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Basher posted:Mimosa Structural Gurantee
Yeah right. I can't even get them to sort out issues at my 4 year old house.
H2 soil. water pooling under the slab, storm water draianage is…
ponzutwo posted:Mimosa Structural Gurantee
Metricon fought tooth an nail to not pay out for proven structural defects of the Softly house for years. 25 year warranty from Metricon? id like to see a successful…
Pedro4137 posted:Facade Parapet Moulding
Unitex very good manufacturer
May supply to NSW
Generally styrene and cement composition, smooth and are painted
Best to paint render and molds
Pulse posted:Facade Parapet Moulding
These are done with EPS and texture coat, just google foam architectural mouldings, get advice from the supplier for installation.
suku18 posted:Our Home Building Journey: in Canberra
Building a custom home has always been a dream for us, and in August, that dream started becoming a reality. We purchased a block of land in Canberra and embarked…
Huynhm3 posted:Framing stage non compliant - builder continue work
Thanks Simeon,
What if we have frames overhang. He is starting t insulate the whole house and finish cladding this week.
yeah I would definitely put that in the category of work…
ML24WA posted:Designing, budgeting and planning your new home - tips
I was thinking around $200-250/sqm, that would allow for $150/sqm for the installation and $100 for removing the old one.
So the way I would do my calculation for the new…
Raider82 posted:Liquidated damage claim post hanodver
This really depends on your contract.
You said that the contract says that they can claim rain days as extensions of time, are there any qualifications to that? As @Ashington Homes…
chippy posted:Builder refusing complete handover
ownerinproblem
You sound like you have had so many issues, building should be an exciting and happy experience even if it can be slightly…
r_e_n_o posted:Onsite security camera.
That is pretty mean if they do.
But on this topic we have been searching for some with sim cards and they seem to be hard to find, Everything we can…
BuildingandLegal posted:Plumbing hot and cold water rough in
They should be run in the frame, when run on the outside the pipes breach the cavity clearance. Most times the brickies mortar will drop on them and dry…
Kayot1k posted:What's unreasonable to check during a final inspection?
i would suggest nothing is unreasonable for PCI. we did all sorts, including checking the hot water, checking all the GPO's had power, testing that the showers were draining appropriately.…
strannik posted:What's unreasonable to check during a final inspection?
our site supervisor checked this himself during the PC inspection, so definitely not unreasonable.
building-expert posted:What's unreasonable to check during a final inspection?
A competent pre final inspection will cost around $700 depending on the size of the house
This is what you get
Check for any unfinished work
Check for any defects
Verify compliance
Verify conformance…
Eng. B A posted:Wall crack - on 3 yrs old house
Is the crack going through the bricks? as it looks like it’s a render shrinkage crack.
MarkusjOZ posted:Wall crack - on 3 yrs old house
Hi , cracks in the exterior walls of a three-year-old house may be common due to normal settling, especially if they don’t extend inside. However, if the crack is wider…
qrius posted:DA Application Cost Estimate
Architects vary, ie. some can project-manage your entire build (and take 3% of the total build cost),
and some will just give you the plans, and refer you to some builders…
ML24WA posted:Two storey house construction cost
Also in Perth about to do an extension of 119sqm and budget is 500k (hopefully this is enough).
Most builders and our architect have said 4-5k/sqm for most nice to…
Budapest posted:Shower strip drains
They cost more as you have seen.
They collect an unbelievable amount of hair - its like a persian rug under there!
With the strip drain our tiler was able to make…
