Yes, it is on the boundary. The engineer assured me that they have taken into account the effect of trees which is why they designed our footing with 1200mm depth.…

The engineer report requires some plinths, at least about 400-500mm beneath fencing so I think that is what we are going to do.

Wow, if you're on highly reactive soil the fact that your neighbour can grow a garden beside your unprotected slab can be in detriment to the integrity of your slab…

Hi Everyone,
We are currently building our house at the moment and just got the slab done last week. Very excited so far!!
However, I just realise that part of the slab…

Hi everyone,
First time poster, long time lurker on HomeOne forum.
After many years of living in Adelaide, me and my fiance agreed to build a house in Campbelltown area as it's…

Many thanks to Charles and Stewie for answering my question. As you can imagine, we are pretty much devastated when the buildet who has 27 years of experience said he…

Hi everyone,
My name is Andrew. Me and my fiance, we are in the process of buidling our first home and just found out we have a huge issues with asbestos…