Welcome to the forum.
That is a great blog and very professionally done. Super impressed by it.
"In most PD display homes they have provisioned for Evap cooling, you can see the…

What is your interest in the scheme?

I would be priority checking the slab levels.

A wise move, 100mm DWV has about 46% more volume and less friction loss than the 90mm (86.2mm ID) pvc stormwater pipe.
Using 100mm DWV also allows you to install a…

It is unfortunate that tank 2 only has a 150mm head. It sounds like it was the intended main tank but plans changed when the hydraulic head was found to…

Hi Syd. Welcome to the forum.
Just a few questions first.

Does the pump primarily draw (by using an isolation valve to isolate tank 1) from tank 2 or does it…

You are probably the first person to have ever ask them but they appear to be saying that the tank expands by 150 litres when full. That is a heck…

A settling tank system is ideal even when using a Supadiverta and a sediment trap. It rarely costs more to do it best so why not? The tanks need to…

I see that you are in Vic. Is it a new home, are you on highly reactive soil and will the paving be the slab's perimeter? If so, then you…

Choosing a tank is easy, Google is your friend but get one made to Australian Standards.
Re installation, practically all tanks are poorly plumbed and optioned. You need to do your…

The tank's pump supply valve doesn't have to be high off the tank's floor when fitted with a floating inlet hose. +150mm of water above the pump's supply valve can't…

Many forum members have consistently advised new home buyers to have a pre contract signing consultation with a well qualified building professional. Apart from all else, finding double charges and…

Yes, it's allowed but whether it is wise to do so is another matter.

Mangala asked for a recommendation, not a list.

Good advice.
Why did you link Nicholson Wright Building Surveyors & Inspectors and not the others when you didn't know the difference between Building Surveyors, Building Inspectors and Building Consultants who…

Wouldn't such action against Darbecca constitute a third party boycott and also fall under an action that attempted to limit Darbecca's trade?

I hope that it goes well for you.

Unfortunately, you have a standard wet system and if you are on Bay of Biscay, you don't need this sort of issue plus the pipe might connect to more than…

Can you see the weep holes? The damp proof course is at the bottom of the weep holes. The height of the DPC above the finished surface depends on whether…

First thing you have to do is a static pressure test. You can buy a pressure gauge just about anywhere, just attach it to a mains water spigot while there…

Housing Industry Association.....members come first.

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In an ideal world, the State regulatory bodies would have personel to oversee and formally inspected all stages. Reports would have the power to make…

Welcome to the Australian building industry.
I hope that your build goes well.

It would be pretty rough if they charged a variation for such a simple mod. Just tell them that Class A recycled water is not allowed to be used and…

What stage is your build at?

I just had an unsuccessful quick look.

The above states:
Note: The objectives described in Guidelines for environmental management: use of reclaimed water no longer apply in Victoria. Instead, a ‘fit-for-purpose’…