Pods, polythene and steel checked on the last day they are visible.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Fraser Rise slabs are mostly waffle pod rafts with deepened edge beams, and the pre-pour list here keeps coming back to the same few things. Polythene that stops short of the beam so part of the slab sits straight on the ground. Punctures left open instead of patched and taped. Mesh sagging between chairs so cover will differ from one bay to the next. Loose excavated soil left beside the pods. We also check that shower recesses are formed, because a set down missed now means a step or a grinder later.
Annotated findings from Slab pre-pour inspections.
1Bored piersHoles drilled and steel cages in, with the concrete pump not yet booked
3FrameWalls standing, trusses fixed and roof covering on, before insulation goes in
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Windows, external doors and cladding done, services roughed in, plaster not started
5FixingDoors, architraves, skirtings and cabinets in, painter yet to start
6WaterproofingMembrane on and cured in every wet area, tiler not yet on site
7Pre-handover (PCI)House finished and cleaned, two to three weeks out from settlementInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
The polythene keeps ground moisture out of the concrete. Where it stops short of a beam, that section of slab sits on soil and can draw damp into floor coverings years later.
It gets a patch of polythene and tape over it. Left open, it is a hole in a layer that only works when it is continuous.
A recessed shower needs the slab set down where the shower goes. If the set down is missed, the fix later is a step into the shower or grinding concrete.
About an hour, longer on a large double storey footprint. The report usually goes out the same evening so the builder can act before the truck.
No. Let us know and we move with it. Changing the date of a stage inspection costs nothing.
Only its surface and edges. Steel, barrier and pods are gone from view, which is why this visit happens the day before.
