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

820mm toilet space, is this big enough?
Standards require 450mm from centre of pan clear on either side of the pan. So, 900mm. Your builder is right, building surveyor is not.

Wet/Charged Stormwater
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…

Bathroom Tiling and waterproofing
How much are you paying for this reno?

Bathroom Tiling and waterproofing
Not a builder bud and thank the lord for that.

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

Bathroom Tiling and waterproofing
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…

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

Crane in driveway
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…

Window issue
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…

Water coming up near down pipe
Are you sure this isn't a charged system ?

Window issue
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.

white set plaster or acrylic render on bathroom painted wall
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…

Crack in Concrete Slab Isolation Joint - Normal or Problem?
Nothing to worry about then man.

white set plaster or acrylic render on bathroom painted wall
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…

white set plaster or acrylic render on bathroom painted wall
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.

Crack in Concrete Slab Isolation Joint - Normal or Problem?
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…

white set plaster or acrylic render on bathroom painted wall
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…

Slab selection
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…

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

Sewer inspection line poor placement eyesore
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…

Surface cracks immediately in new concrete driveway
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…

Surface cracks immediately in new concrete driveway
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.…

Plasterboard cracks - Builder responsibility
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.

Adding to concrete retaining wall
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…

Surface cracks immediately in new concrete driveway
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…

Calculate concrete orders for footings.
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…

Plasterboard cracks - Builder responsibility
Maybe try actually reading my replies so you could first understand.

Plasterboard cracks - Builder responsibility
These are most likely not serviceability defects. One could only know for sure after a detailed inspection.