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Porter Davis in liquidation
https://www.news.com.au/finance/busines ... a5f9723f30
Can't imagine the stress for those who are building with PD or recently completed and dealing with defects.
One of Victoria's biggest builders, for a…
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Builder Not Progressing
I would suggest speaking to a lawyer who has experience in this area - it might be an immediate cost outlay but good advice will save you money and time.…
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Road side KDR issues
We built on a four lane main road (two lanes each way) with no curb side parking and a traffic island / median strip in the middle of the road…
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Slippery concrete path
You can get slip-resistant exterior paving paint from Bunnings, either pre-mixed or an additive. That will give you a coarser surface finish. You can also buy anti-slip tape (think the…
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Advice please: Dual occ in Bayside, Vic
A few other costs to consider with a dual occupancy:
- Upgrade from overhead electricity to underground pit: $3-$6k
- Water utility charge incl. dual water meters with potential second mains tapping…
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Citipower Electrical Pit Cost
I paid $3.5k for a pit about 5 metres from the pole (mid-2020) with SP Ausnet in Melbourne eastern suburbs, but it is only single phase
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Polystyrene foam EPS panels.
This is a very interesting publication by the VBA and surely there will be enormous pressure to expand this to Class 1 buildings now that these test results have been…
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Site too wet to cut
There was zero drainage on the block - not even stormwater connection - and significant tree coverage. The block was cleared and then it rained heavily for 6 weeks afterwards…
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Site too wet to cut
The water-logged soil is much more prominent on the lower (left) side and particularly so at the back of the site - there is no overland flow from neighbouring properties…
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Site too wet to cut
Thanks sunny05 - good luck with your build. Taking a different approach so will see if we have any luck - the time/cost…
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Site too wet to cut
Thanks insider - builder is speaking with the drainage plumber but it looks like we will go with this approach. The property slopes…
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Site too wet to cut
Thanks insider - appreciate the info. By cut off drain, do you mean a deep trench through the site with something non-permeable to…
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Site too wet to cut
The build is a 4bd family home with an integrated 2bd unit under the same roofline. So it's a 350m2 building footprint.
Builder is saying 400m3 of soil removal is…
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Site too wet to cut
Thanks structuralBIMGuy - builder is small/medium and this is a custom build so we are having a collaborative discussion with them directly, not…
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Site too wet to cut
Hi sunny05 - what did you end up doing to address this issue? I am having a similar problem at a KDR site…