AS4654.2-2012 External Membranes it is "Informative" but if you get water ingress your insurance assessor will go to this straight away and if not achieved, they will deny the claim

Mofflepop,
Are you building around Qld Manly?
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Construction: we have qual's/Licenses for Building Low/Medium/Open, carpentry, plumbing & drainage, gas…

Your balcony needs to be for N2 50mm lower outside than inside level, N4 70mm, N5 100mm.
That is outside finished tile height at the door to inside floor height.
The question…

Hi
Sorry, currently we don't cover Vic. However this is a constant issue raised on this forum.
The two most important issues in looking for an inspector is what is the…

External tiled areas are required to grade at 1:100 correct.
What height is the step-down from the inside base floor level (not the carpet but the chipboard) down to the balcony…

There are no other options other than installing a void protection, over the pool

Do you have the report? not just photos

$4.5k to do it properly?
if that were your partner of child working on the project where the owner wanted to save money at whatever cost, would you happily send them…

Screed is installed before or after,
what was not up to code?
You have 4x images, door frame, The work is poorly applied rough, with no care for how it should…

It is in the manufactures installation guide, and AS 3727.1:2016 Section 5 Clause 5.4.3 p17
image p18 Figure 5.4.3

OK, The orange lines on bricks are where I can see cracking to the motar joints, but further up you can also see cracking through brick work. it takes a…

Not exactly sure how your home warranty works down there, but i would say you are out of time on hitting the builder.
But, if you can get the pictures and…

Yes,
The black foam is called abelflex. It actually has a 10mm tear-away to create a well which must be filled with an external grade sealant, something like sika.
Rain is hitting…

No, you have some serious movement.
First which state are you in?
How old is the home?
do you have more images of the same area, but standing back about 2-3m facing 45…

In Qld it is a requirement that a builder must have a cost breakdown, for building a home to the same specification, with the same inclusions and the same finish.…

There are a lot of private inspectors should have stayed working as tradies!!
Firstly, you paid for a professional opinion of the works, if he has picked up on an item…

Internal tiles and external tiles are slightly different.
Internal tiles can be a smooth finish.
External tiles, can be slippery due to rain, water, dew etc so they are they are required…

No! You are correct it is not compliant.
The waterstop must be incorporated into the membrane both on the floor and at each end. It can't just be fixed to…

You need to reference the manufactures installation guide, your supplier may have strengthened the base where it is not required to sit on a bed.

Re; get your own building certifier or inspector to check these and other future issues.
You can't get a certifier to inspect another's work. Yes, you should get a building inspector,…

The cuts in the vertical studs are whats referred to as crippling the stud. It is an old method of straightening the frame, when there is too much to plain…

P is a site classification (Problem) it could be trees, fill, all sorts of things. The reactivity of the soils brought in will probably equal a H1 or H2 (2…

Your "Hydraulics" would most likely relate to Clause 5.6 of AS/NZS 3500.2 Stable / Unstable Soils & AS2870 Clause 5.6.3 Drainage requirements.
5.6 states a site that has fill (developers…

Give "Holt Surveying" they are based around Eight Mile Plains

This is a waffle pad slab, the porch is attached to the main slab and poured at the same time, just stepped down. This is a better construction method, as…

Two very different surveys.
Contour survey identifies the boundary pegs or which ones are missing the spot heights across the block to create the contour lines and general services locations. $500…

What type of mop are you using on the floor?

Check your sill tile, it is out of level, your door jamb Right side sits about 3mm above the sill tile and the left side sits about 12-13mm below the…

Once the builder issues you a notice you have a certain number of days (contract specific) to pay, if you don't pay within the approved timeframe you are in breach…

If this is a floating floor or laminate floor then your supervisor is correct.