
Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
I wonder if this will apply to Builders Warranty Insurance? Which can't correctly be termed insurance since the money never goes for the purpose for which it was collected.

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
In the news today:
Building projects halted as surveyors face rocketing insurance costs due to cladding crisis
See https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-13/ ... g/11771668
Building surveyors are facing skyrocketing insurance bills because…

The National Construction Code not fit for purpose
I'm sorry BIM Guy but I'm too left brained to follow your "line" of argument:-?.

The National Construction Code not fit for purpose
Who is arguing to dumb it down further?

The National Construction Code not fit for purpose
But he is an architect and he is arguing against "dumbing down" the NCC. This isn't a partisan issue. I don't think it's useful to turn it into an…

The National Construction Code not fit for purpose
Hi StructuralBIMGuy
You have an unusual take on the article. I didn't get the impression he was agitating on behalf of architects. IM humble O he was pointing our…

The National Construction Code not fit for purpose
Article in The Conversation this week by Geoff Hanmer, adjunct lecturer in Architecture at UNSW:
To restore public confidence in apartments, rewrite Australia’s building codes
https://theconversation.com/to-restore- ... ng%20codes
In…

Neighbour Garage wall.
HI Wild
I agree with amileka. Getting lawyers involved is going to cost an arm and a leg - maybe even more than you could hope to get as financial…

'Notorious' builder Frank Nadinic
This news story was on the ABC website this morning:
'Notorious' builder Frank Nadinic continues to work in Victoria after being suspended in Queensland
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-25/ ... n/11699086
So you…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
The ABC program 7.30 has been doing a number of reports into the building industry recently. This one entitled Buyer Beware which aired this week is worth watching.

Take Care Researching Major Builders' Online Reviews
Good advice Norfolk.

Boundary between properties
How unusual. Maybe the surveyor's idea of fun. I can't understand why they didn't go in a straight line. Might still be worth approaching council to see…

Boundary between properties
Hi Karcher CC,
How are you measuring the boundary? Are you going off site plans? Don't these show the easement?
If not, the local council should be able to tell…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
The petition started by Andrew Burrell seems to be gaining enormous support - 19000 signatures so far.
In the latest update he says the following:
In the process of contacting various people…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
An interesting take on the current construction crisis by Catherine Williams, a licenced builder (though she does also have degrees in civil engineering and law which can't hurt), appeared on…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
Well now it appears there is a second petition asking for a Royal Commission into the building industry.
This one has been started by the owners of a unit in…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
That's interesting. And a shame for you but at least bad plastering can't kill you. I don't understand how they would be allowed to get away with hiring…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
Another news report about the problems with apartment buildings across Australia aired on Channel 9 yesterday. Here is the link if you are interested:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/opal- ... b247f5ffaf
The…

Thinking about buying a new apartment? Don't do it
For those who missed it last night here is a link to the Four Corners investigation entitled Cracking up:
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/four-corn ... 903H028S00
Bronwyn Weir, co-author of the Shergold…

Thinking about buying a new apartment? Don't do it
Some more in the news today about the Four Corners investigation airing tonight on ABC at 8.30:
One glaring example of inaction is how NSW failed to implement laws that could…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
Four Corners is airing an investigation into the apartment building fiasco, Cracking up, tomorrow night (19 August) at 8.30 on ABC TV and Iview. See related information at:

Thinking about buying a new apartment? Don't do it
Sean Nicholls’ investigation into the building sector, Cracking Up, is airing on Four Corners tomorrow night (19 August) at 8.30pm on ABC TV. If you miss it, you will be…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
Unit owners in Sydney's evacuated Mascot Towers building are facing a bill of at least $10 million to repair the 10-storey building.
In the minutes of an owners meeting to…

Sydney boom suburbs suffer more than double rate of defects
A 9News investigation found that:
homeowners in the postcodes of earmarked 'priority precincts', growth and urban renewal areas have a more than double rate of defects compared to those where regular…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
Yet another story on the ABC this morning:
Brisbane luxury apartment defects force owner out of home still unliveable two years later
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-29/ ... y/11335478
Same tale of inaction…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
In the news today
State and territory building ministers agree on national approach to industry reform
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-18/ ... y/11320444
It looks like the recommendations of the Shergold-Weir report…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
Cladding rectification is undoubtedly going to open the can of huge worms that is our building industry at the moment if this story which appeared today is anything to go…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
Predictably some members of the property sector aren't too happy about the plan to increase the building levy.
This sparked a backlash from members of the property sector, with the…

Builders Collective petitioning for a Royal Commission
Yes Harts, maybe they could .. But unfortunately Daniel Andrews is only prepared to talk about the cladding crisis. And the only reason this is front of mind of anyone…