Hi all,
Can someone help provide me with a better understanding of the flashing requirements for Windows that are being installed in to brick?
I have aluminum windows installed in my house…

Hi,
Can someone more knowledgeable than myself tell me where a Hot Water unit's overflow pipe should discharge?
If possible, how should it be done correct (with a picture would be great…

I've got no plans other than a floor plan. This house was not built by me, we bought it a little time after it was completed.

Just so I understand, the builder (as you've stated) is responsible for ensuring the ground slopes away from the house. Are they required to establish an adequate drainage system…

Sorry to hear that. Did it every get sorted?
Out of curiosity, how do you fix slab heave on an established house?

Thanks for that.
In order to properly install those joins it looks like the cornice would need to be removed. Is that correct?

Part of the independent assessment report I received recently highlights that the builder should have used control joins in the ceiling of my home as the ceiling space is quite…

Thanks for the reply. We ended up getting an independent assessor in to write up a detailed report on our property. There is slab movement but that is…

Thanks all, to be clear though we haven't already got the builder offside - I was just preparing for worst case as there a few things that do require attention…

Thanks for that. I guess my question was more about how do you give it (the report) to the builder without ruffling feathers. At the end of the…

Hi all,
We engaged the services of an independent assessor to investigate a number of outstanding defects we had raised with the home builder.
My question is relatively simple: What is the…

Hi,
I have a question regarding my home which was completed toward the end of 2010 (we are the second owners of the home).
The house and slab sit lower than the…