Piers carry the slab beams down to firmer ground. Once concrete goes in, nobody can see where they are or how deep they went.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Sloping Berwick lots and the bigger double storey homes built here often call for piers. The finding that matters is position: a pier that sits off the beam line does not support the beam the engineer drew.
Annotated findings from Bored piers inspections.
2Slab pre-pourPre-pour, with pods, steel and formwork still open
3FrameFrame and trusses up, roof on, wraps not yet fitted
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Windows, cladding and external doors in, before plaster
5FixingJoinery, doors and trims in, painter booked next
6WaterproofingMembrane applied and cured, tiler not yet started
7Pre-handover (PCI)Around a week before practical completionInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Usually under an hour on a standard house lot.
The beam is designed to sit on the pier. If the pier is out of position, part of the load has nothing under it.
Not always. Water, collapse or spoil in the hole can stop a reading, and the report says so rather than guessing.
No. We check that what was built matches the drawings. The design is the engineer's responsibility.
The engineering drawings and the soil report for your lot, if you have them.
The builder confirms with the engineer and corrects it before the pour. Afterwards the fix becomes far harder.
