Timing stage inspections around a Kalkallo build program
When to book each stage on a Cloverton or Kallo build, how much notice the inspector needs, and how to keep the supervisor on side.
Beams, steel, chairs, pods and plumbing on a Kalkallo slab, checked against the engineer's design while it can still be changed.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
The Gilgai plain that Kalkallo sits on is shrink and swell clay country, so the slab carries real load from ground movement. Missing top bars, short cover and loose pods are the items that change how the beams perform, and we keep finding them on Kalkallo decks.
Annotated findings from Slab pre-pour inspections.
1Bored piersWhile the holes are open, before concrete arrives
3FrameTrusses fixed, before wrap and roof covering
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows and brickwork done, before plaster
5FixingPlaster, doors and cabinets fitted, before paint
6WaterproofingMembrane cured, before the tiler starts
7Pre-handover (PCI)At practical completion, days before handoverWhen to book each stage on a Cloverton or Kallo build, how much notice the inspector needs, and how to keep the supervisor on side.
Why missing bracing and trusses on internal walls keep showing up at frame stage in Kalkallo, and what each means.
Top bars, cover, chairs and laps: what we check on a Kalkallo slab the day before concrete.
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Reactive clay moves with the seasons. The beams and their steel are what resist that movement, so they need to match the engineering exactly.
Beam depths and widths, steel size, laps and top bars, bar chairs and cover, pods, vapour barrier, set-downs, plumbing and termite components.
Most findings take an hour or two for the trades to fix. Whether the pour moves is up to the builder.
Not the steel and beams. Once concrete is in, only the surface can be seen.
AS 2870 and the National Construction Code, read with the engineering and soil report for your lot.
Yes, with the supervisor's agreement. It is a good stage to see because everything is open.