Comments on: Frame or Slab issue?

By: George

George — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:03:12 +0000

As much as it would be nice for them to rip up my slab and start again, I’m quite sure this would only happen in a fantasy world where businesses don’t care about money and can just throw it willy-nilly everywhere.

Unfortunately we have to deal with a poor slab and try to improve it any which way we can. Thank goodness we’re not owner builders otherwise we would have to foot the cost of doing this ourselves.

Agreed that this shouldn’t have happened in the first place, but what’s happened has happened, I can’t turn back time and try to change it somehow.

Burbank have been given the independent report and have agreed to rectify all issues outlined in said report (see my newer post). Also they are giving me copies of all engineering sign-offs in case something happens later on down the track (knock on wood or something better than wood).

Sope1100, I wish you the best in your construction so far, and I hope you don’t have similar issues to what we’re experiencing with our build.

By: Sope1100

Sope1100 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:15:16 +0000

Hi,
Has this issue been rectified now?? Its very worrying. It’s been about 3 days since they were informed of the issue. Our frame was completed today and hoping go early tomorrow morning to check things out on ours.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:19:16 +0000

i cannot believe what a disgraceful job they have done, assuming what you have said turns out to be fact.

What they should do is rip your slab up and start again.

Can you email me who your site supervisor is? My email is chatt8019@yahoo.com

By: George

George — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:52:11 +0000

Hi Michael, I'm still waiting for the inspector's report. My father in law was at the site during the inspection as well, so he's told me what the inspector found:

Rear slab is off square, north-east corner of Bedroom 4 back wall is 80mm overhang
Three areas in the slab footing that actually has the steel reo exposed, these need to be fixed pronto
Rear wall of family room (that contains sliding door to alfresco) is overhanging by approximately 90mm
One wall frame in the hallway is off by 15mm

Again this is anecdotal from my father in law, Burbank won't do anything until they receive the inspector's report. So we're still waiting.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:12:10 +0000

Hey George, what was the verdict?

Also, make sure when the brickies are finished you go on site on a sunday and take some of the left over bricks, they will come in handy for retaining walls, paths, bbq etc, same with the roof tiles, make sure you take a few of these. Burbank will just take them all once the job is completed.

By: George

George — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:21:07 +0000

They have claimed the “base stage” is also complete, but up to and including today, have not received any invoices for payment for either the slab or the frame.

Naturally we won’t be paying a cent to Burbank until this issue has been resolved.

I’m interested to see what our independent inspector finds in his report.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:06:08 +0000

don’t worry about the fact that you can’t go on site without someone from Burbank with you – this is utter nonsense, im building my 3rd home and l walk through mine all the time making sure everything is up to scratch.

What Burbank have done with either your slab or your frame is very very poor and l would be extremley angry if l was you. Especially how they are claiming the frame stage to be complete which means they will be sending you an account for this stage which is more money your paying interest on when there is no possible way Burbank can class this stage as being complete. If it takes a little while to fix why should you be paying more interest? I wouldn’t pay until your happy with the frame result.