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1 year1 yearJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Connecting to Surface Drain

Hi
Is it ok from legal point of view to DIY construct a drain from backyard to the nearest surface drain? So essentially i will have to dig around the surface…

Connecting to Surface Drain
1 year1 yearJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Connecting to Surface drain

After each rain a small pond is formed in my backyard which takes a week to dry, currently the ground is uneven.
Can I setup a french drain system and connect…

2 years2 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Electric safety certificate vs invoice

Got done some downlights at home. The electrician will provide me the electricity safety certificate but mentioned that he will not provide me the invoice....I said I have no problem…

2 years2 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Surface Drain

Hi
Working on my front yard, I found out the surface Drain PVC pipe is just a 1m 90mm pvc pipe connected with the 100mm PVC at the base using…

Surface Drain
3 years3 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Retaining wall - treated pine sleeper length

Hi All
I am about to begin diy building retaining wall to hold some soil in the back yard and then on the front yard as well. I initally planned to…

3 years3 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Retaining wall 600mm high close to boundry

Hi All
Based in Victoria, I am going to build a 600mm high retaining wall in my backyard. The retaining wall will hold soil for a raised garden. The questions are;
1.…

Retaining wall 600mm high close to boundry
3 years3 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Rheem Water Heater - Disconnected wire...

thanks for the advice. I tried but couldnt get much info from them.

3 years3 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Rheem Water Heater - Disconnected wire...

Hi All
I realised over the weekend when cleaning the backyard that a wire is disconnected from the Rheem Solar hot water system. This wire was supposed to be connected to…

4 years4 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
House perimeter concrete or gravel or something else?

Hi
I really don't have budget for concreting my house perimeter, what other cheap and reliable options I can go for?
Is there a DIY solution? I would need some pointers to…

4 years4 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Retaining wall responsibility

Thanks for the feedback.
Attention to drainage??? What do you mean by that? At the moment there's no problem with drainage just that at one spot a water puddle appears everyone…

4 years4 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Retaining wall responsibility

It was a brand-new house but was build by someone else.
In the diagram I posted there's a dashed line going from front of the house to the top of where…

4 years4 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Retaining wall responsibility

I have no idea. How can I find that?
This is a new estate and at my backyard there is an easement.

4 years4 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Retaining wall responsibility

Hi
My land is on a lower side while my backyard neighbour has an elevated level.
There is a pile of soil in my backyard (50-60cm cm high) which needs to…

Retaining wall responsibility
4 years4 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Brand new house garage cracks

mvlouman
Hi
Any updates on this case?

5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Gap at the architrave joins

This is a new house 6 months old....and all the window and door architraves has this...so I thought they have missed something somewhere

5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Gap at the architrave joins

Architrave with a separation line at the joins....what does it mean? What exactly was missing so all the architraves at home has this problem?

Gap at the architrave joins
5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Paint Standard - Door Edges

Thanks. Got it on sec 8.06:

Paint Standard - Door Edges
5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Paint Standard - Door Edges

Many thanks....I am in VIC

5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Paint Standard - Door Edges

Hi
Do you know from where in the building standards I can get a text to quote to the builder?
Thanks

5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Paint Standard - Door Edges

Hi
What is the standard around painting door edges. All the door edges in my home are very rough...looks like no paint/primer (whatever is applied to smooth the surface) was applied…

Paint Standard - Door Edges
5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Exhaust fan

Not sure about both of your questions. It's a new build and I never went into the roof area ...but will check it

5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Exhaust fan

Hi
I have a bathroom adjacent to a powder room. When I turn on exhaust fan in the bathroom the powder room exhaust (turned off) runs in opposite direction and push…

5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Wall deviation

Thanks for your response.
I bought this brand new house recently and have no idea on where to start from. I didn't hire an inspection service prior to the purchase considering…

5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Wall deviation

I am not sure about that. But from inside the house the floor boards at the base of this wall are wider cuttings at A (* internally) and becomes narrower…

5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Wall deviation

Hi
One wall in my house deviates from the actual edge on the slab (where it should have been laid) . This is a 9m long wall that deviates almost 3…

Wall deviation
5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Raised surface at the corner

No. It's a raised surface....you can feel a bump on rubbing your hand against it

5 years5 yearsJoePathanJoePathan posted:
Raised surface at the corner

Thanks.
Understood. So this raised (photo on the initial post) surface can be a candidate to fight a warranty on?
Do you think its a building settlement issue...don't know if it is…

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