Lower Roof and Aircon Ducting Complete

So this week our aircon ducting was installed. We had arranged to meet the contractors on site on Tuesday to discuss where we wanted the outlet vents. When we got there they told us they couldn't use some of the service risers, that were on our plans and built as part of the framing, to run the ducting to the downstairs ceiling because they were in unsuitable locations, such as on the wrong side of a joist. So instead of a quick walk through to point out vent locations, we instead spent 2 hours trying to figure out how to run the ducting downstairs so we could still have all the zones downstairs that we had paid for. Apparently when you change the floor plans of the house, they don't send Ultra Air a copy of the adjusted frame plan so they can advise the best location for the service risers for the aircon. Why would they? That would just be too much common sense. Should have charged Wisdom an hourly rate for our consulting services. Anyway we figured it out and decided to remove a vent from downstairs and move a service riser from the upstairs linen to a corner in the master bedroom. That means my upstairs linen cupboard is now bigger and my son's WIR is also bigger which is a plus. The next day the head installer from Ultra Air met with my husband on site and made some further improvements to the way ducting was run.

The lower roof was also completed so we are hoping now that the slab might actually be able to dry out as it has been constantly wet in the living room area where it is not level since it was laid. Not sure if that is bad for the concrete, but one of the steel support posts has started to rust at the bottom because it has been constantly sitting in water. The base of the timber frame for the walls in that area have also been sitting in the water so they will need to dry out before gyprocking.

We also have some major ponding around the front corner of the garage since the rain started last week. It has gone from about 1 foot deep before the rain to about 2 feet deep by Saturday. Will need to check it again tomorrow to see if it has risen any higher. We have a H class slab, which means highly reactive soil, so we are really worried about the fact that soil on this side of the house is so wet and has been that way since the slab was poured. It must be exerting pressure upwards on the slab as it is saturated, and the piers won't have nice firm soil holding them in place because it is all just slush at the moment. Having that much water next to the foundations goes against all advice in the CSIRO guidelines for slab maintenance.

Facade with lower roof complete and majority of scaffolding gone

Aircon Spaghetti Junction

Aircon Intake Upstairs

Aircon indoor unit suspended from rafters

Flooding in front of the garage

Flooding at side of garage

Living room floor hasn't been dry since slab was laid

Bottom of steel support post rusting due to constantly being wet

Timber at bottom of frame is soaked