Please read your contract regarding handover process. Generally, once final payment invoice is issued you have 7 days to meet builder on site and present a list of defects and incomplete work. Builder can agree or can refuse. If don’t meet, accept no defects or incomplete work.

How will you determine if tree roots causing problem

The significant date is when receive final payment invoice Check that section of contract Bit of fluff by builders prior to that

Please read what the conditions are when receive final payment invoice.

Nylon anchors, because of corbel probably best to take 100mm above Only option, as to remove previous sealant would most likely damage render and create big area to patch up.

Most likely poor foam installation and render installation, Joint covered with render, foam could be sitting on flashing. Do you have any render at house

Hi, As have observed, moisture is coming through wall. All acrylic paints will form a film, if moisture appears it will blister/bubble the paint at those locations generally take a few years, depending on rain, ground water etc If want clean, neat finish then be prepared to scrape off over years and...

Tradie may sit at home but will need to get house plastered as well or will you sit it out?

Would just be the “custom” home market Simeon or widespread

Generally, the texture that you listed will have a 2mm size stone chip in it which is dragged with float to give the lines Any patch work needs to be 2mm less than face of wall then the scratch texture applied

Read your contract about final payment conditions. That is when can contest/dispute incomplete work and defects. When is builder proposing remainder pool work?

The mesh is often stuck on wall first then rendered over, which means it does nothing Not to specifications Get a scope of works in writing before start, needs to be opened up How will attach JH sheet to foam, getting you on merry go round

Don’t know how JH board going to work for you Going to have vertical joints, maybe exposed jointing caulked, screws patched and paint With your house, balcony movement, they build on top of the beams and the follows poor workmanship Would need to grind off render or break it all open, generally, fra...

Probably efflorescence Salts coming out of sand, cement products and mortar Water brings them to surface and when evaporates it stays Extremely difficult to get rid of

The builder has to deliver the house, it’s unfortunate what happened. Does builder have insurance for this?

Penetrol fine Could be trapping air/moisture, previous coat not drying out enough

The builder doesn’t do inspections. A registered building surveyor has to do the inspections and is requirement of building permit. Check in your state how to appoint the building surveyor. With most domestic building contracts, when final invoice is presented that is the time when the nitty gritty ...

Grind texture and paint off at blister up to top of fence Will see damp cement render

Not sure what your time frames are for completing waterproofing and whether took off paint and texture before waterproofing Could be a lot of residual moisture in wall, might feel dry to paint and paint drys