Ok. Structural Engineering report is in. And I can quite clearly see now why every house is different. It depends on the thickness of the slab, the…

Just a quick update. I managed to find a structural engineering firm that will evaluate the slab and location of the aquarium and give me a report on yes/no. Should…

They're not legs, more struts that'll span the whole length (the cabinet is part of the display) with a few braces along the length (so could be as many as…

Specs are 85mm with 110mm ribs at max 1200mm spacing.

The tank will likely be 210x60x60. But it will have a 150x40x40 sump and then there is the weight of the glass of both tanks as well as the frame,…

Yes. Thanks Chris.
A question regarding bearing pads. If we put in a rigid pad that spanned multiple ribs and potentially one or more points where horizontal/vertical ribs cross,…

Yes, I am considering a solid base plate to ensure weight distribution.

Yes, that'd be because of the very localised focus area of the jack - though I've read the story of the guy that was crushed beneath the jack and it…

That doesn't sound cheap at all (cutting a big hole in an existing house's floor) - though I guess shear is far costlier.
So the reality…

Thanks Chris. So the aim of the bearing pad would be to distribute the weight across the entire area the aquarium would cover?
Is this something the aquarium guys would…

Hi all.
We're considering a 7/8 ft aquarium + sump that'll weigh well over 1000kg on a frame that spans 210/240cm x 60cm (weight distribution is obviously only at contact points).
We…

Our case is now lodged with CA.
I have all our correspondence and photos ready for the case officer.
I have also purchased an off-the-shelf polished porcelain tile from a competitor and…

It boggles my mind how it was not made clear to this new manager that Beaumont had tried several times before to clean/seal the tiles and promised us a 15…

Thanks. Just concerned as that noise started 10+ months after it was installed. So it hasn't always made that noise.
-G

These are 4 videos I've made of the HWS system. The buzzing appears to happen when the system is heating a lot of water - like if my whole…

Just a brief update. Our builder has arranged for their new maintenance manager to come to our house with a DIFFERENT tile supplier on Monday... intriguing.
-G

We have neither red cordial nor wine in the house. I guess I could go buy a small cordial.

Heh... just tried QV Gentle Wash, which is not an oil, and 22 hours later it has marked it worse than the oil. Going to give it a few hours…

Ok. So I got hold of some Bar Keeper's Friend powder, and made the paste and left it for 24 hours.
Here's the tile that had the QV and Olive…

Look at Beaumont's own brochure:
http://www.beaumont-tiles.com.au/portal ... 12%20b.pdf
Sourced in China... they also give a 15 year guarantee... we'll be seeing about that.
-G

Ok. Builder came back to us and has asked/suggested we initiate a case with Consumer Affairs. I think Beaumont is digging in their heels and the builder wants…

Management from the builder out here checking the tiles... we poured water on the tiles (just the middle of 4 tiles) before they got here. All 4 had a…

Nice one EmyN. Never heard of that stuff. Time to Google and see if we can try some - got those test tiles I can try it on.
-G

The thing is, these have been an issue before we took handover 11 months ago and well documented. Beaumont technical staff have been out several times and the tiles were…

Thanks Grout Perfect. We are likely heading towards a full replacement, pending them proving there's a range of porcelain tiles that doesn't mark...failing which, the builder WILL pay for…

Update on this. Have found that diluted, it only managed to mark when there was standing water for many hours. Of the spill test, only the puddle areas…

The most recent test seems to indicate that its the concentration of QV that influences whether a stain will occur or not. The slightly diluted 'spill' only stained in the…

Beaumont claim they tried everything to get it off.
We don't own a steam mop as we have laminate wooden floors and that's a no-no.
-G

Right click on them and copy the link... they are jog files on dropbox.

Here are the two images. First one shows the result of QV and Olive Oil. Second one...well... I drew QV in QV Oil.