Steps in a slab and the steel that has to follow them
Where a slab changes level, the reinforcement has to carry past the step.
Joinery in, painter not yet started, and the outside nearly finished.
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At fixing stage in Gables the outside of the house often matters more than the inside. We have recorded render covering control joints, an articulation joint built on the wrong side of an opening, expansion joints that stop partway up a wall, and a balcony drain that was undersized or not yet connected. Inside the shower, puddle flanges standing proud of the floor.
Annotated findings from Fixing inspections.
1Bored piersOnce the piers are bored, before any concrete arrives
2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, once steel and pods are set
3FrameFrame and trusses standing, roof cover on, before sarking and linings
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, cladding, windows and rough-in done, before plaster
6WaterproofingMembrane cured, before the tiler arrives
7Pre-handover (PCI)About two weeks before your handover dateWhere a slab changes level, the reinforcement has to carry past the step.
Steel beams and columns in Gables frames are only as good as how they are joined.
Services crowded together inside a wall are the most common lock-up item we record in Gables.
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Render and joint sealing are usually finishing at the same time, and joint problems are much easier to correct before the painter.
The joint exists to let the wall move. Render bridges it, and the crack appears along that line anyway.
Yes. We look for it in the meter box and record it if missing.
One to two hours.
At this stage it can be cut in where the plans show. Later it becomes a rectification.
The builder works through it before painting and we recheck at handover.