Yesterday, I received a phone call from National Builders Group to say that the results of our soil test were in.......
The company involved with performing the test have listed our block as "P"class-problem block! This is despite the fact that every other block (including the one next door)in the area meets the standard for "M"classification-or a standard slab.
The reason given is that there are"trees on this and adjacent blocks"! Yep, the fact that our block has a mature gum tree at the very front boundary is cause for concern.......the city centric twit who has performed the soil test believes that the fact that our house will be set 20m away from the 7m high tree is still cause for concern!
The funniest quote from the report is that the block is "subjected to unusual moisture conditions"-because we actually get rain here-unlike Melbourne!
The actual readings taken from the report are well within the range for a normal slab-so I have spoken to the local builder who will be actually building the house and he's perusing the report and will talk to the company involved. I have also submitted a soil report from the block across the road (thanks to the builder whom we bought the block from) which shows nearly identical readings and recommends a standard slab.
It will be interesting to see what the outcome is-if it will only cost a couple of thousand for a slab upgrade, then it may be worth it. If it is thousands then we will get another soil report done by a local company who know more about rural areas and go from there!
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