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3 months3 monthsbashworthbashworth posted:
Occupation Certificate

Occupancy Permit doesn't mean the house is finished.
Follow this link: https://anewhouse.com.au/2019/08/occupa ... s-it-mean/

3 months3 monthsbashworthbashworth posted:
Bath mixer position

It is safer as you don't have to lean over the bath to turn on the water.
If you agreed then its up to you to change it.
It is probably…

6 months6 monthsbashworthbashworth posted:
Question about orientation

Normally most of the external living is done in the afternoon and evening so that's often better on the west side than the east side.
Bedrooms on the west side in…

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6 months6 monthsbashworthbashworth posted:
Best electric hot water system in 2024?

The tank is around 200 litres (I am on holiday for the next 6 weeks so can't check)
The Heat Pump has a built in time switch.
No idea on the speed…

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6 months6 monthsbashworthbashworth posted:
Best electric hot water system in 2024?

I changed from gas hot water to heat pump in 2019, which only runs 1.00pm to 3.00pm (when the solar panels are generating to the max)
I have a reasonably large…

6 months6 monthsbashworthbashworth posted:
Gas Abolishment - Brisbane city council

I would try the Queensland Electricity and Gas Ombudsman
We had the same problem in Victoria and spoke to the Victorian Ombudsman and the supply was disconnected the next day.

10 months10 monthsbashworthbashworth posted:
garagae door

Looks like its two separate lintels so it would take rebuilding the front of the garage to put a single door in.
In my opinion you are talking a lot more…

1 year1 yearbashworthbashworth posted:
Frontyard Shed

There are a number of possible issues:
Is the shed within any ?
Whether it is excempt from planning controls.
Are there any ?
Are you going to get complaints from neighbours?

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Final Inspection - Limits Imposed by Builder

Looks like grounds for a dispute to me.
A defective piece of timber that should never have been used.

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Builder is stalling/ignoring final inspection?

In your original post you said the builder asked for a final inspection.
You chose to send your inspector, without going along yourself!

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Builder is stalling/ignoring final inspection?

It would seem you have had your final inspection (PCI) in December . . . . but your Inspector did it for you.
Under most contracts Inspectors act as your agent…

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Slab cracks

I haven't heard the expression grid cracking but I think its probably what I know as map cracking.
Here is an article:

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Water Meter Issue

Looking at that and the amount of water you seem to be using it looks like you might have a leak upstream, but relativly close to, the water meter.
This pipe…

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Builder not allowing us to do final practical inspection

One of the things to be aware of is the contractual definition of the Owner.

In the copy of the HIA standard I have the defination is:
Owner' means the person,…

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Cooling system

Last time I built with a centralised system I was advised to upgrade to a larger duct size which I did and seemed to work reasonable well.
The problem with all…

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Replacing internal door with external door

Seems a good move, more secure and better fire resistance,

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Infill above existing fence plinth

Fences don't make good retaing walls so you will need to retain the fill, on your side of the boundary.
I guess you could put a small retaing wall on your…

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
What is this material???

Looks like strawboard to me.
https://solomit.com.au/acoustic-strawboard-ceilings

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2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
How to turn off main water pipe?

The valve you show is a right angle ball valve.
It soulds like when you turned it off some water started to drain out of the system.
When you put it back…

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2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
HIA Contract review with lawyer (Sydney)

In the past I have studied the Standard HIA Contract.
You could say it has clauses that favour the buillder and also has clauses favouring the client.
Overall I would say…

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2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Urgent Gas Abolishment in NSW

I had some problems getting a gas service disconnected when we went all electric.
After several frustrating phone calls I contacted the Energy Ombudsman.
The meter was gone the next day, and…

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Concretor jargon - apron around the house

F.62 steel reinforcement with bar chairs to total area. Abelflex expansion joints and steel dowels to existing brickwork and concrete.
Seems a reasonable specification

2 years2 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Help! Acreage style house has to face west to street in hot

You would need a lot more than 500mm to keep the afternoon evening sun out during summer.
A solution that has worked for me is to keep the windows small and…

3 years3 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Third party inspection

Not a good sign!

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3 years3 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Electrical and Networking Advice - Power User

I always at least double the GPOs.
One double in the corner of each room is good.

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3 years3 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Land fall - Help please!

Basically its 0.6m sloping from the front to the back.

3 years3 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Land fall - Help please!

There is not enough information from this plan.
If each block was surveyed the normal contour internval is 0.2m but the contours shown on your plan might by the developers survey…

3 years3 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Heating and cooling option for the new build

Never bult 2 storey house in Australia, but owned Australian homes with all the above options.
Current home has Daiken reverse cycle units, which I believe is the only way to…

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3 years3 yearsbashworthbashworth posted:
Asking about a soil test report

H means: Highly reactive clay sites. Can experience high ground movement from moisture changes.
The presence of trees can make the moisture changes more dramatic so more compaction isn't going to…

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