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Slab pre-pour inspection in Edmondson Park

Barrier, steel and set out, checked before any of it becomes permanent.

  • The day before the pour, steel and formwork complete
  • About 1 hour on site
  • Report within 24 hours
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Stage2 of 7
When to bookThe day before the pour, steel and formwork complete
Time on siteAbout 1 hour on site
Inspected againstAS 2870, AS 3600, NCC Part 3.2, the engineer's slab design and the soil report

What is included in a Edmondson Park slab pre-pour inspection

  • Slab class and layout checked against the engineer's design and the soil report
  • Edge beam and internal beam depths and widths
  • Reinforcement size, spacing, laps and trench mesh
  • Bar chairs, cover and support so steel does not sit on the ground
  • Waffle pods, void formers and pod spacing
  • Vapour barrier coverage, laps and tape at penetrations
  • Plumbing and electrical penetrations and sleeves
  • Set-downs for wet areas, garage, porch and alfresco
  • Termite management components installed before the pour
  • Formwork alignment, level and set-out against the plans
  • Stormwater pipe cover and pit positions where visible
  • Site cut, fill and pier holes where visible
  • Hot water service and meter box slab extensions formed
  • Trench cleanliness and debris before the pour
Why it matters here

Slab pre-pour inspections on Edmondson Park builds

The slab carries the house, and its engineering lives in beam geometry, reinforcement, cover and a vapour barrier that is specified as continuous. On the Austral records behind this page the barrier was found with sections missing, which is the clearest example of a pre-pour item there is: seconds to tape, impossible to reach an hour later. Slab edges and rebates were recorded on the same run.

What we find at this stage in Edmondson Park

  • Vapour barrier not continuous beneath the slab
  • Cover to reinforcement below the minimum
  • Beam geometry not matching the engineering
  • Rebates and slab edges not formed correctly
  • Service penetrations set out incorrectly
Bottom plate fixing, recorded during a frame inspection in Austral
Bottom plate fixing to the slab, Austral
Sample findings

Sample defects found during our slab pre-pour inspections in Edmondson Park

Annotated findings from Slab pre-pour inspections.

Vapour barrier sections missing, recorded during a frame inspection in Austral
Vapour barrier with sections missing, Austral
Slab edges and rebates, recorded during a frame inspection in Austral
Slab edges and rebates, Austral
Shower recess trimming required, recorded during a frame inspection in Austral
Shower recess needing trimming, Austral
Support under plate required, recorded during a frame inspection in Austral
Support under the bottom plate required, Austral

The other stages of a Edmondson Park build

  1. Bored piers inspection in Edmondson Park1Bored piersAfter boring and cage placement, before concrete
  2. Frame inspection in Edmondson Park3FrameOnce frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before lining
  3. Lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection in Edmondson Park4Lock-up (pre-plaster)After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
  4. Fixing inspection in Edmondson Park5FixingAfter mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
  5. Waterproofing inspection in Edmondson Park6WaterproofingAfter the membrane is applied and before any tile is laid
  6. Pre-handover (PCI) inspection in Edmondson Park7Pre-handover (PCI)Two to three weeks before your handover date

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FAQ

Slab pre-pour inspections in Edmondson Park: common questions

What does the vapour barrier do?

It stops ground moisture rising into the slab and the floor covering above it. Specified continuous, a missing section is a hole in the thing that was specified.

Can any of it be checked afterwards?

Only the surface. Cover, steel, beam sizes and barrier all stop being verifiable the instant concrete is placed.

And if the pour gets rescheduled?

We follow the new date, at no extra cost.

How long is the visit?

An hour to ninety minutes on a standard lot, with the report out that evening because the truck arrives in the morning.

Do you check the shower rebate?

Yes. Trimming required at a shower recess was recorded on the Austral run, and a set down that is wrong at pour is expensive to correct at tiling.

What do I need to give you?

The engineering for your lot together with the soil report it was drawn from.

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