Presumably the terrace contains similar houses of similar construction?. Have you asked the other terrace residents if they have a similar issue and how they have addressed it?
I used…

Some info and links in here:

One of the big things to look out for is ease of excavation. Because pools often don't need soil/rock info to meet council…

Andre2018,
Not sure what your situation is regarding development consent/application approval/CDC etc but often the required sign offs are to fulfill the local building…

Do you know the ground conditions at basement excavation level and are you expecting clay soils?

echelon6
Seems an unusual approach-why not instead find projects in the local area which share features with your proposed and try to talk…

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A couple of things to think about:

Whether there is a recognised easement or not, there will still be restrictions/guidelines on what can be built near the sewer…

Hi Rhys,
A couple of things you should consider-they may or may not be relevant to your situation but worth thinking about:
1. The waffle slab and the new slab will…

To be fair to the soil testers, they have done what they were asked most likely. I looked at the borehole locations from a geotech. investigation point of view…

It gets very expensive for pool excavation if rock is encountered. If you haven't already make sure that hard rock doesn't exist within the pool excavation depth.

Albert142
The minimum required to accommodate the floor slab. I think you only need 100mm for the slab thickness but 300mm for footings…

Residential soil tests are usually done with auger drilling which can't penetrate bedrock-standard practice because it is usually adequate to meet regs.
The information provided looks fine-they can't do any testing…

Take 2 minutes to register with Dial Before you Dig:
https://www.1100.com.au/
Then order the plans yourself-They are free and might give a bit more information you …

That SEPP link I posted in response to your other query covers this in relation to CDC. Your builder might just say it’s was a temporary construction measure. That would…

Hi,
Have a look at the SEPP link below-may answer your question.
https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/vi ... 1/subDiv15

I reckon it’s usually an hourly rate and he gave a fixed sum but forgot to delete ‘including travel’.

Are you missing a decimal point....?
The only way it will impact the building is through poor design of the footings and slab. Providing that doesn't happen it shouldn't have…

Have you resent the drawings to them in the last month? If not I’d give it a go along with a submission required by date.
I’d probably send the same…

I'm not quite sure of the layout but check the CDC restrictions-you might find excavation is not allowed under a CDC-Presumably if the builder puts the wall back as it…

Hi Jason,
Independent Geotech is usually preferable. Reason being a builder will usually do the minimum required to satisfy regs. That will basically be a brief report giving site class…

Hi,
Doesn't look too bad-the first quote made the builder sound like there a pit of unknowns-may have been standard clauses.
Footings should come back as piers into the clay which should…

If they were related to an issue with the underlying ground (assuming its the ground floor) you would expect other indications elsewhere e.g cracks in walls, sticking doors etc.
You would…

Hi firsthome2020,
I can only see BH3 and a blank BH4. Was there supposed to be a log for BH1 and BH2?
There is…

If you have had to get a seperate Geotech report it’s normally the Geotech who provides certification of the ground conditions for footings.
If no Geotech was required I think…

Did you get hold of the borehole logs (or is there some more info) that gives a better idea of footing type and depth?
It's probably worth clarifying what …

Hi jtrain81,
The council normally give some indication as to why they require some soil testing. If not in the letters it may…

Generally, if the ground surface in one property is reduced to below that of the neighbouring property, it is the owner of the lower property who is obliged to protect…

It would probably be better if the ground surface below the deck was graded (only slightly) so all water is shed and transferred away to the edges and then away…

×firsthome_2020
Hi Mate,
thanks heaps for the detailed update. It will take some time for me to digest this.
Please remove their name from your post, I have removed it from my…

Hi firsthome_2020,
A better explanation below:
In the comments at the bottom of the Soil Tests section are the words 'advice from XXXXXX in report…