Fair call, although worried about those more sinister issues since our builder was semi dodgie and liked to cut corners.
The wall being south facing and not having direct sunlight is…

It's external, ie plaster, insulation, "gap", bricks.
It's the reason i am concerned about wicking or weep holes etc...
Builder should fix?

Hi all,
I had handover on brand new home on monday 6th july and on Saturday 11th july i started removing skirting boards to lay my tiling and floorboards and i…

Hi all,
Can you please offer up some names for consultants you've either used and been satisfied with, or have heard good things about to inspect my build. It's our…

So what ended up coming from this?

SIgh yes in hind sight I should have done that... Heh, any chance I can amend the contract to add this clause after the fact? Another thing going down as…

Ok thx for info. The illusion of the reference display home had me thinking we'd get 2700mm after tiles.

We paid for extra ceiling height for our ground floor on our new build (standard was 2550 we purchased 2700), this cost us approximately $10,000. The display home which we…

Wow... all of it or what?

Thanks for the advice SaveH2O, I'll have a look.

Is there a standard, or code of practice that states the coverage of the mortar bed on the bricks?
The brickwork in my first home looks very poor. The mortar…

They covered it with dirt and I couldn't tell if they fixed it or not. Builder just told me they may have put epoxy on it, he's not sure…

I don't have one myself no. No solicitor, no inspector, just my wife and I, the builder and the HIA contract.

Actually good point... Is that standard? To foil? Is it an AS or building code, or an option for the builders?
What's my recourse?

Hi all,
We've just had our ground floor bricks put up and I'm a bit concerned about the quality of the mortar work the brickies have done. Please see the…