Building Standards; Getting It Right!
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Brickwork (defective brick)I agree LynnB, the SS wants this job off his books. We've been the agreeable, easy to get along with clients that haven't complained about anything. Our PCI is today and… Brick work should i be worried??Who supplied the steel lintel ? It should have been a 150 x 100mm gal angle or at least 100 x 100mm depending on the span and load above. As per abs above, the weld or… Brick Cleaning
Painting doesn't solve your problem ? In fact painting the bricks and mortar makes things worse..long term
The mortar joints will need to be scrapped and cleaned to a… Raft Slabs and Hydronic Underfloor TrenchHi, will be owner building a house but not yet to engineer stage.
I would like to install a Hydronic Underfloor Trench with a Raft Slabs close to and parallel to the edge… JB1 started a topic 24 June 2016 ago Mortar should be flush not ironedYou can't re-point a rolled/ironed joint without it falling out down the track.
A rolled/ironed joint gives much better protection from salt absorption than a flush… Mnlk1Jun 20, 2016 11:34 am Building surveyors – what they won’t doThanks for the reply Stewie. It looks to me as if the VBA has taken some positive steps here to try and sort out the mess in building control in this state. Lots of builders are using pressure seal, they will always fail in a couple of years.
Inspired a new house today and flashing is already coming apart.
And here is… Beware of cost stripping
Yes Liliana, a fine example of slick marketing pushing greed buttons for a disastrous result.
The sobering lesson is that when you are buying anything from a developer… final hand over inspection-defetcs
That's a given but I'm puzzled as to why the ceiling cavity is inaccessible?
Have you ever tried to get past heating and cooling ducts in tight… Althom replied 18 May 2016 ago Not happy with finish of tilingIm with you 100% dbun1, that is not properly finished. When you tile something, the purpose is to always completely cover the substrate, and have neat joins, and an… How far can a stud be notched?While we're on the topic.................
I want to run a few 'conduits' in the walls of a new build for future home entertainment wiring.
I've 'found' the AS referenced… Waterproofing questionThe only way to ensure the waterproofing will succeed in keeping water within the wet zone is to pull all the tiles off back to bare walls and the floor back to bare… Basix assessmentIt depends on your area or zone as its called and depends on size and articulation of your design and what orientation you have. Also the insulation requirement for your… SEPP - Seeking approval for variationsThanks BE but my experience in these matters is limited to only two jobs both about 5 years ago. From memory they were both a right pain in the butt even though they were… Help re moisture membraneI wonder why you even bought this house if you want to convert so much external non-habitable space to internal habitable? For what you are doing maybe you should sell and… qebtel replied 2 March 2016 ago Grout Sealing
No grout is on the wet side of the waterproofing, so doesn't need to be sealed. Sealing is just to protect the aesthetics of the grout. AJW replied 28 February 2016 ago Island Bath - Minimum HOB distanceI know what you are saying. My comment was aimed more along the lines of if you are having a bath that close to the wall why not get rid of the small gap between bath and… Decking boardsYeah that's basically my summary of it.. 2,500k! I think that's just the amount he quotes when he doesn't want to do something haha. Internal floor is already done. I'm… Ceiling Levelness Standards?I was chatting with my chippy just the other day about how they always have to build to the building rather than to the square. Perpends are also a problem...... JoynzFeb 15, 2016 5:37 pm Machining tolerances of decking timberIt will depend so much on where you are buying your decking from. Some will be spot on width all the way along a length of timber whereas the next place will have stock…
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