Standard practice is to fill with concrete to the bottom of the outlet pipe to avoid any stagnant water, which is absolutely undesirable.

Standards require 450mm from centre of pan clear on either side of the pan. So, 900mm. Your builder is right, building surveyor is not.

Most councils don't allow charged pipes to flow to the kerb, so you'd require a pit at your boundary, and then a pipe at 1% to the kerb. You will…

How much are you paying for this reno?

Not a builder bud and thank the lord for that.

Yeah, built with dead straight LVL studs right mate? Get your head out the sand.

You seem like absolute nightmareish clients. The "dob" technqiue is used absolutely everywhere, and is not to code, however mostly necessary because 95% of walls are built like crap here…

Please move away from the aluminum slats with pillars, your house looks nice and homey now, and a simple brick fence will compliment it.

I think your alternate option is a complete head-ache, hair pulling worthy and nightmarely expensive. It would probably be cheaper to replace some sections of your driveway in the event…

Sure. Focusing on the window at the back, as joists are loading onto this lintel and not the other windows:
FLW calculated by the distance between the lintel and the next…

Are you sure this isn't a charged system ?

Cant see any jack studs on at the lintel at the front. Definitely incorrect if this is the case. Maybe no jack studs on the left too, but cant see.

Latex can be painted over solvent based, but not acrylics. Advice from the casuals at the big green shed shouldn't be taken so comfortably.
Simon, see how you go with…

Nothing to worry about then man.

We work very differently in moisture rich NSW. We avoid set-plaster like the plague, and it seems most painters here steer away from solvent based sealers and opt for a…

Definitely dont use an oil based ASU if painting over with water-based paint.
Use Dulux 1-Step Prep if you want the best ASU money can buy.

It definitely looks scary, and not as "controlled" as it should, or would be preferred to look, although if it is in the exact spot as per plan then yeah…

Either acrylic render or regular cement render will yield a better result over time than white-setting. Biggest issue youd have is bond-breaking and drumming with white-set on render. Ive seen…

YES - absolutely.

Rafay - your best bet is to get local quotes for waffle slabs and raft slabs as a m2 rate, and see what the differences are.
Building is not difficult…

You are definitely correct with the math, your ratio will essentially be 1:6. Thats all.
Goodluck.

Cant move it, but you can get it flush. Dig around it, you might get lucky and it might not be glued; pull it off, cut the pipe to the…

Not the conclusion, a summary. Please read the point above the one you circled - again, you conveniently hand pick a sentences to suit you.
OP: Chris hit the nail on…

Its easy to pick a piece off google, mate. Excess water might be the primary cause in your world, and in the article you hand picked, but not in actuality.…

Good to hear Bansi. Its unfortunate that you couldn't negotiate the builder to cover all the costs, but its no big deal.
A good outcome overall i think.
Goodluck.

Hmmm I don't think so.
Either blocking or pouring, youd need to dowel into the wall say every 300mm c/c or so with N16s. I think the issue would be that…

Control joints don't prevent shrinkage, they localise and control them. No amount of control joints would've fixed or prevented this at all.
I think, and am quite certain that these…

Why dont you need to add the sand, im confused?
If possible, and if youre in Sydney (dont know prices elsewhere), it would probably work out cheaper for you to order…

Maybe try actually reading my replies so you could first understand.

These are most likely not serviceability defects. One could only know for sure after a detailed inspection.