Magnolias like to be in moist slightly acidic soil.
Might be better off with some azaleas or gardenias

Depends.
How many in your family and how often will there be people in both blue and yellow zones at any one time?
Personally speaking I would keep them as separate zones…

Post a copy of the quote so we can see what they are including for the $2k

One assumes they have had Council Approval?

Avoid 89's in Willetton.
Avoid them like the plague

In regards watering I assume you intend for your front and back yards to be fully reticulated?
Check with your provider to see if they have an allowance for new gardens…

What is going to go in that corner when the floor is filled in?
Take that info to a qualified engineer and ask them re the proper procedure/material.

You can fill them and repaint but I'd almost guarantee that with normal seasonal expansion/contraction they'll open up again.
Best solution I've found to this problem is to tape the cracks,…

Fairly normal cracking for a Perth house.
Cracks would have been there before painting, were filled in by fresh paint and the usual expansion/contraction has just opened them up again.
You can…

Any money spent on the excess could be claimed as a deduction against rental income come tax time.
Could also start claiming depreciation on the new oven as well.

Why doesn't the owner claim it on their Landlord's Insurance?

Ask your builder. They are in charge of the site

The local Council will have rules in regards living in a caravan on a vacant block. That would be your first roadblock

Give it a week and you won't even notice it anymore

You could just set your system, via the keypad, to bypass that particular sensor whilst you are adjusting it

This may help

Some sensors last 5 years, some last 25.
It's a bit of a lottery really.
No moving parts as such so nothing to wear out but if there's been a supply voltage…

That's a movement sensor.
Won't alarm due to vibration.
Should only go into alarm when it senses movement.
Could be cable damage between the main control box and the sensor or the sensor…

If it's a vibration/break glass sensor on the window it's quite possible that it has faulted and needs to be replaced.
Can you post a photo of the sensor?
If it's the…

You gave the builder "permission"?
That implies the builder asked if they could do it?
Why are they now not wanting to do it?

People on here are trying to help you.
If you don't want help then don't ask for it

So not a DIY job at all then

Anything upstream of the connection between the meter and the line going to your house belongs to the relevant water authority and messing about with it could potentially introduce contamination…

Are you 100% sure your local authority is Ok with you doing work on their meter?

That very much depends on location.
In WA, for instance, the Developer would not be responsible for anything to do with fencing and it would be up to the person errecting…

Depends where you are situated.
If they have previously been paid for half the fence by the Developer, or whoever you bought the block off, then no you have no obligation…

Not sure if these people are active where you are but take a look at for retro fitting of wall insulation.
They talk about double brick homes as that's the…

I used Mr Beams battery powered sensor lights.
No wiring required, batteries are normal D size and last 10-12 months even at the front of the house where they go off…

Practical Completion is generally held to mean "which is when the work is completed except for any omissions or defects that do not prevent the work from being reasonably capable…

Did he say how it is going to be fixed?
Because the only way to actually FIX it is to pull the wall down and start again.
I'd suggest he's got a…