Tiles now 7 years old Stewie, but coating failure was noticed at just on 3 years - it has been a long ongoing battle!
Outcome is still only a recoat without…

Has anyone had any problems with concrete roof tiles losing their water-based colour coating?
Our tiles are pitting through and exposing the concrete substrate with the colour coating peeling back…

Hi KrisKros
I would definitely not be accepting a recoating of the tiles. Once recoating is undertaken, the ongoing maintenance would be a never ending nightmare. This problem would…

Deleted

Hi vtac82
Sorry to read about your experience. I have posted on your other thread backing you every step of the way. Our experience has been identical. Surely…

Hi kdgirl
From our build we had 32 underground piers installed ..... not sure of the l'meters but the builder charged us $10,000. Upon requesting the relevant documentation in order…

Jovi, you can only hope that they supply 3 coats to you if you have upgraded, short of being on site when the painting commences! They should be…

Hi alexch
As per Trinity's advice, ask the builder for a copy of the engineer's report.
I would also be asking the builder for a written "certification" for this solution to be…

Hi Jovi
I would advise to check your internal doors very carefully once fitted for any bowing. We had four bowed doors and a devil of a battle to have…

Hi cweedon
Glad to hear you are in your new home without any major problems!
Regarding your ceiling heating ducts, ours might give the occasional creak/click from the wall mounted thermostat but…

Hi Jovi
What is probably confusing you is that the downpipes are normally painted to match a colourbond colour (either to match your colourbond fascia or guttering) .... I think in…

Hi, thanks for your opinion, but how could you say that. Well Firstly FYI Simonds let us keep a copy of the contract before sign, and I'm not ******.
Secondly…

Hi tanco
PM read and return reply sent this afternoon!
SherWin

Hi Jovi
Wow your house seems to be progressing nicely ..... you must be very pleased. I've heard the construction at Geelong is good. You have been one of…

Hi Mattnjaz
I just picked up the post above ..... please feel free to PM if you have any queries.
Sherwin

and
Cinder's Post dated 2.06.2011
Simonds would not fix it because apparently the Australian standard is, if you are standing directly in front of it, a meter away, and it's not noticeable,…

Hi mattnjaz
The following would be items I would seriously give consideration to:
Paint - 2 Coat Application
o Low sheen acrylic to internal walls
o Flat acrylic to ceilings (white optional)
You will note…

Hi Matt & Jasmine
As others have already said.....welcome to the Forum! Hoping your construction will be a realatively smooth run.
Our experience with Simonds has been pretty much idendical to…

Thanks for your info chrisandkate......
We were thinking along similar lines for brickwork....... plus of course the bricks.
Demolition will be the worse case scenario but just needed some info before battling…

Would anyone be able to advise an approximate cost to
1. demolish brickwork to a single storey 27square home
2. supply bricks and rebrick same home
3. clean…

Hi rramesh
Like abraham has advised, it seems all builders are the same unfortunately.
Similarly as thegourou20 advised, you should not be tolerating all the defects mentioned. You have contracted them…

Hi tanco
Just wondering if you have checked your pm since Friday.
Please advise should you require further information
SherWin

Hi khpatoary
Just wondering how you got on with your non compliant DPC.
We have the same problem with our new home ..... the builder will not accept responsibility despite us advising…

Hi Cream
Persist with them ..... you did not contract them to provide you with a home that leaks and allows mould growth.
Mould these days is treated very seriously as it…

Hi abraham
Good advice for you from btherl. Your intended builder has been known for this .... refer to the advice I PM'd you last week. They tend…

Abraham .... please refer to your pm

Hi abraham .....
I couldn't agree with you more. Only wish we hadn't built with them .... the biggest mistake ever.
Their prices should not be considered to fit people's budgets…

Hi everyone
Just alerting any clients who may be interested in reporting their building problems to Today Tonight.
If you didn't see last Friday night's program, go to the Today…

Edited by SherWin 07.03.2011