Where the garage beam lands
A beam support not sitting on its plate, found at frame stage in Pakenham.
Piers are checked in the short gap between the rig leaving and the concrete truck arriving.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Pakenham lots vary from flat ground near the creeks to rising land on the northern side of town, so piers appear where the engineer has decided the ground needs them. When they are specified, the depth on the footing design is the number that counts.
2Slab pre-pourSteel tied and formwork up, the day before concrete3FrameWalls standing and trusses on, before wrap and windows close it in
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows, external doors and cladding on, before plaster
5FixingLinings, joinery and doors in, painters not yet started
6WaterproofingMembrane on and cured, tiler not yet booked
7Pre-handover (PCI)About a week before the handover meetingA beam support not sitting on its plate, found at frame stage in Pakenham.
Plate joints bunched together and double walls left unjoined on a Pakenham frame.
What a slab pre-pour inspection checks in the steel, using findings from nearby Cranbourne East.
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Once concrete is in, nobody can see how deep a pier goes or what is at the bottom of it.
Around an hour for a normal house lot.
We measure as many as can be reached safely and record any we could not.
The engineer or building surveyor. Our report compares what is there with the design.
AS 2870 and the engineer's footing design for your lot.
We record it. The builder decides with the engineer how to deal with it before the pour.