So gemmil homes has been bought out by the Victorian builder Simmonds group for 6 million (very cheap for a top ten builder).

This is a copy of Csiro foundation maintenance and footing performance. Has good info on soil types and type of movement that occurs on buildings.
http://www.unitcare.com.au/pdfs/Foundat ...…

With the bed joint issue you can remove three or four bricks at a time and re-lay. The level they are at would be -1 course from your slab which…

Although there are tolerances for width of perpend joints and bed joints. They are normally applied in the context of them all being uniform. That is to say if one…

Often they will allow you to pay a license fee for the design but sometimes the cost is unrealistic.

Only looks like 3-4m3

The tolerances for masonry are outlined in A.S 3700.
if the neighbouring property wall is already up then cleaning excess mortar is really all they can do. Most people end up…

Usually you will enter a preliminary agreement where the builder prepares plans ,contract documents,survey of the block and engineers details. This is usually known as an agreement for preparation of…

Can't see any photos but based on what you have said this would not comply with A.S 3700.

Not if they are laiyed to what is considered by an authority to be an acceptable standard

Porcelain is usually a polished or semi polished tile so the tolerance should be 1mm

2mm for lippage is for normal ceramics porcelain is 1mm. See the below excerpt from the Australian Standard.
From A.S 3958
“The lippage between two adjacent tiles should not exceed 2 mm.…

Yes you are correct. moisture will migrate through the wall via capillary action from the retaining wall. You can seal the limestone wall with bitkote 5.
Also be mindful that…

Not sure about this but I have had a dispute between an owner and Clipsal that I was involved in regarding the Saturn series switches. The complaint was that if…

Actually that is not entirely true. If the building licence comes back approved and says the crossover is to be done to council specs and the original quote the builde…

If the crossover is part of the contract then the builder would want to do this for ease as it is easier to set the paving up if it is…

This provision in the contract is really to give the opportunity for the builder to review their price if you fail to provide all necessary approvals within the specified timeframe.…

Many moons ago I worked as a contracts manager for a large home builder. My interpretation was always finance, land, shire and water. I think they might be taking Liberty…

The 45 day clause from all approvals in the H.I.A contract isn't soley the builders responsibility. You need to prove you own the block and have finance approval. If you…

You normally sign an authority for the bank to release the money. On final payment the bank may want to do an inspection which usually is just a drive by…

If you are in Western Australia then the building commission generally will rule that if a laminate join is necessary then it should be uniform and consistent. Tolerance for lippage…

A lot of builders are doing this and basically if that is all they are contracted to do then you can't expect anything else. So essentially they have said they…

The grey render is a nominal thickness of 8-10mm. The aim is to level the walls with grey float plaster so when it comes time to set plaster the walls…

Yes exactly, builders do it all the time for customers.

If they consistently give misinformation then it is worth escalating your frustration past the clo and site supervisor. Sometimes higher management need to know where their staff are falling down…

slow progress can be very frustrating especially when you see other homes going up faster. The main thing is they are getting the quality right. If they are slow and…

No just have your one batten point that would be included and have junction box from each one. It would be unnecessary to have a batten point for each light…

I would have thought positioning the std batten light in a location the down light is in and then running junction boxes up in the roof space. When the sparky…

Remember whatever price you have priced by the builder will also have their margin on top. Also if they don't do this a lot their supplier won't give them a…

No, what you have described is just a spray treatment. Homeguard does have a physical blue barrier too but that is not specified in your case.
The edge of your slab…