Hi Simeon, Thanks for your prompt response to my question. I have emailed you for the sewer diagram and block size. I do not have S10.7 certificate, sorry. Cheers,

Hello, Can any builder tell me if a duplex can be built on a corner block 575m2 with 22m frontage and 26m deep? Thanks

@westbourne SaveH2O wasn't saying that you need to get the roof siliconed up for hurricane safety. He was simply stating that your issues were as a result of the inadequate downpipe measures, most likely the lack of spreader. I appreciate that you are cautious because of your earlier experience but...

London to a brick, that downpipe was already there but look where it would have discharged to prior to them fitting the spreader after the fact! 'If' the downpipe wasn't there, then the excess water would have overflowed from the upper gutter in sheet form and then communicated with the strong wind...

@westbourne have you checked there is actually a moulded sealer installed between the roofing sheets and the flashing? I reckon Rawson Homes is just fobbing you off you with BS and there is none installed. It appears this is their standard approach with customers for such such issues. 2 months ago ...

Thank you very much for your advice. I have emailed Rawson Homes to peace of my mind to seal the roof for hurricane safety. Cheers

Hi @westbourne I explained it in your other post but just in case you missed it. "You never silicon where you have indicated. Underneath the flashings the roof sheet is turned up which prevents water from being wind driven up off the end of the sheet" Gravity and the turn up prevent water...

Our garage was seriously leak after 9 months living in our new home. The builder fixed the leak by adding the white down pipe. but the gaps of the color bond roof were left open. The builder said that "There is a moulded sealer which is installed under the flashing you are looking at to stop w...

@westbourne I had a look at the link to productreview you provided. Wow! None of the Rawson Homes 5 start reviews look genuine to me. Very embarrassing and damaging for their reputation. Your comment made me go and check and I agree, I can't believe any real customer would write such gushing review...

I am going to build a 60 sqm granny flat in my back yard, The builder sent me the tenders as below. 1st tender dated Aug. 2019 was $110,550 2nd tender dated Nov. 2019 was $143,066 3rd tender dated March was $138,000 I asked the builder why $27,450 discrepancy between the 1st tender and final tender....

Just read a post on the Wisdom Homes thread that stated the following amongst other issues... "We had our garage ceiling collapse flooding our garage after the down pipe from the second story was installed the wrong way forcing all the water up under the flashing." https://forum.homeone.c...

I went up to the garage roof after they added a white down pipe. The color bond is still not sealed in the holes and gaps. I worry water can go through again. Should the roof be complete sealed? Have you read AS 1562? Unfortunately, AS 1562 uses terms like "may be" and "should" ...

No, the plumbers did not explain the cause of the leak. They just said Rawson told them to add a down pipe only.

That is a downpipe diverted from a higher roof. I wished that I had seen a photo earlier that showed it because it raises a few questions as to how it previously drained. Now I don't know whether the downpipe in its original position was the cause of the 'leak'. Are the holes visible in the photo t...

@westbourne That sounds positive. However, ensure you observe and understand the rectification by Rawson Homes of their defects, as well as the repairs of the resultant water damage. You need these works to be done professionally. Take plenty of photos of the before and after situation, including t...

Head of Construction finally said " I will look at getting the sealing of the flashings improved over the garage and gyprock ceiling under garage roof rectified and painted." Very pleased to hear this. A plumbers came to add a white pipe on the garage roof. Do you think the new white pipe...

@westbourne Rawson Homes is legally obligated to rectify their non compliant and therefore defective roof, and to fix all the damage it has caused. This is required on your house, as well as all other houses they have built covered by their warranty. Rawson have confirmed to you in writing the roof...

Should the leak and ceiling damage be take care by the builder under new home warranty? The roof has failed the NCC Performance Requirements as previously posted. Rawson Homes has stated that the roof is compliant to the Australian Standards BUT the NCC Performance Requirements have hierarchy over ...

The National Construction Code (NCC) is a 3 part performance based legislated publication comprising the Building Code of Australia (Parts 1 & 2) and the Plumbing Code of Australia (Part 3). Being the primary document, the NCC has hierarchy over referenced Australian Standards. If the Australia...