For me, the cost of the verandah is $3500 but....drawings and everything comes up to $4-5k...addition

Thanks for your reply. I dread thinking about calling the builders. Climbed into the roof and fixed it myself. Now the heating is back to normal. In fact better than the "normal".

Hello, apologies I missed to reply. Yes the mains water still delivered even when the pump stops. Has the pump been under a well ventilated cover or exposed to the elements? Yes it has a covered and protected from the elements. However, its not the tidiest fix in my opinion. Right now you don't know...

Hello all, I'm based in Victoria and currently living in a home which I've built - around 3.5 years now. For the longest time one sections of my upstairs bedrooms never had any heating. I've always thought that it will take time to heat up the house, over time...the heating came from the ground floo...

You likely have but Have you tried re-setting the pump and other trouble shooting including is there water in the tank to be pumped. Tried it, it resets. Pumps and then stops again. When we first moved in, the pump triggers everytime someone flushes the toilet.

The manufacturer's warranty applies but put the claim in against the builder, he made his 20% mark up to cover such events. As such, he is the retailer. Put everything in writing, don't verbal. Tried it, the builder came back by giving me reference to the plumber and that it is all manufacturers wa...

Hello all, help I need some advise please. I've built a new home and handover was in Feb 2017. I understand that there is a builders warranty for any defects in the home etc. Is the rain water pump included? I've recently discovered that the rain water pump is no longer pumping water into our toilet...

Hi All, I'm here to gather some thoughts around the current issue with my land. My intention is to first check if this is a council issue and ways I can fix this issue permanently. Problem - found a crack on my land (Melbourne, Victoria) Picture here - https://i.imgur.com/FjQRtbk.jpg 1. Orange Line ...

Hi all, I've received a quote yesterday and the following are the 3 quotes details. This is in Melbourne, no shading on premise and double storey dwelling. Posting this just so I do not hijack other threads. 5kw Canadian Solar System 19 x 270w Canadian Solar Panels "Top 2 or 3 companies in the ...

Ok guys, two questions. First, we've recently moved in a newly completed build. Less than 2 months later, ground floor toilet has issues. We don't have kids, so nothing would have been thrown into the toilet by mistake. General use toilet, this house is brand spanking new. Question is, does toilet ...

Hi all~ Does anyone have a watertank installed next to their main bedroom? I've heard they make some noise... How much noise do they really make? they don't make noise, but the pump does! not only it makes noise, there's a humming vibration which you can hear if it's really quiet. Our's isn't next ...

Hello there, my builder also didn't "encourage" me to bring inspector but we did. It is all within your right to do so! I know because I've talked to HIA and Consumer Affairs. Ask them in an email and get them to respond in an email. If they just call you, write to them to confirm that on ...

I am a building inspector, here to help, ask me anything. Thank you for being here answering questions for everyone. I'm sure everyone really appreciates them, even by just reading. 1. Hello there, my builder rendered my home with the wrong colour. So they offered to paint them over with Dulux Weat...

Has this happened to anyone else? I'm furious to say the least that the builder has made financial arrangements with the neighbours on our behalf and we had not been advised of this arrangement at all. What would you do? Builders say things they do not mean all the time. They will say things for th...

"We'll work on it" "Don't worry, we will sort it out" "We've built many homes, I can assure you that's normal" Sound familiar? Well it's no joking matter with me. In fact I'm really upset with my builder. I've got a long list of defects and issue to whine but I'll not b...

Hi there, I can assure you my experience like most of you have been eventful. However, I'm concerned about the defamation reminder here, how does it work? Lik eI wouldn't be making stuff up but I'm entitled to share my experience both the good and the ugly right? Hello everyone, I like this thread. ...

Hello everyone, I like this thread. If only I knew this earlier, my journey will have been a little better guided as I built my first house. I see someone had a wrong tiles and roof type installed. Drama. And I have/had dramas too. These builders, sometimes its as if I'm the project manager. I'm the...

Tend to agree. communication is good in the beginning, then it fades. Not as fast as the bigger ones.