They didn't do the vapour barrier during the slab stage as per the guidelines in the building code. Apparently, I was told Carlisle don't do it for all their houses.…

Always get an independent inspection. You will be surprised at what they find. I had to get the building commission involved after what my independent inspectors had found so…

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I notice carpet tacks sticking out from the transition of the carpet area to the tiled area and some of them stick a lot. Enough to injure oneself. Surely this…

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Picking a retractable flyscreen for my aluminium bifold doors. I was wondering if I should match the colour to my bifold door or to the colour of my wall? I'm…

I used New Homes for slab, pre-plaster and handover inspections. Very worth the money as they pick out defects (not just cosmetic) which the average layperson will not be aware…

An update. The Building Commission has ruled that the BCA code must be followed and the builder will rectify the issue.

Found one moss furniture.com.au but wondering if there's one in Melbourne

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Just wondering if anyone has come across dining tables that use caesarstone as the top but with timber legs? I've seen plenty with metal legs but was wondering what the…

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Just had a peek during the build and noticed this on the kitchen island which is meant to be vinyl wrapped.

Is this to be expected?

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Popped by to check out the place under construction and noticed that the front entrance double doors have been installed. What I find weird is an extra strip of material…

Thanks. That's good to know.
Question is, should I:
1) Organise an independent building inspection by the Building Commission. This will take a week and cost me $300. Then subsequently take…

Sorry for going off the radar. I thought I had notifications turned on for this thread.
I'll have to double check the contract but I doubt so. The problem is…

To be honest, I'm not sure.

This has to do with the installation of vapour barrier and how the membrane should extend under the edge beam to ground level. See BCA 3.2.2.6 and AS 2870.
My contract…

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Does anyone know what happens when the BCA differs from the Australian Standard? Which one takes precedence?

So I have intention of placing a light, be it bunker or flood, on point X on the external wall, I should specify that a junction box by placed on…

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Silly question here but what is the difference between a junction box and a batten point? In what instances would you have one over the other?
For example, if I…

Hmm....thanks. For refrigerated air, is it necessary to have both zones running. Given that the warm air will rise, will just turning on cooling on the first floor be sufficient?

Looking at the ducted gas heating / add-on refrigerated cooling in my tender document. I've opted for a Brivis gas ducted heating with add on refrigerated cooling (17.1 kW). Is…

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Will it be cheaper to get flyscreens off A&L post handover? Or just get it included in the tender?

Sounds good. Running the power cable down to the wall might be the way I go.
Given that this sounds like a straight forward job and I'd rather have at least…

Does the point need to be recessed? I'm worried there's not enough clearance for the power plug between the wall and the TV.

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Quick question about wall mounting the television. I have made provisions for HDMI, RG6, component video and audio to be installed from where the tv is going to be mounted…

Yes, I guess you do have a point, but I'm not too keen on the design of the other choices though
Has anyone approached Argus Technology…

I get 20 downlights as part of the inclusion.

Just did my colour selection recently and I'm disappointed that I can get under-mounted sinks for the en-suite as that's not allowed for the T-range homes. Everything went well but…

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The builder is providing low voltage downlights in the contract. These are 12V downlights so they will be connected to a transformer.
They do have the option of switching to LED…

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About to go put in my electrical plans (double storey house) with a volume builder and have some questions. I'm happy to go wi-fi in some parts of the house…

I have it in my quote but have requested that it be installed behind the wine rack.