Building Standards; Getting It Right!

iendouglas

2 May 2013

Help! Appreciate any advice

Thank you for the help. Do I also need to contact Strata Manager since our structural insurance is paid together with body corporation fee.

thebigo

19 April 2013

HELP NEEDED - Balcony gaps to the balustrade

Thanks Ed. I've notified the building conveyor, building commission and local council just so that my concerns are documented. It's now up to the developer and builder to…

Sonny

10 April 2013

Builder wanted!

Thanks I've made a deal.

Agape

22 March 2013

Dumb Question ... Standards of Workmanship

Thank you so much for your response Adam ... And thanks for the reassurance about 'dumb questions'

wokwon

22 March 2013

Gas central heating unit exhaust vent pipe height

building-expert

12 March 2013

Bought owner built house flooding underneath parquetry

Did you get a pre purchase inspection before you bought the house? If so why has this not been picked up?

tezzab

27 February 2013

independent surveyor

Thanks for the clarification b-e re councils using outsourced inspectors. Now to find a Quality Control expert, at reasonable rates. Most of his/her time will be…

cyob

2 December 2012

Question about garage and house floor level

I would always go for the garage floor below house floor level. Don't think that drains will take all the water from your house in a severe…

Robbie1950

16 November 2012

framing question and now plaster/skirting question

As someone stated before, those noggings are fine. Im not following what your saying about the 'bows' in your walls? are you refering to the bottom plates bowing a little?

belandchris

25 October 2012

Flooring at different levels

Hi again - well we have had some success (although none of it has happened yet so can't comment on the actual finished product!) We have been speaking with the builder,…

Belial

19 October 2012

Shadowing of Neighbour's yard

Get shadowdiagrams.net.au to verify and lodge it to council! I worked for me.

Stewie D

6 October 2012

Cancel Section 32

I'd have a quick chat to your solicitor as to where you stand. Stewie

EmeryBB

26 September 2012

powder room ventilation issue?

I think it would come under the BCA for utility rooms ( bathrooms, sanitary compartments etc ) and I quote... 3.8.5.0 Performance Requirement…

Integrity

20 September 2012

Partition Wall between side by side development.

Note that if you have a habitable room in one development (eg bedroom, lounge room, dining room) located adjacent to a bathroom, WC, laundry or kitchen in the other then…

stormjr

15 August 2012

A plumber notched out my ceiling joist!!!

I would put the chances of the gas flame getting near the range hood at around zero! I would however think that gas or electric it is possible for saucepan's to catch…

McKinnon

8 August 2012

Problem with SM - hand over for uncompleted job

Can you keep up posted on what has happened please?

newey

30 July 2012

Storm Water Best Practices?

Rather than starting a new thread what is the standard depth of the stormwater pipes supose to be?

Adele05

29 July 2012

Defects list and final inspection

Thank you so much for your replies. You've been very helpful

Integrity

18 June 2012

BCA vs Australian Standard

I agree with the sentiment expressed by Stewie D who posted... "I always assumed the BCA was the highest level of compliance and the…

veseli

10 June 2012

ceiling joist not straight?

Out of my head i think the rules are its only defect if truss is out of plumb more then 50mm, but no regulations for ceiling joists, so you cant really complain.

bashworth

29 May 2012

What to do - Garage Wall and Retaining Wall

The drainage is a slotted PVC pipe, covered in gravel and connected to storm water. how deep should I bury these channels into the ground ?…

Stewie D

23 May 2012

Cross nailing of roof trusses?

Yes they should be and depending on where you are ( wind loadings ) and what the structural engineer comes up with, probably tie-downs every second one as well. Stewie

Darbecca

23 May 2012

Recommendation on building inspectors for pre-handover (VIC)

Dear All, I findd it dificult to understand how my competitor can be some simple minded in their abilities. My qualifications are as follows: I teach at Vic Uni in the…

stormjr

13 May 2012

Roofing standards - ridge and valley mortaring

According to about page 10 mortar is not needed in the valley! I don't know how this ties in with the sarking though. http://www.monier.com.au/Professional/A ... ual_S5.pdf 2

room4acubby

1 May 2012

WAFFLE SLAB - FORMWORK CONCERNS - Any Advice please?

Hi dh3121 this is probably too late but may help your concerns. 50kPa bearing capacity is very soft soil, as an example a 60kg person would exert about 40kPa (assuming a…

building-expert

12 April 2012

post on facade inside the piller

o BE you make me i have seen your reports there a joke to put i blunt post are normally used for OHS there is no…

thegilbeys

4 April 2012

Brick work under window sills

I'd be annoyed about it tbh. I don't think it would've been that much more effort to put it in the middle or two smaller ones on each end. If it was even required in the…

building-expert

31 March 2012

Workmanship in building contract

Hi all The most important piece of legislation that controls building workmanship standards in Victoria is Domestic Contracts Building Act 1995- section 8 -implied…

lynny-jane

14 March 2012

Poor workmanship being passed off as "defects"

Oh wow!!! I hope you got things finished to your satisfaction. My heart broke when I saw the stained timberwork (and the tiles!!)- I spent 5 months oiling/staining a…

paulw11

3 March 2012

Sparky: 3-ways light switch Is this how it supposed to work.

Hi You are correct. You should be able to turn the lights on or off from any switch regardless of the position of the other switches. The circuits haven't been wired…

AE86

21 February 2012

Seeking building code for a deck.

...stoped by bunnings today to pick up this book but sold out and he said he wasnt sure they would still stock it. ..might have to buy it on line

Madison27AA

21 February 2012

Retaining Walls...Is this correct ?

Thanks for the advice phippsy . hoping urs is not a permanent damage.

btherl

10 February 2012

Metri*con - lots of promise - overcharge - under delivery

ndutzy, the maintenance department are totally different people from the construction department. You may have a better (or worse) experience with them. 90 days after…

ECOECO

29 November 2011

Is this acceptable? Installed window particle board packer

Not really. Windows for the most are…

abrickspecialist

27 November 2011

METR*CON Home - problem with mortar and bricks

Why do builders think that washing bricks again and again will fix every problem? Without looking at the pictures you almost certainly have acid burn. Acid has…

ndutzy

16 November 2011

mortar color not white, Wembley built by Porter Davis

Thats a good news. hopefully they do the same, but the problem that i have is due to leeching from bricks, so they need to solve that first before they fix the mortar color.

daveandally1

25 September 2011

Is this acceptable??? Nope and it's getting fixed!

That is all so disgusting! I would've been there every day with a megaphone, watching their every move! - Ally

catjim

13 August 2011

Slab height incorrect

I have longed a conciliation application with BACV (Building Commission) and a meeting with the building commission inspector, conciliator and…

bashworth

6 August 2011

Should I get a Dilapidation Report done to avoid being sued?

Your neighbour will sue you and then its up to you to see if you can pass the responsibility on to either the builder or the surveyor. I would say you should get the…

EmeryBB

6 August 2011

a question about O/A Plates height.

Thanks Peter, measured it this arvo, it's around 2520 from floor to truss, so I guess my garage will have a finished ceiling height of 2.5m.

Steveo

20 July 2011

A question about the storm water pipes

If I can ask different storm water question. Our builder didn't calculate the fall to the kerb Chanel and wants $8k to build an underground water tank in the from of the…

EmeryBB

20 July 2011

Would it be unreasonable to ask for photographic evidence?

Eve Dweller, would you mind sharing with us where we can hire such device please? wouldn't mind PM if it's inappropriate to name the company/store in public forum.

architect

10 July 2011

Is such brick support acceptable?

alexch i presume the angles will be covered over with sand at a later stage?? some appropriate paint treatment over the dynabolts and angles would be handy to eliminate…

How Hard Can it Be

20 June 2011

Clearance standards under floor??

Hi Tjilpi - I could have just said here, but I just PM'd you to say thank you so much, but that won't be necessary just yet. Thanks again. Today, DP pulled off all the…

ausdesign

6 June 2011

Do I have an issue ((Roof trusses do not line up)

The trusses do not have to land directly over studs if the top plate(s) are designed to carry the load over the span. This is calculated from the roof load area that is…

irkj

25 May 2011

Does this need to be fixed, and if so, how?

Should be meeting the SS later this week to walk through the house anyways, so I'll definitely bring that up and see his opinion on it. @Malcolm, good idea, I shall…

aazman

25 May 2011

Shadow Clad Probs

We built a little while ago with M and have had a continuing problem the shadow clad on the upper level of our house. It seems to continually buckle outwards at the top…

Malcolm Axford

24 May 2011

90% of house perimeter brick wall overhang by more than 30mm

30mm definitely exceeds the allowable limit of brickwork overhanging the slab. When it is so widespread I would make sure the builder gets the engineer involved to either…

wizard

23 May 2011

URGENT HELP PLEASE! Building inspector needed - Tarneit area

Thanks baysidehome, not too late yet, we are still working a few things out