Liliana posted:Municipal Building surveyor or private
The only action the VBA took in my case was to send the RBS a letter warning him not to do it again, which he would have promptly thrown in…
Liliana posted:Municipal Building surveyor or private
Personally I would be going with the municipal surveyor. Our building designer pressured us into going with her surveyor, her reason being that municipal surveyors"require for details of standard construction…
Liliana posted:Slab heave is alive and well, watch out.
Yes. If it hadn't been for Metropolis going to the press about incorrectly installed multilayer gas pipes I would never have been able to get this problem rectified through the…
Liliana posted:confidentiailty of builder agreement with a project builder
How does one go about getting a sticky on the thread and also making sure anyone who is building a new house is aware?
Liliana posted:Slab heave is alive and well, watch out.
Mauromario
Has the VBA fined the plumbers for not issuing compliance certificates? I know that the plumbing side of the VBA issues rectification orders to plumbers so you should be able…
Liliana posted:confidentiailty of builder agreement with a project builder
Still if I was thinking of building with Wisdom Homes I think I would find that notice even more off-putting than the reviews themselves.
Liliana posted:confidentiailty of builder agreement with a project builder
Ohhhh! I stupidly didn't read the link - only your comments - because I assumed you were reposting your previous link to the undertaking made to the ACCC by…
Liliana posted:CSIRO recruiting citizen scientists to map energy use
This appeared on the ABC website this morning.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-19/c ... ge/9869116
Apparently the CSIRO needs between 10,000 and 20,000 people to download the CSIRO Energise app to collect…
Liliana posted:confidentiailty of builder agreement with a project builder
That's interesting. I didn't realise that Product Review.com took their responsibilities to consumers so seriously. Good to know.
Liliana posted:No reason for new homes to include gas
Anyone who is on this forum probably already knows of this report but just in case..... the ATA recently completed a study into household fuel choice which showed that new…
Liliana posted:confidentiailty of builder agreement with a project builder
Hi jayasooriah
Was this undertaking the result of your complaint? This is a fantastic outcome not only for you but all other Wisdom Homes customers. It is good to…
Liliana posted:Wood rot on window frame
Wow ECOECO - thanks! I've been trawling the web for days and didn't come across them. I'll give them a go. Thanks again.
Liliana posted:Driveway crossover
I have a thread on this issue - see
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36297&hilit=crossover
We had our crossover moved at our expense in Melbourne's west and the quotes I got in 2010…
Liliana posted:Wood rot on window frame
Hi all
I am having a lot of difficulty trying to find anyone to come and look at one of our windows that is affected by woodrot. It's an awning window…
Liliana posted:New Construction - Double Glazing 70sqm variation cost 28k??
The cost didn't include removal of the old windows or installation of the new. It was purely for the double glazed units alone. But you're right that in your case…
Liliana posted:New Construction - Double Glazing 70sqm variation cost 28k??
Issue 143 of Renew magazine published by the Alternative Technology Association
http://www.ata.org.au/
has an article by Anna Cumming about replacing her windows for double glazing in Melbourne.…
Liliana posted:DPC and weep hole height
Glad to hear you are getting your issue sorted fedup1. Building surveyors don't notice much and even less when they don't bother to turn up. If you are…
Liliana posted:Photos of 50mm fall to concrete apron
The VBA really needs to step in and inform the building industry - including the Master Builders Association and the HIA - that the CSIRO document is not correct as…
Liliana posted:Brown water leaking from toilet base
Sorry about my laziness in updating this thread. All was resolved in July of last year when the builder sent out a plumber to investigate. Luckily for us it was…
Liliana posted:Tackling inefficiency & Urban Heat Island Effect
The ABC posted an article today about the Western Sydney Organisation of Councils and their attempts to combat the "heat island" effect. I notice that one of the motivators…
Liliana posted:Has anyone rectified slab heave successfully
This is so disappointing. I have seen comments on this forum before where people with slab and cracking problems have been advised to sell the house. Obviously in this case…
Liliana posted:Do not drink water from The Spiral Spring Mixer Tap
From an article which appeared on The Conversation today:
If you have bought an Aldi “” you should not use water from it for drinking or cooking until investigations of …
Liliana posted:Brown water leaking from toilet base
Okay, thanks for that information aussieta. Let's hope it is something as easy as that. 
Liliana posted:Brown water leaking from toilet base
Actually aussieta I now realise you were making a joke. Sorry I'm a bit slow.
Liliana posted:Brown water leaking from toilet base
Well I've checked our toilet specs. The front bathroom is an Ideal Standard Tonic Back to Wall. The brochure says both S Trap: 140-160mm or P Trap: 190mm. We would…
Liliana posted:Brown water leaking from toilet base
Hi aussieta,
I'm not sure I understand your post - I'm in denial about......????
Did somebody mention an adapter gasket? I shall look up P type toilets and S…
Liliana posted:Brown water leaking from toilet base
Well yes. Good question. What is a perched water table?
Liliana posted:Brown water leaking from toilet base
Ground water!!! I can't see any evidence of cracking either inside the bathroom or outside. The bathroom slab is pretty high above ground level. It would really…
Liliana posted:Brown water leaking from toilet base
Thanks BE. I shall contact the builder. Our plumber is no longer working as a plumber or so I was told when the VBA contacted him to replace the degraded…
