Melb SE suburbs. But I assure you this issue is not localised to the SE.

Hi All, I highly recommend NOT signing any tender or contracts with CH at the moment. They are accepting far more jobs than they can find workers or suppliers to…

Hi All, I highly recommend NOT signing any tender or contracts with CH at the moment. They are accepting far more jobs than they can find workers or suppliers to…

Hi ericaust. It is not a standard inclusion even in Affinity range. I enquired about it at our tender meeting (many months ago) & she said it would cost nearly…

The alt solutions allows them to only waterproof a limited area (i think it was just the shower base) as the wooden particle board flooring upstairs is considered water resistant.…

Thanks Emmz70, i am certain we will acheive a great quality house, despite their current (or future) attempts to avoid responsibility & accountability for the poor workmanship. It will be…

Ps. I think i better continue this conversation in the general Carlisle homes & Spectra thread as it is not the original topic of this thread.

Hi Emmz70,
Apparently no other proper way to do it. If DPC is attempted to be retro-fitted it can cause a slip joint. DPC is meant to be installed as the…

OMG. The BACV (Consumer affairs & Vic Building Authority) recently ordered Carlisle to cease work on our site until a VBA inspector can attend a site inspection later this month.…

Just a quick update with our build:
Right now we are pushing for them to re-brick the whole house because there are a number of defects, including the bevelled brick edges.…

Right now we are pushing for them to re-brick the whole house because there are a number of defects, including the bevel.
An independent inspector also reported: poorly installed damp…

Absolutely get a variation! Their "water resistant" solution sucks! We just paid the extra & got the proper waterproofing.
Cost $2300-ish for Ensuite & WC and Main bathroom & WC. Its…

Happy to be of help Emmz70. There are a few other issues we need to address at the moment. We are still in negotiation about how & how much will…

Here's a great pic we just took. Look what the bevel does to the mortar widths!

Seems like Glenfern is particularly prone to it. Must be the way its made.

Good examples of the bevel. It is ok if only 1 corner has a bevel but when 2 corners have a bevel it is unavoidable, especially to lay in a…

We used Boral Glenfern bricks. (We contrasted it with Heifer & Monument) We had issues with the bricks having a defective bevel on 2 points of the brick. If you…

We had concrete & rubbish dumped in our vacant block too. We called up the Site Supervisor of the neighbours build (see sign at front fence) & asked them to…

I believe all brickwork will require a good brick clean after its all been laid. Perhaps it will look better then?

Hi. Do you have a young boy in your household? Not meaning to cause offence. We too thought we had a similar situation & it went on for many many…

Thank you sneakersss. Thanks for your encouragement. Hopefully most things will be sorted well.
Hi JandABuild. You obviously have a great supervisor . We too ended up…

Thanks ericaust23.
I hope no-one else is in our shoes during their build. I just want to advise others to get informed about the BCA (Building Codes of Australia) standards and…

Our garage was one of the areas that was out of level by 7mm in a large area (BCA tolerance level is 4mm over a 2meter straight edge / level…

Hi everyone,
We have been keeping quiet about our build in the Berwick area hoping things will come good but that has not happened so I think its time we report…

Thank you dper/David.
Did you raise your concerns with Carlisle at all? (Even if it was after tender.) What was their response/explanation?

Hi All,
Firstly thank you everyone for the very helpful info in these Carlisle posts. Its great to know there is a community of help and advice here.
We too have paid…