Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 28, 2013 11:10 pm We built our double storey about 3 years ago with one of the well known building companies. After handover we found some major water leakage from the upstairs bathrooms causing very obvious wet patches on the downstairs ceiling and a small waterfall out of one of the vents. These were "fixed" by the builder as part of the 3 month maintenance inspection. We had couple of showers in the second bathroom and a bath to check these repairs with no major dramas. So figured it was sorted out. Now, a few years down the track, the bathtub and second bathroom have been used a lot more lately due to a new bubs and lots of visitors. Downstairs I've noticed cracks appearing in the plaster around the patch on the ceiling where the previous bath leak was and some spots that look damp/paint is starting to bubble on the ceiling. I suspect leakage from the upstairs bathroom drainage pipes, but don't know for sure. Would this still be covered by the builder (3 years later) or are we up for a huge bill to investigate and fix this ourselves? Any advice is much appreciated. Re: Water leakage still covered by builder? 3May 29, 2013 10:29 am My friend bought a Dale Alcock home off her brother (so she didn't even build it) and 5 years later she noticed cracking in a few places in her house, she gave em a call, they fixed it all up, checked the house for more cracking and fixed it all up then and there. I would definitely give the builder a call, I don't think they would want to damage their reputation by fobbing you off and most houses built these days have a 25year structural warranty. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64434 Building our own custom design based on the Elwood by Dale Alcock Land settled - November Plans submitted to council - January Prestart - March Slab - 18 September Brickies - 23 October I agree with Althom but there also may be a problem with the terra cotta stormwater pipe discharging water in that areas as well. You can just see the top of the pipe at… 2 14893 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20181 |