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2 years2 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!!

IMO, it doesnt age very well. in the same way the stencilcrete on your driveway shows up hairline cracks along the expansion joints, so to can a hebel wall between…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Need advice following rejection of plans by council - Please

I would look for redress via Dept of Fair Trading. You paid for plans for a house that would comply, it didn't even come close. Its clearly not fit for…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Is this settling or a structural fault?

may be worth removing the loose render and seeing if the cracking is cosmetic (restricted to the render), or structural (in the brickwork underneath).
the highly localised nature suggests its not…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Top 5 things to raise with builder before signing?

Make sure the contract doesnt have a front-loaded payment schedule. Ours did, and ground to a halt once it was at lock up and the builder had most of our…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Data Points cost

We have data points.
I have wireless as well for portable devices, but anything stationary is cabled if there's a point near it. As pointed out, latency over wireless is rubbish,…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Building in Spring Farm anyone???

Not AFAIK. Our occupancy certificate required the following...
Certificate of Installation of BASIX Requirements
Certificate of Insulation
Certificate of Structural Adequacy for Piers & Slab
Final Identification Survey
Manufacturers Certificate for Glazing (Shower…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Builder deliberate damage to footpath

Builder is working for you, so I doubt council will let you handball them.

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Alfresco or theatre

Ditto. Too hot, too many flies in summer. Mosquitoes at dusk. I just don't see the appeal or practicality, nor do I see many people using theirs.
That said, a 3x5m…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
National Broadband Network

Join the queue ... :)

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
National Broadband Network

probably as many as there have been servos buned down by mobile phones

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
National Broadband Network

Considering the quality of the job done in my house by a so-called licensed installer (half the ports didnt work), no thanks - I'll DIY.

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Procorp - Administrator appointed

from our experience, probably earlier than this. we first started hearing complaints from tradies of late payment in Sept 11, some with unpaid invoices dating back to Nov 10!

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Procorp - Administrator appointed

should it matter whether Procorp are onsold or not?
there's a clause in the contract WRT the builder abandoning the build, which clearly, has occurred, allowing you to cancel the contract.…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Stratco fencing issues

He said she said. You need a witness and evidence. Police will just treat it as a civil dispute without anyone to back up the physical threat story. If the…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Procorp - Administrator appointed

In ours, either the HIA numbers were scribbled out/replaced, or a new sheet stuck over the top...

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Procorp - Administrator appointed

sorry, not lockup, whatever follows that (i think it was 'fixing' on our contract, ie. gyprock) but prior to practical completion.
either way, the standard procorp contract was 95% paid with…

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Procorp - Administrator appointed

What is the implication here, given Procorp's progress payment schedule was so front-loaded (ie. 95% by lockup)?

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
dvestate's Build - Blog updated :)

Do you know what brand/model tap you're using? There may be a longer variant available.

11 years11 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
New building regulating body for Victoria

thats not his real name, surely?

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Help - Slab position is different to approved plans

dont know $$ amoount, but i imagine your slab stage payment and then some. you really need to consult a professional, and make sure the builder doesnt commence the frame…

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Help - Slab position is different to approved plans

You absolutely should have been informed. I would contact Fair Trading intially, though I suspect you're going to have to get a solicitor involved. I dont see the builder voluntarily…

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Help - Slab position is different to approved plans

BTW, when you say approved, by WHO? You? Council? Both?

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Help - Slab position is different to approved plans

Contact Fair Trading. If there's a problem with the design, they're obligated to give YOU the choice how to rectify. Its not their money, so its not their choice as…

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Procorp - Administrator appointed

that's a certainty. we had tradies complaining about late payment a year ago. they'd have been trading insolvent for quite a while.

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Roof frame blunder

can you post a pic of the relevant elevations?

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Why did you choose project Builder over smaller builder?

For us, it was simple. Volume builders have display homes, gives us ideas about layout, lets us see what they can do and to what standard. With a small builder,…

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
positioning a house

did you purchase the block before the council rules changed?

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Building a new home: Decisions.. decisions.. HELP!

Bricks .. we had Hebel on our first home. Fine cracks started to appear along the joins within a year. From some angles, the individual panels can be very visible.
Alfresco…

12 years12 yearsb0sonb0son posted:
Items after PCI??

If all else fails, contact Fair Trading. I would have thought anything found up until handover is fair game.
At the very least, have them acknowledge these items and have them…

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