Fill, membrane, steel and cover, seen in the last hours before concrete.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Cut and fill is common when an older Castle Hill house makes way for a larger slab, so the ground under the edge beams deserves as much attention as the steel above it. Recent pre-pour findings include controlled fill stopping short of the 1 m required past the perimeter, clay fill slumping away from the edges, cover below the minimum and re-entrant bars left out.
Annotated findings from Slab pre-pour inspections.
1Bored piersPier holes open with cages in, before any concrete arrives
3FrameWalls standing and trusses fixed, before wrap and lining
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows and external doors in, before plaster
5FixingJoinery and doors hung, before painting
6WaterproofingCoating dry and the tiler not yet booked in
7Pre-handover (PCI)About two weeks before you take possessionInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
The engineering assumes the fill supports the edge beams. Fill that stops short or slumps leaves the edge with less support than the design relied on.
Extra bars placed diagonally at internal corners where a slab changes direction, because cracks tend to start there.
Most pre-pour items are quick: chairs, spacers, tape and extra bars. The concrete can often still go in as planned.
We move with it. Tell us the new date and we rebook.
About an hour on a standard house slab, more for a duplex.
The pods change the layout, so beam widths and pod fixing are added to the list, but cover and fill are checked the same way.
