Can i suggest you look for alternatives to colored concrete. The finished product looks terrible.

It depends on the ability of the person doing the repair.
A competent painter should be able to blend in the patch without it being evident.

Check your contract for the various stage claims and what they entail.
It can vary from builder to builder if additional stage claims have been added to the standard contract.

the water is contained within the room, however the grout on the outside of the shower can become wet from underneath

It can be a problem if the water stop doesnt extend higher than the sceed.
Water can track under the tiles to the outside of the shower.
Ideally the angle, either plastic…

Just swing the bath door against the shower, you will never want to get in the shower without the door closed so its not an issue. Cavity sliders are a…

Bracing panels are typically ply or fibre cement sheets nailed to the wall frame. They can also be metal straps or angles fixed diagonally to the frame.
At each end of…

Thats not entirely correct.
Typically where there is a bracing panel, then bolts or chemical anchors will be required.
If it is simply fixing the wall to the slab where there is…

Grab a sheet of 4.5mm hardiflex and cut it into strips, will last forever.

Its no different then when internal beams are poured first and the plastic is only put over the pad. The beam is left exposed with starters that are then tied…

If its a one off that would be fine, I wouldnt even worry about painting it.

It's easy to do and very common.
Drill pier holes then cover the entire pad with plastic, mark pier location on plastic with paint so you dont stand on them.
Box up…

Have you gone to your insurance company?
The issue of the colour variation is one you will need to deal with. Maybe a repaint would be a good option.
Monier's offer…

tom_air the answer to your question is yes I would.
I'm sitting here next to wall that I know has 2 studs cut out to make a niche.
I built this house…

Is it a load bearing wall? If so then yes, have them cut the sheet and cleat another stud beside it.
If its not, (and this is where the experts will…

This is the order I would do them in
Tiling (dirtiest Job)
Wall Painting (Needs doing before fitoffs)
Electrical fitoff (Done after paint)
Ducted AC (as above)
Wardrobe fitouts (after paint because…

If the window is in the wrong location or is the wrong size then insist the builder rectify it. Nothing is difficult to fix, its just time consuming and a…

Goody contrary to what your daughters boyfriend may say, I seriously doubt there has been a house slab poured this side of the Y2K bug that has had the boxing…

Simply request the engineer design the slab bases on the next classification to what the soil test comes back.

All your questions have answers determined by an engineer based on your specific site.
What another slab has in it is of no consideration when it comes to yours.

We can all be morel crusaders but the jobs for cash scheme has been going on for longer than any of us has been around and I guarantee it will…

It happens every day,
Just make sure you have it all listed on the Practical Completion certificate.

Looks like 8 to me,

Use intergrain DWD on them and it will unify the colours slightly. There is a natural one that has a slight tint, or use the merbau that is well tinted,…

Yeah because planes are falling out of sky everyday because they didn't fill the perps on brick work.
As usual your driving a wedge between the owner and a builder over…

I think all your questions can be answered in this line.

IMHO, and i've been in the building industry for 35+ years and if it were my house, I couldn't care less, as long as they have done a neat job…

The easiest fix is to remove the skirting on both sides and plane a 2-3 out of the back then re fit it, with the splayed skirt you have it…

if the space is 930 and your fridge is 908 I dont think you will have a problem. Typically modern fridge doors dont open any wider than the side of…