Builder fixed it. I had leak again in the last rain. Builder tried to deviate me towards insurance. Just couple more emails and few pics, made them accept the issue…

Yes, you can.

We have a window in our Theatre room, but never opened it. Its always covered with blinds. But incase you decided to use the room for other purpose, you might…

Unless you have bigger size inverter, there is no future proofing. You have to replace the inverter in case you have to install a reasonable solar panels.

It really depends on the certifier. I recently completed building my house. All we have to rectify is an external stairs to get out of the laundry. I have friends…

I mounted 77" TV couple of weeks ago. Used someone from Goodguys suggestion. No problem at all. But I do have timber noggins there. But not sure its helping.

I think its the usage of "NO" in all caps. Other than that, I don't see anything wrong with your answer.

As per Penrith council, B should be 4.5 and A they don't allow. But you can talk to the council and come to an agreement.

If it's colorbond tank, feel each ribs one by one from top on sunny time. You will feel the coldness and that's the level.

Thank you for the insight. Quick question, can I claim insurance after the builder fixes the structure? Will it be late to claim?

This comment made me feel good about what I am doing.

I am sorry about. Just tell them you don't have to claim insurance and it's a defect in the construction. Always CC the email conversation with management. It worked for…

My next neighbor has water leak thru Balcony door and the builder onsite next day morning. They promised him to fix the issue on Wednesday (today). His builder and my…

I don't think Insurance push the builder. They send their contractors to fix the damage, but not sure they fix the problem. At the moment, the builder is responding. I…

The builder's straight response was claim the insurance. That p*$$ed me.

That's what I told the Maintenance manager. He apologized and told me that he will send the team to assess the issue first

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I recently built house (2-Storey) and moved in on Oct 2019. We all know about the rain we had last week. Due to the rain there few leaks inside…

They will charge you $40 to add Noggins. With the experience, I have if don't need any support. But you need wiring and switch for the fan. You can do…

Ours was 40K upgrade which doesn't include waterfall or 40mm stone. We mostly spent on electrical as its 2-storey house and kitchen and laundry cupboards.

I mounted a TV on the hybrid frame. I had noggin but the media installer installed the TV on the metal frame only. No problem at all.

Got Hand over on 4 October 2019, but only got Interim OC but the its not due to driveway or landscaping. The condition for full OC doesn't talk about driveway…

You can do it after you get the keys, and not before that...

Will suggest 1200mm at least for the front door based on my experience.

Possible. The Estimated price is done by the Sales person. He/She may have added approximate rate here and there. Tender will have exact pricing (hopefully).

Thank you.
If you are asking the list of things to look for, I don't have any. But this is based on our experience.
Check for the correct brick usage throughout the…

We got "Vino" and I like the pattern it formed. I have attached a picture of my garage inside. Not a clear picture though.

Yes. EBH does exposed brick garage as default. I have seen builder like MDJ put gyprock. But I like the exposed garage look personally.

Yes. We got the keys. Thank you.

Thank you!!

PCI completed. Handover scheduled for 04 Oct 2019. Happy days!!!