The conduit should be shown on your approved building plans and listed in your signed-off specs.
What you should see in your spec is a line that says something like…

What does the manufacturer say about how it may affect the warranty?

Give these guys a call.
They're pretty good with advice and open to questions about any concerns you might have.

P.S. I don't work for them
Weephole screens can be purchased from Bunnings…

1. Inspection on both arranged through your Property Manager by one contractor.
or
2. Separately engaging 2 seperate contractors yourself, both of whom will charge seperate call out fees, and end up…

Yes, it would add considerably to the cost to use proper Face(?) Bricks on the internal wall so that they could be left exposed.
As to plaster vs gyprock - plaster…

In addition to Chris's input take on board that New Gen are part of the Summit Group and Homebuyers are part of the ABN (Dale Alcock) Group.
That will give you…

I dobut there's a roof in the world that is rodent/possum proof.
Certainly not one built to normal Australian standards

How long was he there for?
Plumbers generally have a $150-175 call out fee that covers the first 15 minutes labour and then it's $30-45 per 15 minutes thereafter.

A lot of those grout "paints" require you to use specific cleaners once applied. If you use the sort of soap scum cleaners available at Supermarkets etc the "paint" will…

They're trespassing. I'm guessing that your builder is mates with the builder next door and doesn't want to upset things but it's your land and you have every right to…

The staircase window isn't covered by any privacy consideration.
The bathroom window is high set so they cannot overlook you from it unless they're standing on a stepladder and with the…

Don't your bathrooms have frosted glass windows?

WA doesn't have an Occupancy Certificate as far as I'm aware. Certainly didn't require one when we built.

Ah yes forgot about this but if the other side peg is still there then that's the reference point

So that nail is your reference point

I simply don't understand it.
There's the argument over termites but in the Goldfields it's brick veneer and they have a lot bigger termite problems.
For me it simply comes down to…

If your neighbour's builder damaged the fence then it's your neighbour's problem. Doesn't matter if your neighbour has a contract that says their builder is not liable, your neighbour remians…

That's just plain dumb on the part of your builder.
Even if you paved your entire backyard you're still going to need a tap there for yearly pressure cleaning, watering…

Get yourself a PO Box.

Victoria is already talking about banning gas connections to new developments anyway so in a way you're ahead of the curve.
R/C ducted air con and the largest solar package you…

Precisely.
We've got bamboo floors throughout and all the installers had to do was chamfer down the plank that butted up against the tiles in the laundry and bathroom.

Never had tiles in a bedroom but have had terrazzo floors throughout a house. Wasn't an issue, easier to keep clean than carpets just be aware that they'll be cold…

It is surface tension and that's precisely why it doesn't drain. There's not enough fall to overcome the surface tension. The fall you need to fully drain a room that…

Looks pretty well drained to me.
What you've got there is some residual water due to surface tension. In order to drain that residual water you'd have to have a…

The rubber underlay is required to reduce noise transmission via the floor. If this is removed and not reinstalled it is highly likely that the OP will be forced to…

Definitely.

Not sure if these guys have a branch in Melbourne but this may be something worth looking at

Goes without saying that waterproofing would still be required and that a "sheet of plastic" won't do the job.

How about this mob?

Thanks for that, much appreciated