General Discussion

tfwon9

3 h

Drainage Issue Alongside House

Naz24

Yesterday

Cost of new electrical pit

I am looking for advice about who should wear the cost of a new electricity pit. I bought a house, planning to demolish. That house was connected to an existing…

SaveH2O

Yesterday

OxyMag cement flooring issues

Have you reached out to the purveyor? Have you perused the forum's search facility? viewtopic.php?f=1&t=105804 Seeking reviews can also oft help but moreso before…

Basher

3 October

Drainage Plan and AS 2870

Samkk

3 October

Underhouse Excavation

koston_44

3 October

Colorbond or Zincalume? What colour gutters & fascia?

Looks very nice. Thank you for sharing. We are looking at zinclume rood with possibly shale gray for gutters.

Chris.Mass

3 October

Vogue Homes

Thank you so much! Will definitely do that

HY008

2 October

Signature on Tallawong

We should get together and share some ideas and actions

dmm12

30 September

Rust coming up from outdoor tile grout joint

I have an outdoor verandah where a tile joint along a galvanised steel bracket to a post has started weeping rust. Looking to…

Basher

29 September

water seeping through from under slab into post hole

Here is the image of the drainage plan.

hu1290

29 September

Tree Removal before building a new house

Hi SK I realized your post was about many years ago but I would like very much to know what the resolution was finally? Thanks heaps.

hu1290

29 September

Building in or near tree protection zones

Hi Kath I realized this was a post many years ago but I would like very much to know what the resolution was finally ? Thank you.

collincr

28 September

Painting advice needed

Hello, I am in the middle of painting a room and I have a wall that needs a 4th coat of paint. I have read online that applying too many coats can cause cracking or…

Ebonbom

28 September

Sunroom built onto brick house leaking

groundzero

27 September

Active or 'stabilised' slab

Get in contact with a company called slabsense who will set up equipment to measure slab movement on a daily basis. Also contact a geotechnical engineering company that…

Sisterjude

27 September

Cut into foundation slab

Ashington Homes

27 September

How to remove or repair Klip-Lok roof sheets?

I might need your number to whatsapp it ( if I can now find it) I think it will be too big for email Basically you need a crowbar and a lot of effort

LorenClayton17

26 September

Is there any reason a stormwater drain can't be attached to fence, arbor or other structure?

Hello I've just bought a house where the slab is lower than the street, (but roof is higher than the kerb). So there's some negative grade at the front. The yard very…

ponzutwo

25 September

First Avenue Homes Experience

You realise all these posts are by the SAME person, right?

Pedro4137

25 September

Mimosa Structural Gurantee

Most go to lawyers, rarely court

jimbob73

24 September

Laminate floor crackling cruching noise

Hi l have a laminate floor 8 years old , a wooden subfoor underneath, l noticed last couple weeks it started making a loud cruching or crackling noise when l walk on it, l…

Budapest

24 September

Sliding Door Advice/Guidance

Hi all, We have some issues with a few of our sliding doors so am after some advice. We have a single sliding door between between and WIR/Ensuite. It has a full size 4mm…

Harsh_it

24 September

Signature at Kellyville

Mate you need to be careful here. Just two months ago, they were telling me that the land will register in August and max by mid Sep and now they saying Nov? But i think…

pedro777

23 September

Biological waste water treatment

Time to replace the septic and grey water tanks with a complete system. Needing to consider: Biological systems Servicing Arrangements Locked into a contract Use of…

Saint Mike

21 September

Solar Hot Water.

Sorry - also - what did it cost ?

Saint Mike

21 September

URBAN MYTHS .... ?

Been getting quite a few emails lately - telling me I've been chosen to win something. The companies sound OK - ie I know them and even use some - but its just so many in…

ponzutwo

20 September

Is this structurally ok?

what was it?

Althom

20 September

Cracks in/near cornices after painting

You can fill them and repaint but I'd almost guarantee that with normal seasonal expansion/contraction they'll open up again. Best solution I've found to this problem is…

Ashington Homes

18 September

Creaking Stairs in 8 month old new build house

I would still ask the question, see if you can get your builder to do it

felant

17 September

Gable vents

Anyone in Adelaide know who might supply gable vents, similar to those in the link?

Gce

15 September

Gutter replacement cost

Hi, Just wanting to get an idea of how much it may cost to replace 25m of gutter? Single story home. Thanks

MG1981

14 September

Drop edge beam filling agains

Hi all. I have a drop edge beam down the left side of my house. Across the front the drop edge beam is approx 1m on the left and fade to normal ground level on the right…

Workingonit

14 September

Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis.

The blobs of silicon may not work as I do not think it is the gutter vibrating against fascia. More likely the sisilation moving in strong winds.

chippy

13 September

Windows attached to Eaves in Perth WA

BarbaraHenry45

12 September

Roof repair

In many cases, repointing can be a sufficient solution if the damage isn't too extensive. However, if the cement is significantly worn out or…

Ashington Homes

10 September

Building a blockwall

No I don't sorry

Bc23

9 September

Cabinet maker won't give me excess caesar stone bench tops

It seems to me like there just trying to cash in. Because my bench was 3500mm long they told me I needed to purchase a second slab of caeser stone, which is…

Eng. B A

9 September

Retaining wall/concrete paths/landscaping query

This is currently a wrong situation created by your neighbour garage builder who used single skin bricks for retaining soil and not core-filled block wall. Even…

switchboard

7 September

Tesla or other EV charging point provision in garage

The AC isolator is a different thing - just a switch to turn off the power to that circuit. The output mentioned about is the cable to feed the power. Steve Clean Tech Controls

Riaz

7 September

Qartaba homes

Any update on Qartaba homes?

pedro777

7 September

Looking for gutter ends - large

Althom

7 September

Temporary connection to water, sewer, gas, Telstra, electricity to a vacant block

The local Council will have rules in regards living in a caravan on a vacant block. That would be your first roadblock

ProXimO

6 September

448 sqm lot 14m x 32m in Melbourne West

BJCC

6 September

Watertightness around fiber cement panels

Thanks - our wall is built right next to the boundary brick wall meaning there is no space for a scissor lift. Harness off the roof is an option. Thanks for the…

miteq

5 September

Landscaper to Avoid - Victoria

Front page bump.

Cliff2024

4 September

Noisy soffits

agus

4 September

Strange noise in the walls

Yes

micjb

3 September

Drainage and concrete pathways

Thank you for your reply Eng. B A. To avoid confusion, by sump I mean yard sump connected to stormwater drain. Yes, I do not kike the idea of sump being on the highest…

johal

3 September

Building on a lot with fill, have retaining wall over 6ft hi

Construction started in the first week of August, and already done the frame. It has started to move finally

chippy

2 September

Roof Tie-Down / Single Block External Wall

Beautiful thing with the shelf/recess lintel is you just use maxi's so standard brickwork. All the brickies and roofers in Perth are used to this style so there is…