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14 d14 dSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
First Avenue Homes Experience

How do you find that information?

15 d15 dSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
How to fix overflowing gutter with new Pergola

Can you post some photos and a diagram? Also indicate where the gutters are overflowing.

22 d22 dSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Boutique builders -Perth

Hahaha. Good one chippy. :lol:
Just another US ethically bankrupt SEO leech. "personalized" gave him away.

28 d28 dSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Cyclone watch and other meteorological interests.

Why has Southern Australia been experiencing weeks of unusually strong winds?
These high winds are a result of a sudden and dramatic heating event in early July, where temperatures in…

1 month1 monthSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Strange noise in the walls

Well done! [:)

1 month1 monthSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Warranty advice regarding the damage caused by storm water pipe not connected to silt pit

Building consultants who do inspections do not do forensic storm water and sewer pipe inspections. This vital inspection needs to be arranged separately at PCI. This forum is littered with…

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1 month1 monthSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Landscaper to Avoid - NSW

How tall is the wall? Was an engineered design required?

1 month1 monthSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
water seeping through from under slab into post hole

New home owners are strongly advised to have a forensic examination of all drain, storm water and sewer pipes prior to handover.

1 month1 monthSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
What's unreasonable to check during a final inspection?

One check rarely done is having a forensic examination of the stormwater and sewer pipes for slope, obstructions and damage.

1 month1 monthSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Roof repair

The sooner you have it repaired, the better.

1 month1 monthSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Roof repair

I wouldn't wait but my experience was that an end cap had cracked but it was in place and not leaking,,,,,until a possum decided to move it and move…

1 month1 monthSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Roof repair

The 8 years duration in NSW nullifies the builder of responsibility.

2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Building Code of Australia 1988 edition

Unfortunately, the waybackmachine didn't commence archiving websites until 1996. There are alternatives to the waybackmachine but it is a non existent possibility that any would date back to 1988.
You…

2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Building Code of Australia 1988 edition

The BCA was officially adopted in Victoria in 1994. This replaced the local building codes that were in use.
Note that Victoria has, at no time, adopted the BCA as a…

2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
rainwater tank pvc or stainless steel

Plumbers are not trained in rainwater harvesting best practice, they just copy each other's substandard practices which have become endemic. What I have mentioned in this thread is but a…

2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
rainwater tank pvc or stainless steel

If the submersible pump draws water from the bottom, make sure the plumber places it on a perforated ledge so it doesn't vacuum the tank's floor, sending dirty water to…

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2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
rainwater tank pvc or stainless steel

I doubt very, very much that you would find a 2,000 L stainless steel tank as narrow as a poly Thin Tank.
The poly Thin Tanks are robust, cheaper than…

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2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Fencing rules Victoria

Maybe the second 'good soul' frequents Homeone but as Chop Chop would say, "Perish the thought!"

2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
rainwater tank pvc or stainless steel

The few issues I mentioned are explained as simply as possible.
Which ones would you like further explained with photos?

2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
rainwater tank pvc or stainless steel

Yes, you need to do that.
Thin tanks are more expensive than the equivalent same capacity poly round tank but cheaper than a steel tank.
A few hints.
PUMP:
Don't be talked into…

2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
rainwater tank pvc or stainless steel

It will be polyethylene (Poly), not Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).
A 2,000 L colorbond or stainless steel tank 500mm or less wide would be hard to find, but some manufacturers do custom…

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2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Trying to find replacement feet for outdoor furniture

No joke but the friend also needs to know how to make files. It would be prohibitively expensive if commercially done.
Even some first stage rockets and rocket engines are 3D…

2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Fencing rules Victoria

Well, I searched and searched WP without success then tried Reddit, again without success! But then...a light bulb moment and...
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=108904

Fencing rules Victoria
2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Fencing rules Victoria

Didn't you recently post this on Whirlpool and receive many good replies?

2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Smart door lock suggestion

It shalt behooveth thee to present thy query in the forum apt, whereupon the wise and learned in the art do congregate to aid Homeone's noble cause.
With apologies to Shakes.

Smart door lock suggestion
2 months2 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Don't tilers grout around penetrating pipes when tiling?

The NCC is a performance based document and work done must meet the minimum requirement in the stated Performance Requirements, regardless of the method used when undertaking that work.

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