If you do that you could use brackets like these to tie in to the trusses:
http://www.roofextenda.com.au/re-index.php
Not sure if they are any good, but that's something I've…

Yes the mortar was sandy and we had pitting from the acid clean. If your mortar doesn't seem right to you, chances are it isn't so I'd get it tested…

I'm not too sure on the cost as the builder paid for the testing.
Solution is to re-point some parts of the house that were really bad, and then apply a…

Yes it was. They took around 15-20 samples of mortar from around the house and ran an analysis on it. The report included the chemical analysis and the ratio of…

Yes my builder used them to test our mortar. What were you wanting to know in particular?

Definitely not 'normal' and it needs to be fixed. Is the mortar weak? Does it fall away when you run your finger along it? If it seems weak I'd definitely…

Thanks StructuralBIMGuy, if only you were in Victoria!

Thanks for the input guys, really helps.
After looking into the spray on 'fix' I decided it isn't something I'd want to do at all so I'm pushing to have the…

Our house is around a year old, and we've just had a Sharp and Howells report confirm what we've thought for a while - our mortar fails to meet the…

Yup same here, doors are incredibly heavy especially if they are 2340 high. Wouldn't want to get your finger caught when they slam!

Yup my thoughts exactly. I'm just struggling to get the builder to fix it. They spoke to the concreter who is saying that in the middle it is 100mm thick…

We're nearly at handover. Had a meeting yesterday and the building manager has agreed to fix the mortar so that it is cosmetically nice. They've also agreed to get Austral…

I'm currently in a battle with my builder as the edges of our driveway are 75mm thick, even though the contract says 100mm. I've had the regional manager out and…

Here are a few pics of mine:

Mine can, if I run my finger along the mortar you can see the sand fall away.
Is there a DIY test that I can show the builder tomorrow that…

I have this exact same issue with my builder at the moment. We've got Austral Blackwood bricks and had some really bad bleeding into the mortar (looked like rust), so…

Have the provided you with an Alternative Solution document? My DPC is set back upwards of 20mm and I'm just not sure if it is worth fighting this with the…

Mine would be 20m from the nearest toilet as well. This is all that I have at the moment:

Can anyone let me know if flashing/weep holes are required above/below a meter box on an external garage wall?
The builder as caulked around the meter box. This is what it…

Keen to know how you go with this. I've only got one inspection point and that is where it connects to the sewer. Around the house there are no other…

How did you end up going with the DPC issue? The DPC on my house doesn't extend all the way through either so am battling it out with the builder...

What are the defects? I recall some of the issues you've posted about are similar to mine, so I'm curious to know what they are fixing as I'm about to…

Dates on the MySimonds website are usually wrong. We're building with Simonds and nearing completion and we're yet to have a date that was right. Our PCI date has been…

I've raised this as an issue with my SS, but he tried to tell me it was normal. But from all of the diagrams I've seen online it isn't how…

My vapour barrier doesn't come up to ground level (waffle pod slab). Is it a requirement that it comes up to at least ground level? Much of the vapour barrier…

What was the issue?

Thanks for posting the problems and the relevant information, definitely helps us to make notes of what to look out for. Was that it for the issues or were there…

Thanks Glennc74 for those images, pretty clear that this stud doesn't conform to those diagrams.

The stud that has been cut has no where near the strength of a stud that…

It isn't a load bearing wall. The thing that annoys me about this is:
a) They wouldn't leave it like that if it was their own home
b) I raised this as…