When upstairs walls miss the floor below
Strongbacks, shear blocks and floor trusses on double storey Manor Lakes frames.
Pier depth and cage position, checked while every hole is still open.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Most Manor Lakes homes sit on waffle or stiffened raft slabs, but piers appear where a lot has been filled, where a garage or extension sits over an old drainage line or where the engineer needs the footing to reach firmer ground beneath the clay. When piers are specified, the depth is the reason they exist, and it is the one thing nobody can confirm once concrete fills the hole.
2Slab pre-pourSteel tied and formwork up, the day before the pour
3FrameWalls, trusses and upper floor framed, roof cover on, no linings
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows, cladding and external doors done, before plaster
5FixingDoors, architraves, skirtings and cabinets fitted, before painting
6WaterproofingMembrane cured in wet areas, no tiles laid
7Pre-handover (PCI)Two to three weeks before the handover dateStrongbacks, shear blocks and floor trusses on double storey Manor Lakes frames.
What sarking does, why it goes missing and why lock-up is when to catch it.
Hot water service pads, and the membrane and isolation strip they need.
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No. Many are built on a slab alone. Piers are specified by the engineer for particular lots or parts of a lot, and your footing plan shows whether yours has them.
The engineering drawing showing pier positions, depths and diameters. Without it we can describe what is there but not compare it with what was designed.
The report records the measured depth next to the design depth. The builder and their engineer decide the fix while the hole is still open.
No. We record what we see against the design. Certifying footings is a matter for the engineer and the building surveyor.
About an hour for a typical house, more where there are many piers or the site is hard to move around.
Soil testing, concrete testing, engineering certification and any piers already filled before we arrive.