Steel, vapour barriers and formwork, checked hours before the concrete goes in.
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Building Dispute Practitioners Society Morayfield builds have shown us a few common issues. Vapour barrier laps are not long enough in some spots. Termite collars sometimes sit too high or too low on the service pipes. Bar chairs can be loose on the mesh. Edge beams lack the extra bottom bar in wider sections. One recent job had a step without any reinforcement extensions, a detail the engineer needed to approve before the pour.
Annotated findings from Slab pre-pour inspections.
1Bored piersAfter piers are formed, before concreting
3FrameFrame and trusses standing, roof on, before linings
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Cladding on, windows in, before plaster
5FixingJoinery and doors in, before painting
6WaterproofingMembrane set, before the tiler starts
7Pre-handover (PCI)Pre-handover inspection checklist
20 October 2026 · 3 min read
Steel bars must match the approved drawings and the relevant standards.
1 October 2026 · 3 min read
Morayfield homes show specific defects due to the local soil and climate, as well as the age of the housing stock.
12 September 2026 · 3 min read
Services crowded together inside a wall are the most common lock-up item we record in Morayfield.
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The builder adds the steel or the engineer approves a different detail before the pour. Once concrete is down, fixing it requires cutting and patching.
If the laps are too short, water vapour can pass through and cause problems under the floor.
Loose chairs let the mesh sink or shift, so the steel ends up in the wrong place in the concrete.
Around an hour for a standard slab on a new build.
We can only see what is exposed before the concrete arrives. We do not inspect after the pour has started.
Yes, we look for the correct concrete cover and that the mesh is sitting at the right height.