Defects/Items found after final inspection
The significant date is when receive final payment invoice
Check that section of contract
Bit of fluff by builders prior to that
Interim occupational Certificate
Please read what the conditions are when receive final payment invoice.
Rendered brick wall to colourbond roof over flashing
Nylon anchors, because of corbel probably best to take 100mm above
Only option, as to remove previous sealant would most likely damage render and create big area to patch up.
Cladding crack
Most likely poor foam installation and render installation,
Joint covered with render, foam could be sitting on flashing.
Do you have any render at house
Painting Acrylic rendered retaining wall
Hi,
As have observed, moisture is coming through wall.
All acrylic paints will form a film, if moisture appears it will blister/bubble the paint at those locations generally take a…
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Tradie may sit at home but will need to get house plastered as well or will you sit it out?
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Would just be the “custom” home market Simeon or widespread
Replicate render scratch pattern
Generally, the texture that you listed will have a 2mm size stone chip in it which is dragged with float to give the lines
Any patch work needs to be 2mm…
Practical completion of house with a pool
Read your contract about final payment conditions.
That is when can contest/dispute incomplete work and defects.
When is builder proposing remainder pool work?
Facade Render cracks
The mesh is often stuck on wall first then rendered over, which means it does nothing
Not to specifications
Get a scope of works in writing before start, needs to be…
Facade Render cracks
Don’t know how JH board going to work for you
Going to have vertical joints, maybe exposed jointing caulked, screws patched and paint
With your house, balcony movement, they build on top…
Cobblestone Driveway - White Residue
Probably efflorescence
Salts coming out of sand, cement products and mortar
Water brings them to surface and when evaporates it stays
Extremely difficult to get rid of
Water damage to new home
The builder has to deliver the house, it’s unfortunate what happened.
Does builder have insurance for this?
Black gloss enamel
Penetrol fine
Could be trapping air/moisture, previous coat not drying out enough
What have been your experiences with building inspections?
The builder doesn’t do inspections.
A registered building surveyor has to do the inspections and is requirement of building permit.
Check in your state how to appoint the building surveyor.
With…
Bubbling paint on freestanding wall, despite waterproofing
Grind texture and paint off at blister up to top of fence
Will see damp cement render
Bubbling paint on freestanding wall, despite waterproofing
Not sure what your time frames are for completing waterproofing and whether took off paint and texture before waterproofing
Could be a lot of residual moisture in wall, might feel…
Bubbling paint on freestanding wall, despite waterproofing
Moisture in wall, probably puddling on top and running down wall thru mortar and render, behind paint
Paint forms a film on wall, traps moisture in and the get blisters
Building Inquiry
Regulation 80-84 covers it
Length meets guide rules
VBA or council will have the regulations
Building Inquiry
If believe doesn’t meet design rules for state need to go to council and lodge concern
Clarendon Eaves and Guttering Issue
How do the eaves run down like that, roof trusses faulty, have packed out to meet fascia slot
Pull all apart
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site
Hebel power panel is a cladding product like foam, brick/masonry units are far superior and very different product
Many home owners I meet do not experience the thermal performance which…
Suitable material for build up around slab
20mm crushed/recycled rock
In this forum we often rightly criticise builders....
Thanks, very interesting
Concrete pier required ?
Yes they around and do honour those warranties
Transferable also
late completion penalty
Has builder submitted final invoice?
Generally you have 7 days from final payment to meet, have list of “issues” signed off
Work is be completed before final payment
Builder can also dispute…
late completion penalty
Read you contract about when final payment is presented to you
Known defects at final invoice stage should not be addressed after handover