Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Water Leak issues 23Nov 13, 2016 4:15 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Water Leak issues 25Nov 13, 2016 8:25 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Water Leak issues 27Nov 24, 2016 7:45 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Water Leak issues 29Jan 06, 2017 1:31 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Water Leak issues 31Jan 10, 2017 6:00 pm building-expert Hi Voice_1 qebtel thinks I was condescending when I said you had bad luck but then look at this: 1 Buying from OB(unregistered builder) 2 Inadequate 137b report 3 Inadequate soil report and engineering design 4 Negligent building surveyor 5 Negligent plumber 6 Perhaps inadequate pre purchase report 7 Wrong advice from VCAT re timing of claims 8 Corrupt building commission Usually just one of the above could give you a splitting headache if all of the above is not bad luck then I don't know what bad luck is. 1. As I have already told you, the same checks and balances apply whether OB or registered builder, so it is irrelevant. 2. Not an OB fault. 3. Not an OB fault. 4. Not an OB fault. 5. Not an OB fault. 6. Not an OB fault. 7. Not an OB fault. 8. Not an OB fault. The fact remains that had all the people , indentured and approved, by Australia's first world regulatory system done their job properly, none of this would have happened. But according to you, its an OB problem because the OB doesnt have the hindsight of an experienced build manager who sees this palaver day in and day out. The point is he shouldnt need that hindsight, refer previous sentence. The fact is Voice_1's way of going about it all was a disaster. Spending 190K on a balcony leak, a bathroom that needed re doing, and leaking sub slab pipes? Something very wrong there. It was an existing house and so its condition was not appraised properly at purchase time. You are saying because it was OB he should have gotten an very expensive inspection regime happening by default, but as I said before, some of the garbage being produced by registered builders would warrant the same level of caution a a lot of the time.. If you make sure all taps inside and out are turned off, what does the water meter show if you leave it for a while. 2 21119 Hi all, I am hoping someone has some ideas as to what is causing my bathroom leak. The leaking appears to mainly happen when we turn the sink basins on. It takes a while… 0 5727 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Are you doing this with a building permit? Conversion of a non habitable room into a habitable room requires building permit. 3 18868 |