ie. 3-4m of concrete from the…

Thanks, that makes sense.
We will definitely use a plumber -we know one we can trust.
So is there anything else we need to do aside from the pipe work?…

That makes sense -thank you.

Hi,
Our engineer plans only mention building a concrete slab with a 50mm fall away from the house.
Is your suggestion better because it would prevent water rolling off the concrete and…

Thank you, that's helpful -I'll make sure they do it as explained.

Hi,
Engineering details and specifications of what? The house?
And who is the work supposed to be inspected by?
It's nice to hear that concreters are untrustworthy -they'll fit right in with…

Could anyone please recommend a good concreter in the Western suburbs of Melbourne? If not, how would we find a good one? We want to get the path…

That summed our experience up perfectly
We could fight the inspector, and I believe we would win. However, it would cost us a fortune, so…

Thank you, that's very helpful. We will do some research and see how we go. We can wait a little longer before we tile, but we can't wait…

That is something we can definitely do, but will our results mean anything to anyone? We had an engineer come out to the property and she said that it's…

Henley said they would review any future cracking issues if we have the path sorted. However, I'm betting that if we have any issues down the track, Henley will…

We've taken off all the floor boards, so we're left with just concrete unless we put the tiles down. The bathrooms and powder rooms were tiled by the builder…

Hi,
Thank you.
We're not going to take legal action, because it isn't going to get us anywhere.
We filed a VCAT claim against the inspector and the lawyer was costing us $500/hr…

Hi,
Yes, that's the route we're going to take. I've been in touch with the council already. Although I'm not sure what the soil report is going to help…

I'm afraid we don't have reinforcement.

We have filed a case against the inspector through VCAT, and the inspector's lawyer is trying to put the blame on Henley. Henley are aware of the case, so…

How would we know if our external brick walls are reinforced? (sorry, I'm not sure what that means).
I will try to find a local geotech -thank you.