They dont vibrate exposed aggregate as it can lead to aggregate segregation also can cause lines in the finished product

I think you will spend more money pursuing it than you would get back, but I dont know, could work differently in Queensland.
The fact you were paying an hourly rate…

Did you give the electrical contractor a copy of the Enginerring?
I dont know what the rules are in Queensland, I would of thought it would be hard now to…

In WA in comes under local government and needs approval to be completed, not sure about other states, the maximum in WA is 1:4 or 25% but it's a bit…

In WA in comes under local government and needs approval to be completed, not sure about other states, the maximum in WA is 1:4 or 25% but it's a bit…

What state are you looking in?

Yes dont understand how they could sell it without indemnity insurance although could be different in other states .
Also highly unusual to crack the bricks like that, normally cracks along…

That's a question you should be asking the building company, nobody here will know the answer I'm afraid.

I'm with Chippy & saveH2O, tell them it's there mistake and they need to pay for it, that's amateurish at best. They are suppose to be a professional building company,…

Depending on what state you are in, the 7 year warranty is a structural warranty and does not apply to anything else other than the structure. Everything else comes under…

You will find the info on the building commission website if you want to read more

This one was for not supervising works properly, they undermined a wall on an adjoining property and that wall came down along with the garage roof

They have been in trouble with the building commission again, think it was a 20k fine

Check out this website.
https://warranties.bluescopesteel.com.a ... mator.html

Signing contracts before prestart is a standard in WA, the reason being is you need a contract for financial approval. I dont know of a builder (in WA) that does…

Cant help you there sorry but in WA the standard HIA contract specifies Time for Performance and the information is there for these queries, have a look at your contract…

What state are you in? It depends on what's written in the legislation for that state.

Planning is normally completed before prestart, that's the way we do it anyway, we do it that way because if there is changes by planning the plans are correct when…

In WA yes you would have to send your plans back to Planning for an amended DA, I have never seen a council not cross reference the building license plans…

Yea I know mate, we include them in the cost of the house, I've heard it all now, what did they slog you for that?

The wall between the garage & house is only single leaf

Hi Chris, I would advise to employ a builder inspector, one that has a good understanding of building in coastal area's, just to make sure its compliant, can be a…

Your building in Perth and they are charging you additional for PWP's is that correct?

I think the whole point has been missed in the bickering, everyone has an opinion but it seems everybody thinks they are right. I have been an estimator in the…

I dont know, I didn't have anything to do with maintenance but worked next to the maintenance people, they use to complain about then regularly

Yes by the look of the neatness and consistency of the holes they are CNC, Westbeam arent the greatest IMO, but they are slowly getting there, we only use tilling…

With timber and Lvl's that's probably still correct, I joists completely different beast
https://www.tilling.com.au/product/smartjoist/

That's normal, they are engineered that way, no dramas at all.

I would be upgrading your white goods, Technika is rubbish, I used to work for the largest builder in Perth and we had nothing but trouble with that brand.