Piering occurred today. Nice to see the progress but was given almost no notice to go and verify the depths. Watched for a while when a 3 m pier was dropped and started to think the worst regarding a variation - there was only an allowance for 50 lineal metres in the
contract and I find out today there are 55 piers. Once we assessed all of the depths it came out as 89 m, 39 m over the allowance x $80/m = $3,120 unbudgeted. I am a bit 'piers'ed off! I reckon Fowler Homes could have predicted this. I had a look at my Wisdom Tender and they had given a fixed price! A definite trap for first time Builders. If you have a site affected by fill, consider the potential for piering variations.
The concrete pump arrived before I left so the piers should be filled today. Formwork, plumbing, reo and then lay slab - could all happen this week weather permitting and Fowler being on their game. Here's hoping.
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| Piers drilled, setting up for filling |
