I am hoping you can assist me with some contacts or 'procedure' regarding an issue with my 5 year-old house in Brisbane.
There were issues with a crack across the slab, the slab moving, tiles sliding off the roof, water getting in, mould in the master bedroom, etc. I had a private Building Inspection report done, then a preliminary Engineering report. These were submitted to the Building Services Authority (BSA).
For the past year, I have been working towards the BSA investigation.
The BSA has decided that the (about 8cm) tilt and movement in the slab is within acceptable range for the 'H' soil type. The BSA Inspector will release his final report soon and close the BSA file.
One outstanding issue reported by the Engineers is that no piers were put under the rear 1/3 of the slab, despite there being 1m of fill across the whole block. This may have occurred as a result of the original soil test being done for the wrong block (a battleaxe on the other side of the street)!
However, the BSA advise me that they are only responsible for issues caused by the Builder. Since the 'build' has involved the land developer, soil testers, engineers, draughtsmen, council etc etc , there seems to be no one agency taking responsibility for the 'build' as a whole.
Is there an agency or ombudsman or Board or even solicitors you know of that will/can take up the issue of the missing piers, with a view to stabilising my retirement home foundations?
There were issues with a crack across the slab, the slab moving, tiles sliding off the roof, water getting in, mould in the master bedroom, etc. I had a private Building Inspection report done, then a preliminary Engineering report. These were submitted to the Building Services Authority (BSA).
For the past year, I have been working towards the BSA investigation.
The BSA has decided that the (about 8cm) tilt and movement in the slab is within acceptable range for the 'H' soil type. The BSA Inspector will release his final report soon and close the BSA file.
One outstanding issue reported by the Engineers is that no piers were put under the rear 1/3 of the slab, despite there being 1m of fill across the whole block. This may have occurred as a result of the original soil test being done for the wrong block (a battleaxe on the other side of the street)!
However, the BSA advise me that they are only responsible for issues caused by the Builder. Since the 'build' has involved the land developer, soil testers, engineers, draughtsmen, council etc etc , there seems to be no one agency taking responsibility for the 'build' as a whole.
Is there an agency or ombudsman or Board or even solicitors you know of that will/can take up the issue of the missing piers, with a view to stabilising my retirement home foundations?
