Owner supplied items are covered once they are actually installed.
I may try to contact the insurer, which is through the MBA, but I wanted to see what first-hand experiences people…

Does anyone have any experiences to share on the way builders insurance claims are handled, in particular who pays the excess (and how much) and if the GST component of…

It's on a slab. The slab is already screed. No mention of needing any additional levelling at this stage.

Met the tiler today - seem okay. Happy to do 1.5mm but again stated that Australian Standard is 3mm. He said he's seen it. Don't suppose someone who has it…

We're due to meet our tiler this week. Have told the builder we wanted 1.5mm from day one but they refused to put it in writing, always deferring to what…

Depends where the pump is going (though of course anything can be done with enough time, effort and money).
We're currently having an issue with building our new home with regards…

Nope. We chose floor-to-ceiling tiling and that triggered a change to square-set plasterboard in the bathroom/ensuite/wc

I decided against this. The cost is prohibitive and it gains you nothing but some aesthetics.

I'm going through this process at the moment. The tank has to be installed by an experienced installer else ElGas need to be on hand. The Elgas recommended gasfitter is…

Yep - will remove bottom plate and add a trim above the door to raise it to height of window.

I think it is just too much trouble for some builders - and I can see now that there is a lot to coordinate. But I can't see how recessing…

Thanks for the immediate response Ed!
We'll talk with the builder tomorrow and see what they can do. Bricking is due to start this week.

So following up on this the rebates were cut into the slab and the doors have just been installed. These are high ceilings so everything is nominal 2340 height with…

Thanks for the reassurance Ed.

Thanks Ed. Do you know if the cutting in affects the engineering of the slab ie will they have to go back to the engineers and ensure that the slab…

What do you mean by "only a small portion is being used"?
Thanks

I'm building a new house and all the external sliding doors are supposed to be recessed. The slab went down just before Xmas and I was surprised to not see…