That's monstrous! but the word "fr.ud" is not allowed to be used in connection with the building industry. I remember a telephone conversation with a representative from the…

So just to be clear...every structural engineer came up with a different report? Or did they all find the same defects and just put the blame somewhere more convenient…

You are oh so right Harts. It's like a game of "pass the parcel" except we all know where the parcel is going to stop - the consumer. And to…

Did you go to VCAT for building related issues?

My experience of dealing with the VBA is precisely that the public servants dealing with your complaint understand nothing about the building regulations and rely on people you can't deal…

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.

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…

I'm sorry BIM Guy but I'm too left brained to follow your "line" of argument:-?.

Who is arguing to dumb it down further?

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…

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 out real issues…

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…

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…

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…

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.

Good advice Norfolk.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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:

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…

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…

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…