morrissey09

Well said! All I can say is what morrissey09 has already, please, please get independent inspections carried out.
Spending a few thousand now could…

Hi ussmc, I think you would find it enlightening to read the fine print of the 25 year structural guarantee. You will find it would be almost an impossibility to…

Thanks StructuralBIMGuy

Hi,
Am wondering if there is a set rule in regards to repairing plasterboard wall cracks. The cracks are in the vicinity of 4mm, caused by heaving, and originate from…

Can you tell us the correct information Kats_meow?
The figures quoted on Tuesday night were mostly the governments own figures, and the stories told were from consumers who are in…

Hi Edward, thanks, all the best to you also. I don't want anyone else to be in our position so I hope it is a smooth ride for you.

Sorry for the delay Leonardo, I think saveH20 and slab heave recipient have summed up very well what happened on Tuesday night.
I hope that many more people can get behind…

Nope, No depth measurements anywhere in my documents Stewie.
I was thinking along those lines insider, what happens we you have heave and the piers are tied to the slab? It…

I was at the meeting Tuesday night. It was great to speak to others in the same position. Although our stories are all terrible there is strength in numbers.
Please support…

Hi Stewie,
Our piers were poured before the slab, and as far as I remember they were flat concrete on the top.
Sorry I don't have any depth measurements on my…

Maybe I should have put it this way; we have 15 concrete piers, we also have 50mm of heave in the area with piers.
Yes it has happened to me unfortunately.

Well I've personally busted that one! ^
The biggest myth of all would have to be builders warranty insurance in Vic.
Busted that one too, it doesn't exist lol.

Hi Edward,
Unfortunately we are at VCAT.
I would recommend checking the truss/wall connections are installed properly, and that your drainage is completely up to scratch.
If I was to build again…

I wish you all the best building with this builder. Please get someone independent to look over things.

Good on you for posting that Slab heave recipient, I was thinking of it but I didn't know how lol!
Hopefully we can get many, many people along to show just…

Thanks insider.

You make a good point insider, the goalposts may well be moved to allow these slabs to sit within the parameters of what is acceptable.
This would not surprise…

The cause of our edge heave was repaired over the last four months. It will be interesting to see the levels when they are taken again next year, but I…

Those people with that ag drain close to the slab have no hope if it's not fixed.

Hi Sogg,
We had agricultural drains and silt pits at the base of our cut.
As part of the remedial works these have been completely removed and are being replaced with a…

Thanks for the info SaveH20, since this has all happened to us we have learned far more than I ever wanted to know about plumbing and building codes, as I…

Hi Liliana and saveH20,
Liliana: Yes our builder was contracted to install the ag drain.
The sewer has failed two block flood tests and also a dye test. The dye was inserted…

Hi,
We are also unfortunate enough to have slab heave, and I am guessing that we might be in the same or very near suburb to you slab heave recipient.
We have…

Your house looks great! We are also building with NBG, the Kingsford. We are almost finished, should have keys in a few weeks! Your house was my second choice, very…

Aargh, that sounds terrible anthea I hope our builder doesnt disappear once lockup is completed! We are building in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne.…

We are now nearly at lock up stage with NBG, and we couldn't be happier.
The initial stages went as we had been told they would. Three months for paperwork,…

Thats terrible, what a horrible thing to deal with on top of everything else.
Hope you can salvage most of it, what a pain in the butt to have to…

Bugger, ours faces west, didn't even think about that! Oh well, can't change it now!