Done properly there is no worries whatsoever. Done all the time in a house on a slab when renovations are done.

Not an issue when done properly. Done properly is the big if though.

Pray there is no underground cave especially under the toilet, last thing you need it to be on top that toilet when the floor under it caves in.

Make sure they reinforce the slab.

Kidding?

"Rocking toilets" now a days sounds like a positive thing.

curious if most of the 'proper' is filling it up with new concrete.

No, it’s drilling into the slab to insert some rebar “keys” to keep the new pour from shifting and moving. In addition to stuffing in some concrete wire. This is similar to fixing a crack in plaster. The crack has to actually be widened a bit to fix correctly. Its a big pain because of limited access. Pours that just attempt to throw in some concrete will have it pop loose.

Was intrigued by thread title, left disappointed.

Thanks for the help. Does anyone know how close a receptacle can be installed near a bathroom sink?

I sure hope your builder does.

Your builder is going broke if he keeps this up.

Thank you. This site is very helpful with so many answers we are not getting from our builder. We are compromising at every turn.

Sometimes using a professional doesnt mean you are getting a professional. If I knew how to build a house I would be a builder. We are having trouble getting a full set if plans/blueprints/layouts. I appreciate all the advise/help

I'm very sorry for your troubles with this builder. How did you find him? Did you check references? Can you cut your losses now and find someone else, who is more accommodating?

And what is the photo you posted???

The photo is the plumbing rough-in for the toilet in the guest bath. They had to re center to fit the toilet. It bothers me because they are digging up the concrete in both toilets, kitchen and on the inside wall to add a plumbing elbow to the outside for some reason (first picture). I am afraid the foundation will crack 5 or 10 years down the road with all this. This has definitely been a nightmare. We asked for a freestanding tub, we received a tub that fit into a 59" x 30" slot and was an inch away from the wall, with a wall mounted faucet. we went with a lender recommended by them, that process took 8 months. Our DTI is less than 5%, we have 2 credit cards and owe nothing to anyone so I am not sure why that took so long. we combined the land and house together in one loan. The builder started building before we actually signed the loan papers. We happened to be out one day (July 12)and decided to stop by the property, noticed the foundation and framing was completed. We called the builder, they said don't tell the mortgage company, 3 days later we received a call from the mortgage saying the loan has been put on a 14 day hold, all building must stop. I believe that was a cover your rear thing since the mortgage/lender company had an appraisal done July 1, which had pictures of the rough-in grading and foundation completed. We told them that is not our version of a free standing tub. they build a lot of houses here so they came with great references.

Those are all primarily design issues. And build issues from not following a design. Who designed this?

I'm in IT and don't know a lot about construction. Still, I feel like if you are reduced to checking your new build quality with strangers on houzz, you should seriously consider getting out of the contract. Consult a lawyer who has experience in construction in your area. Hire a contractor to inspect the builder's work against the plan. Heck, find out if there is a plan.

An idiot designed it for sure. I am more educated on building now. We have a meeting with the builder today, we will see how that goes. We contacted a lawyer yesterday, we have a great case since their is no proper paperwork staring allowances, starting bid early, etc.

I love this site, most people give some sound advise, that's why I posted here, friendly advise.

I'm relieved to hear that, friend. Funny but I was thinking all day about your post, indignant on your behalf. :) I'm glad you have someone in your corner to help you salvage whatever you can. Take care!

Thank you for your thoughts. Our meeting went well. We are receiving some of the items we wanted, not all because the house is nearly completed but we will not have to pay ( deducted from our construction loan). The will bore a hole through the concrete for electricity to our kitchen island, which was a big worry, did not want a "patch Job". Hopefully things will look up from here on out. I will post some photos for you this weekend when we go out to check the progress.

Here is a photo of the house.

The kitchen island wires still laying in the floor. All kitchen cabinets are installed, walls textured and painted including the kitchen island wires (the wires were yellow). Today we noticed flashing on the roof and around the fireplace stack was missing and the drip pan was installed poorly. There are 2" x 10" openings underneath awning by the crows feet, perhaps an opening for the "critters" who need a warm place for the winter to chew in the electrical wiring in the attic

I'm learning more about building houses than I ever thought possible. To all of you that are honest builders I salute you! Thank you, I wish we had found one of you.

We did our homework on our builder, looked at several of his homes, talked with other homeowners who had built with him, references, etc. All was good. I guess were the one who fell through the crack.

I dont want anything free, just what we paid for, nothing more but getting less (at this point I have to joke about it).

Know that I feel for you as we did as you did with doing everything right, or so we thought. My build was the nightmare from he11 and our one year build actually took 27 months until we got our CO. We had things like stairs not done to code and other code violations. Our toilet was also originally put in the wrong place. Windows put in the wrong place. Windows placed two inches too low which then affected our doors, etc. If you have a good bottle of wine and want to read through my threads, HERE's the final one .

AndHERE is a thread with links to all my horror story threads although I purposely while building didn't mention everything as I "didn't want to upset the builder if he looked here." (be sure to click on where it says read more comments to find the links to the other threads,)

SIr can you please help me i forgot to install lightning on the stair slab before concrete pouring..could you give me idea on how to repair it .