Hi....I have an apartment awning window that does not open. It is not locked but there is no handle/latch or winder. The building manager doesn't know either and other residents…

I have called a Monier Roofer and he said for a house of 3 years old and in a low wind area especially if there hasn't been any major wind…

Hi, I have a 3yo home and yesterday morning (no wind) heard a very loud noise from the roof to find a section of row tiles have slipped. I understand…

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Am in VIC and with a some movement in our home being on reactive soil I was wondering if it was worth doing a cut-off trench fillied with concrete on…

Okay, thank you

Thanks, does it need a plastic liner to stop water from soaking below beneath the pipe?

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Does anyone know what type of agi drain is best for clay soils and does it need a plastic liner like builders film at the bottom for the pipe…

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I was just outside looking at our home and was wondering why our slab is lower than both our neighbours? Our street is flat and with out home we have…

Thanks. I guess with so many different contractors doing it their way i wondered if there was a requirement enforced by the NCC that must be followed in using reinforcement…

Thanks thats very helpful info. Do you know if there is an Australian Standard required by the BCA for driveway and footpath concrete work?

Thanks for the info. I have had alook around other homes for a while. Most have the steel mesh reo for the driveway only and not the path. But i…

Thanks for the reply.
Is it part of any BCA requirements though? I mean its not for a home slab but for driveway and path.

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I am trying to find out more info on concrete driveways and paths and I have researched with the use of steel mesh on bar chairs it is suppose…

Thanka for the info. The tile stripper trades said they normally just remove the tiles and shower base leaving the cement floor which they would sand down to ready for…

This is what the bathroom looks like.

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Would taking off the floor tiles in the bathroom affect the waterproofing? The demo trades said it wouldn't but wanting to make sure first.

Hi all, Just wanting some advice on a bathroom renovation in an apartment. It is a small bathroom with just toilet, vanity, and shower. I will be removing the shower…

Hi all. I just wondering if anyone knows if I would be able to cover up a weep hole and replace it a brick above with a brick vent? I…

Thanks building-expert. I will get it in writing from them for sure. Do you know where I can find that using loose fill is not allowed to be used…

So after months of going back and forth I finally got the builder to come out to take a look and they have said not using temporary downpipes or proper…

I have looked at other properties on my street done by the same builder and no downpipes or sloped grading has been done either. The soil surrounding their properties with…

Yes. The concreter is willing to work with me as he is adament he did not and would not slope the concrete towards the home.
Do u think the slab is…

Front on it is sloping towards the drains side on is level. He means that the concrete has moved from original grade. He showed me points of able flex that…

Update: A concrete veteran has come to look at the perimeter and said the concrete has popped thats why it is level. He confirmed it by looking at the expansion…

Thanks for all your help SaveH2O. The help and advise from all of you is the only thing keeping me from not breaking down right now.

The builder sends him out to check on the home at 3 months to check the inside and outside of the home and to follow up maintenance issues.

Oh no, from the end of December till nearly the end January the house was not worked on as it was holidays, hence that's why down pipes only went up…

Roof was up towards the end of October, and down pipes installed end of January.