Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 19y 9m 29d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 16/12/15 04:38 AM Author Share Posted 16/12/15 04:38 AM The Great WallSteel Work for the GarageForm work ready to concert. The only thing I do not like is that the builder has put in polystyrene blocks. NO way I've heard of people jacking up their car and the jack going through the slab.I've rang the builder left message, waiting for him to call back. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 1m 6d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/12/15 06:33 AM Share Posted 16/12/15 06:33 AM (edited) Yeah I wouldnt be accepting that on something that you expect to be putting a decent load on. Its common in house slabs, but you dont jack your car up in the lounge room....Otherwise looks like it is progressing well mate, quite a bit of earth works involved in this build by the looks of it? Is the whole block a slope? Actually doesnt look that steep in the last photo. Split level design? Edited 16/12/15 06:34 AM by barnz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1m 2d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 16/12/15 06:38 AM Share Posted 16/12/15 06:38 AM Far out! Had no idea foam blocks went in and got covered up...jeez. What thickness is the concrete over the top of those usually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 19y 9m 29d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 16/12/15 06:59 AM Author Share Posted 16/12/15 06:59 AM (edited) Yeah I wouldnt be accepting that on something that you expect to be putting a decent load on. Its common in house slabs, but you dont jack your car up in the lounge room....Otherwise looks like it is progressing well mate, quite a bit of earth works involved in this build by the looks of it? Is the whole block a slope? Actually doesnt look that steep in the last photo. Split level design?Yeah lots of earth works. So far just over 600t has come out. The block slops upwards a lot right at the front the then a slight upwards slop to the back fence. Yes house is Split level with garage only on the ground floor.Far out! Had no idea foam blocks went in and got covered up...jeez. What thickness is the concrete over the top of those usually?Yes Steve they go inside the steel and concert over the top, not a fan dont like the idea. The thickness of my garage slab is 400 but im not sure how much goes on top of the polystyrene blocks.As normal the builder never returned my call.How's your going Steve? Frame up yet?EDIT - I also got an email from them yesterday with variation to some work.1 it was a copy and paste from a different job. Address was wrong and the date is 4 months ago, WTF!!2 Half of the variations are included in our contract and are inclusion.3 Cost for 9 soft close doors to kitchen $1000, OMFG!! really highway robbery. You can buy them from hardware store for like $20 a pair.4 Black Mortar colour $215. 5 Garage door because not standard colour went for Deco wood $1500.6 Front door upgrade Jamb from timber to Aluminum $740 - never asked for it to be changed.7 Bush Fire Zone as per council conditions $825 Just dont get that oneI have a meeting with builder wife tomorrow about the variation. Edited 16/12/15 07:08 AM by Pixy Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkets is Drunk? Too heavy needs boost Member 5,929 Member For: 11y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 16/12/15 07:11 AM Share Posted 16/12/15 07:11 AM Well that's f*cked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkets is Drunk? Too heavy needs boost Member 5,929 Member For: 11y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 16/12/15 07:12 AM Share Posted 16/12/15 07:12 AM Timber not concrete sleepers? Is thers plastic backing behind them to stop all the mud/dirt washing through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawlass Silver Donating Members 1,161 Member For: 17y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 16/12/15 07:25 AM Share Posted 16/12/15 07:25 AM The rib raft floor should be strong as f*ck, all those gaps between the foam blocks become concrete beams . As long as you have a thick enough slab on top you will be fine- our local harvey norman was built that way , including the store area where the forklift moves pallet stock around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamk2f6tornado Bronze Donating Members 777 Member For: 11y 23d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Qld Posted 16/12/15 08:43 AM Share Posted 16/12/15 08:43 AM 400mm is mighty f*cking thick for a garage floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 4m 25d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 16/12/15 09:34 AM Share Posted 16/12/15 09:34 AM The Styrofoam blocks are just to hold the reo up. Grab your engineering plan. If it specifies the slab rep as 50-100mm BF it means that you have plenty of concrete on top of the Styrofoam. The other option is you have tiny little plastic cones that hold the reo up. Which guess what? They also create voids in the finished bottom face of the slab.If the slab is 400mm thick Styrofoam is the least of your worries. I'd be more concerned about how they planned to deal with cracking and curing the slab. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 19y 9m 29d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 16/12/15 11:11 AM Author Share Posted 16/12/15 11:11 AM Thanks for the feed back guys.I just didnt like the idea of having polystyrene blocks because in my old house we had solid slab. I guess if its done right we should have no issues.I never got a return phone call back from the builder which is no surprise. Ill ring again in the morning to discuss plus I have a meeting with his wife tomorrow at 930am.@panda in the contract it says we have 75 pies. ATM I have not seen 1 yet in the garage and by the looks of it might be to late because of the steel and plastic already down. Again Ill be asking builder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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