Plumbing points in the wrong place at frame
Waste points cast in the wrong spot surface when the walls go up.
In short: Plumbing is set out before the slab and only checked against the walls at frame. In Beveridge that is where errors appear.
Why frame is the test
Before frame, a waste point is just a pipe in a slab. Once walls stand, it either lines up with the toilet or vanity on the plans or it does not.
What we found
A waste point cast in the wrong position that needed concrete cut to relocate it, and on another job toilet waste pipes missing entirely at frame stage.
Before the slab
Damaged stormwater and sewer pipes have also been found in the slab area before pouring. They are cheap to replace then and expensive later.
After frame
Sewer pipes left uncapped at lock-up collect debris that can block the line before the house is even occupied.
What to do
Bring the plumbing layout to the frame inspection, and ask for any relocation to be done before wall linings.
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Beveridge. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
