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New townhouses, Lalor
New townhouses built on a cleared suburban block in Lalor, in Melbourne’s north. The photos show the build stage by stage, from site preparation and drainage to the waffle pod slab and pour.
- Location
- Lalor, VIC
- Type
- Townhouses (Class 1a)
- Service
- New Homes
- Photos
- Real, from our site
Project summary
New townhouses in Lalor, VIC, built by Unitex Building & Construction Group as part of our new homes work. The photos below show the build stage by stage: site preparation, drainage and plumbing, waffle pod slab, pour day. The build journey explains every stage of a new home.
Slab ready
Site cutScope
What this build includes
- Site preparation and set-out
- Stormwater, sewer and plumbing under the slab
- Waffle pod slab and reinforcement
- Concrete pour
- Frame, lock-up, fixing and completion to follow
Build diary
Stage by stage, in photos
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01
Site preparation
The block is cleared, levelled and cut to the right height for the slab.
Excavator clearing and levelling the block, with set-out pegs in the ground Excavator finishing the site cut on the cleared block Site set-up: a portable site toilet being lifted into place from a truck crane Set-out pegs and string lines marking where the townhouses will sit Excavator trenching along the marked set-out lines
02
Drainage and plumbing
Stormwater and sewer lines are trenched and laid, with pipes brought up where the bathrooms and kitchen will be.
Drainage trench dug along the side of the block Plumber setting out plumbing risers that will come up through the slab Plumbing risers in position and checked before the slab works New concrete stormwater pit set into the ground
03
Waffle pod slab
Waffle pods, reinforcement and edge beams are set out and checked before the pour.
Crew laying waffle pods for the townhouse slab Checking the slab reinforcement and edge beams before the pour Pipe passing through the slab, wrapped and protected before the pour Slab with reinforcement mesh and pods ready for concrete
04
Pour day
Concrete is pumped across the slab while the crew places and finishes it.
Concrete pump line laid across the slab reinforcement on pour day Concrete truck arriving on site for the slab pour
The rest of the build
Frame, lock-up, fixing and completion follow. See what happens at each one in our build journey.
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