Hi All,
I wanted to know if anyone got concrete path around their house.
and if yes, can you recommend the concreter? i am in western suburbs of Melbourne.
Thanks.

No worries mate. The whole building process is a stressful procedure. You will be fine. Please DM me if I can help you in any way.

That's alright. As far as i know LMI comes in picture when the deposit is less than 20 percent. And the deposit we make towards the house be it 20…

I understand your situation. But as your deposit is more your LMI goes less. It's still difficult for me to understand how bank make money for the deposit you make.…

I work for a Valuation firm and this is what I think. I might be wrong because I am not a valuer, I just work for them.
Valuer's work independently from…

I am sorry but Valuer can't make extra money by valuating your property for less. And I guess same goes for bank.
Where are you building? And is it Jasper…

So in cut to fill line scenario the fill material is different than the original one?
I was trying to compare two scenarios. Me and my friend bought a piece of…

Can someone please help me understand the concept of cut and fill?
When I bought the land, there was no cut and fill mentioned in the engineering drawing. But when I…

After looking at Soils reports and Final engineering document for slab I think now rather than improving their practices, they have started to put the conditions so that everything can…

Lets hope so.

Mine is in a way that if they concrete with a slope, all the water will go beneath my garage. Something like below.

What should i do with the garage wall where i can't get the concrete path done?

Hi Save H2O,
I think I never saw this kind of pooling near the edges of the slab. So looks like the slope is right. But the temp down pipes was…

Hi Saveh2o,
They fitted temporary down pipes which always came off. I told them multiple times to connect and they assured that it is connected, but the same used to come…

Hi Insider,
Thanks a lot for your reply. I would love to know how I have less chances of slab heave.
Concrete strip around the house…

You are very lucky then. My SS mentioned me to communicate through the client liaison officer. I get weekly updates but its the same. They say that we will paint…

Hi Charley,
Congratulations on your new home
I have no issues putting a concrete path. I am actually not a fan of a garden bed or natural…

Hi Insider,
I am building in Manor lakes(Wyndham vale).
My slab was poured in Late July'2016.

Looks like they are not ashamed. SS doesn't update Client liaison officer properly, due to which we are suffering.
Our house is so near completion but we still haven't got…

Hello everyone,
I came to know about this slab heave's concept once my slab was poured. I am building in western suburbs of Melbourne and my builder is a very well…

That is actually a good idea. Thanks for that, i will give that a shot as well. Thanks again

I think I am the only one who is having a nightmare with HBC.
Horrible SS. There is no follow up on the defects mentioned by Darbecca. Consrutction is going on…

If SS fixes issues reported by Darbecca. Do they click photographs as a reference? Because they are telling me that it was fixed and there is plaster over the things,…

That's really nice. We are building in Manor lakes. Frame finished last weekend.

Which area are you building in?

Anyone here who didn't got pre-pour inspection done and building in western suburbs of Melbourne? If yes, What is the reason for the same?
Thanks

Yeah, I was worried about that. And they poured it one week before it was scheduled. I am starting to lose faith in HBC.
If there is a crack in the…

Yeah I had a word with them (HBC) and they promised that the same will not happen again. They will be changing their process. They also said that they will…

I am sure I am the first one in this situation.
My site officer forgot to schedule Pre-pour inspection with Darbecca.
he told me that he forgot to co-ordinate with them and…

Hi Atherbogan,
We paid the deposit in January this year in Manor lakes (Wyndham vale). HBC was our first choice and didn't waste time exploring other builders.