The remaining roof gutters and fascia's for the left side of house, above the portico, and the above the garage door was installed today however they still need to install the roof gutter above the garage right side wall.
It's been over 3 months and they still haven't installed roof tiles. I am quite concerned about the length of time the timber frame have been exposed to the weather however I was advise that the roof tiles should begin on Monday or Tuesday so hopefully it will be.
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteI stumbled across your blog today. I'm in the early stages of planning to build a house and your blog has been fantastic. I've pretty much spent all night reading it from start to finish!
I love the detail and loads of photos you've provided.
I was curious about one thing. What sort of termite protection did you use? I noticed the collars around the plumbing etc. but I'm interested in how the rest of the place is protected.
Oh, and one more question, do you know anything about your foundation materials? ie: what soil classification your site was etc?
Thanks so much (if you can help out).
Good luck with your roof tiles!
Cheers!
sam
Hi Sam,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your message.
The termite protection from what i know so far with my build is the termite collar you've seen around the plumbing pipes have been installed and according to my contract the builder will/should do a termite protection hand spray around the perimeter. I'm not sure whether they will or have done the hand spray yet but thank you for prompting me about it, i totally forgot about about it.
My soil classification for the site was H class. From my engineering plan it is pretty much the standard material for a H class according to AS2870-1996 (you can find out the info on the net). My land was pretty much flat and from what I witness on site there was no rock encountered and there was not much soil dugged out for the site cut. Please ask if you are not sure about something and if I can help I will.
Great stuff!
ReplyDeleteThanks for getting back to me Polo. Your answers were great.
I believe classification H is for 'highly reactive'. Do you know if they did anything special with the footings to provide extra support on the reactive ground? Maybe deep footings or a thicker slab than usual? And/or maybe they ran some extra drainage pipes under the site or something like that?
Thanks again!
I'll be watching your progess and let you know if I have any more questions...
Good luck!
sam
Hi Sam,
ReplyDeleteThey followed the slab engineering plan and it is the typical H class slab drawing and specification. Go to this website www.bcaillustrated.com.au it provides information on footing and slab construction. The standard is AS2870.