We are in the process of building a new home and I was wanting to know if the builder is responsible for backfilling/restoring the natural ground level of the site…

Hi Chippy, apologies my mistake I meant to say a 400mm (ie 40cm) fall from the street to the rear of the property. Still can't understand why such a minimal…

Hi eyspy, I agree wholeheartedly with your comments regarding a sump pit - you need to have a reliable contingency in place if you have no power and this is…

Hi Crow, our block has significantly less fall than yours, in fact approx 40mm, so I am somewhat still unsure why the builder cannot achieve a gravity fed system that…

Hi Eyspy,
You said that you have adopted this system twice before and successfully so - given that it is a closed system and can't be tapped into, I'm curious to…

Hi Crow,
My concerns are that the builder has misled us since they stuffed up by going on site poured the footings etc and now they are trying to sell us…

We have currently engaged a legal rep who has liaised with the builder's legal rep and at this stage they have confirmed that they can raise the level of…

The site plan documented in our signed contract clearly confirms that the land had a natural fall to the rear and they have been trying to disguise the fact that…

We are building in the Inner Nth suburbs and our plans were originally for a slab design on a relatively flat block. Builder proceeded with the site cut and poured…

Hi Hiker,
We have been reading your thread and just cannot believe what JG King
have been making you go through. We have also just started building
with JG King and they…

Hi, just joined forum and looks like this is where all the info is. Was just wondering if anyone can tell me once site has been cut, do concrete…