Depth, diameter and cage position, verified while the hole is still open.
Piers appear on Craigieburn lots where the engineering has to reach through fill or a soft layer, which is most common near the Merri Creek and Aitken Creek corridors and on sites with a history of earthworks. Depth is the whole point and it is the one thing that cannot be verified afterwards, so the inspection has to happen between boring and concrete.
Annotated findings from Bored piers inspections on Craigieburn builds. Client addresses withheld.
2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, steel and formwork complete3FrameOnce frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before lining
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
5FixingAfter mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
6WaterproofingAfter the membrane is applied and before any tile is laid
7Pre-handover (PCI)Two to three weeks before your handover dateInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Under an hour on a standard residential lot, longer where the pier count is high or the site is difficult to move around.
The measured depth goes in the report beside the required depth. Proposing the remedy is for the builder and their engineer; our job is to establish the discrepancy while it is still visible.
No. We record observations against the engineering. Certifying a footing system is an engineer's function and the report says where one is required.
It can be, since concrete placed into standing water does not reach its designed strength at the base. Recording it lets it be pumped out before the pour.
As little as a day. Piers are often bored and filled within forty eight hours, so call as soon as the date is set rather than once it is confirmed.
The engineering drawing for your lot with pier depths, diameters and positions. Without it we can report what is there but not whether it matches what was specified.
