Occupancy Permit doesn't mean the house is finished.
Follow this link: https://anewhouse.com.au/2019/08/occupa ... s-it-mean/

It is safer as you don't have to lean over the bath to turn on the water.
If you agreed then its up to you to change it.
It is probably…

Normally most of the external living is done in the afternoon and evening so that's often better on the west side than the east side.
Bedrooms on the west side in…

The tank is around 200 litres (I am on holiday for the next 6 weeks so can't check)
The Heat Pump has a built in time switch.
No idea on the speed…

I changed from gas hot water to heat pump in 2019, which only runs 1.00pm to 3.00pm (when the solar panels are generating to the max)
I have a reasonably large…

I would try the Queensland Electricity and Gas Ombudsman
We had the same problem in Victoria and spoke to the Victorian Ombudsman and the supply was disconnected the next day.

Looks like its two separate lintels so it would take rebuilding the front of the garage to put a single door in.
In my opinion you are talking a lot more…

There are a number of possible issues:
Is the shed within any ?
Whether it is excempt from planning controls.
Are there any ?
Are you going to get complaints from neighbours?

Looks like grounds for a dispute to me.
A defective piece of timber that should never have been used.

In your original post you said the builder asked for a final inspection.
You chose to send your inspector, without going along yourself!

It would seem you have had your final inspection (PCI) in December . . . . but your Inspector did it for you.
Under most contracts Inspectors act as your agent…

I haven't heard the expression grid cracking but I think its probably what I know as map cracking.
Here is an article:

Looking at that and the amount of water you seem to be using it looks like you might have a leak upstream, but relativly close to, the water meter.
This pipe…

One of the things to be aware of is the contractual definition of the Owner.

In the copy of the HIA standard I have the defination is:
Owner' means the person,…

Last time I built with a centralised system I was advised to upgrade to a larger duct size which I did and seemed to work reasonable well.
The problem with all…

Seems a good move, more secure and better fire resistance,

Fences don't make good retaing walls so you will need to retain the fill, on your side of the boundary.
I guess you could put a small retaing wall on your…

Looks like strawboard to me.
https://solomit.com.au/acoustic-strawboard-ceilings

The valve you show is a right angle ball valve.
It soulds like when you turned it off some water started to drain out of the system.
When you put it back…

In the past I have studied the Standard HIA Contract.
You could say it has clauses that favour the buillder and also has clauses favouring the client.
Overall I would say…

I had some problems getting a gas service disconnected when we went all electric.
After several frustrating phone calls I contacted the Energy Ombudsman.
The meter was gone the next day, and…

F.62 steel reinforcement with bar chairs to total area. Abelflex expansion joints and steel dowels to existing brickwork and concrete.
Seems a reasonable specification

You would need a lot more than 500mm to keep the afternoon evening sun out during summer.
A solution that has worked for me is to keep the windows small and…

Not a good sign!

I always at least double the GPOs.
One double in the corner of each room is good.

Basically its 0.6m sloping from the front to the back.

There is not enough information from this plan.
If each block was surveyed the normal contour internval is 0.2m but the contours shown on your plan might by the developers survey…

Never bult 2 storey house in Australia, but owned Australian homes with all the above options.
Current home has Daiken reverse cycle units, which I believe is the only way to…

H means: Highly reactive clay sites. Can experience high ground movement from moisture changes.
The presence of trees can make the moisture changes more dramatic so more compaction isn't going to…