Comments on: Plastered

By: George

George — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:37:29 +0000

Michael, I had another look at the bricks and they are in spec – the maximum deviation is 10mm from vertical plumb line, and the lean is much less than this (Guide to Standards & Tolerances 2007, p23 diagram C). Although I said 4 courses of bricks, it’s actually the first 4 bricks vertically stacked at that exact corner ie. only 4 bricks affected, not 4 entire rows of bricks.

By: George

George — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:33:40 +0000

I’m getting the house inspected pre-handover. The inspection company I’m already using usually do three inspections – frame/slab, pre-plaster and pre-handover. I’ve only done a frame/slab inspection, and we’re past pre-plaster now.

Ameya, I’m going to have to delete your comment as it contains a link to someone else’s business, something that I don’t like having on my site, sorry.

By: Ameya

Ameya — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:22:17 +0000

I agree with Michael above. Do get an independent inspector so that you can be sure that all will be fixed (ones you know and the ones that are not visible right now).

Hope we can chk out the internal pics soon :)

Comment edited by George 14/02/2011 (contained URL to inspection business)

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:30:03 +0000

G’Day Georgie,

Make surer you get your independent inspector to come through at some stage again. With the dramas you have had, and now you write “the top 4 courses of bricks are leaning slightly out of angle”

Keep yourself covered, and pay for someone to come through. Your slab was itinitially not square, l would have the bricks you feel are on an angle checked by a professional pronto.

By: George

George — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:21:22 +0000

Thanks for your comment The Fonz. No I didn’t “honestly think” that Burbank would leave the garage entry blocked – I thought that would’ve come through clearly in my blog post.

By: The Fonz

The Fonz — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:27:25 +0000

Fix carpenter is the architraves and skirting as well as hanging the doors. Did you honestly think that they would cover over the doorway between the house and garage and leave it blocked!! The reason they do is so the kitchen can be installed with a reduced risk of theft as people can no longer get in the house. When the carpenter does the fix it is installed. Hope all goes well and that you don’t have many delays for the rest of the build.
FONZ OUT!!!!!