Don't get me started on building surveyors -ours didn't even sight the relevant COC because there wasn't one! (unlicensed plumber).

Unbelievable. Is it likely that they will stop plumbing self-certification?

Wow, 52% is absolutely shocking.

Thank you. I have asked for VBA confirmation -I'm yet to receive it since they do everything in slow motion.

The plumbers at our property have been issued with a rectification notice. Once the plumbing defects have been rectified, they said they are going to issue a new Compliance…

"It must be remembered that gutter mesh promotes the accumulation of dirt which reconstitutes due to gutter mesh restricting the normally turbulent cross flushing from front to back during heavier…

The fall away from our house is insufficient (we have had an engineer confirm that). Although there does appear to be some fall in the photograph shared, there is…

Could you please tell me what exactly gullies are?
Our neighbour's property is quite raised (he raised it with a lot of soil) so now all the water comes to our…

Our site plan doesn't seem to say anything other than the fact that there should be a fall of approx 1m length away from the slab.
What does ffls stand for?

SaveH2O I have another question for you, please...
The pipe from the tank overflow to the LPOD (which will be approx 30m in…

I'm completely gobsmacked (and yet not surprised at all).

What a crack in the slab!
I'm sorry for how long this has dragged out for -thankfully, you received a positive outcome.
What do you mean by "they used the existing fence"?…

So levelling the land with soil wouldn't make a difference? Is it because the water would just sink to the original soil level?
We will take your advice -thank you.

Any thoughts on how best to get rid of this pooling?
The problem is that our neighbour's land is higher than ours so the water is always going to come…

Below is a picture of the pooling that forms around our house every time it rains (the water comes to less than a metre from our house in some places).
Our…

Thank you for your very clear explanations. They make perfect sense and are very helpful.

Thank you for explaining how the tar-like substance develops -that makes a lot of sense. What do you mean by non-turbulent sections? Which sections of a wet system…

Thanks for your reply.
Is there a regulatory requirement to have a sediment trap?
Is it only required if you're going to drink the tank water? Or is it good practice…

Hi,
HB230-2008, Figure 15.3 states that there should be a drainage pit to enable the charged system piping to be drained and inspected (I believe this should be at the lowest…

It's home and contents insurance.
Our (now previous) home insurance refused to give us just contents insurance.
Besides, we need insurance for storm/fire/theft etc.

Hi,
We have a slab heave issue currently under investigation (the house is only a few years old).
Our home insurance have cancelled our insurance policy as we are now considered too…

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I found this on the Western Water website but I still don't fully understand what the best thing to do is.
Our sewer pipes (150mm diameter) are 5.5m deep and…

Hi,
Thank you, we will do. We are with Western Water, so I will give them another call just to be sure.
EDIT: I found the relevant information on the Western Water…

We're based in Victoria, Western suburbs.

Hi,
We have an easement at the back of our property which is 4.6m from the fence.
A sewer line runs through the easement (the sewer pipe is just over 5m deep).
We…

The weep holes are 150mm above the ground.
Yes, I thought that the path would have to pool water to drain, however, the path is sloped so it won’t pool water.

Yes, the drainage doesn’t make sense to me either!

My friend is renting a property and it has a path, as illustrated, right around the house.

The path is not made of concrete but rather some sort of crushed rock…

It's a complete, time-wasting joke.