I contacted my builder said we don't want PVC downpipes as it is cheaper than colorbond one.
And i told them, if all it does it getting a water catchment…

Oh no. What a mess we are in. I have no idea that colorbond one is more expensive.
Thank you. The installation hasn't been done yet but it's in the…

Thank you SaveH2O.
I asked what we are being supplied for the $880 we paid and this is the reply from the builder.
They say we are paying for building variation we…

We want it to connect to the toilet but the builder said it won't be connected to the toilet as it is only for rainwater catchment.
I thought every house…

In the email, the contact person said we only ask to make provisions for a future rainwater tank. It said we didn't ask for plumbing rough in to the…

Thank you. We didn't include the tank because we are thinking to install it ourselves in a later stage.
Well, it seems like we can only use rainwater for gardening…

I am building a house with a reputable builder in Melbourne Western suburb.
We want to save water so we paid almost $900 for rainwater catchment system to our builder.
We got…