Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 21Aug 23, 2009 4:34 pm Yay so I was sorta right with the spirit level Building with Homebuyers Centre El Questro! My building thread..viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19421 Brickies started 5/10 Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 22Aug 24, 2009 12:11 am Ed - from your professional opinion, do you think i have a right to ask for the door to be changed? Building in Beeliar, moving in on 28th August One of those unlucky few who missed FHOG 21k grant by less than 24hrs...grrrrhhhh Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 23Aug 24, 2009 9:23 am Beeliaroo Ed - from your professional opinion, do you think i have a right to ask for the door to be changed? It's really hard to see from your photo... You have a right to the see standard they quote as acceptable. As Dukekamaya said the door should be painted on all faces and edges (it's in the Corinthian warranty). Check this because I can't see why the door should warp if this was done. From the view I have, I would not be happy with the door... Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 24Aug 24, 2009 12:53 pm That is absolute rubbish do not except it and make them fix it On your PCI inspection you should have wrote down everthing that needs to be fixed and get them to sign it and then sign yourself We just had one we are going through porter davis and we found quite a few things we have timber doors that are stained and they look all different and he told me thats because of the different wood but not one in there dispaly homes are different and i told him that so they are going to try to fix it if not replace it Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 25Aug 25, 2009 6:57 pm I'm afraid if your doors are meranti ( aka Pacific Maple) you builder is correct about different species of timber. Its no different than if you had Vic Ash doors/ architraves etc. Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 27Sep 02, 2009 11:55 pm good and bad news guys.. we bugged the site supervisor to have a look at the warped door again and it seems to have gone from bad to worse after a week of rainy weather and he has finally realised that it was bad enough to have to be replaced. We rang our customer liaison officer and she told us that it would be done during the 6-month maintanence..which means we still have to wait 6 months before the door can be replaced! But i'm grateful it is getting replaced at least. Building in Beeliar, moving in on 28th August One of those unlucky few who missed FHOG 21k grant by less than 24hrs...grrrrhhhh Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 28Sep 03, 2009 6:50 am Beeliaroo good and bad news guys.. we bugged the site supervisor to have a look at the warped door again and it seems to have gone from bad to worse after a week of rainy weather and he has finally realised that it was bad enough to have to be replaced. We rang our customer liaison officer and she told us that it would be done during the 6-month maintanence..which means we still have to wait 6 months before the door can be replaced! But i'm grateful it is getting replaced at least. IMO not good enough... What effort will they put in if the next one fails? Maybe you would need another new one by then if it was changed now. And maybe they know that. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 29Sep 03, 2009 9:11 am Ed, what is IMO? I was also hoping they could change the door right away but apparently, the warped door is not considered an urgent maintanence issue... To think that our customer liaison officer is not acting in the interest of her customer is quite disappointing. Building in Beeliar, moving in on 28th August One of those unlucky few who missed FHOG 21k grant by less than 24hrs...grrrrhhhh Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 30Sep 03, 2009 10:13 am Beeliaroo Ed, what is IMO? I was also hoping they could change the door right away but apparently, the warped door is not considered an urgent maintanence issue... To think that our customer liaison officer is not acting in the interest of her customer is quite disappointing. IMO = In My Opinion Our builder has told us that we can NOT have a dark door (front) due to warping even though it will never see the direct sun, the door brochure shows dark doors, go figure! Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 31Sep 09, 2009 8:11 am Just bring up "provide a copy of the standard you are refferring to" or "VCAT" or "Report to Building Control Commission" with the builder .....that should be enough to get the door fixed, its worked for me in the past and its not as if you are entering into a long term relationship with the builder thats going to last years and years. Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 32Sep 09, 2009 3:58 pm Beeliaroo good and bad news guys.. we bugged the site supervisor to have a look at the warped door again and it seems to have gone from bad to worse after a week of rainy weather and he has finally realised that it was bad enough to have to be replaced. Make sure they coat the bottom this time Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 33Sep 12, 2009 1:51 pm Looks to me like the door is straight and the frame or jambs are not. you should check to see if either side of the wall, architrave and door are plumb (100% vertical). This will tell you where the twist is. use a long level 1800mm or more and you can also use this as a straight edge along the edge of the door. if the door or walls are infact warped you will see a gap between the wall/door and straight edge. You should also run the straight edge along above the door to make sure the wall is straight. Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 34Sep 20, 2009 7:36 am Macy lynnebin1968 I think a straight edge is one of those long stick things with a liquid in it so when you put it on something the liquid bubble will go to the middle if it is straight? Spirit level? Is a straight edge metal? I feel like I should know this . . . off to google . . . A straight edge is just that, a length of (whatever, usually metal) that is known to be dead straight. Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 35Jan 05, 2010 9:02 pm its is not acceptable. and from the photo it is too difficult to tell if it the door or the frame, at any rate most doors can been hung to fit, if the carpenter is worth anything. I would be willing to bet the frame is not plum on one of the door sides before assuming a faulty door. I would diaries the conversation you had with the coordinator as if the door causes further damage to the surrounding frame they may have a clause that states they do no have to repair because you as the owner allowed the damage to get worse. Chris Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 36Jan 06, 2010 8:38 am I had this issue in my current house - one of many we had with the builder. Eventually we had to call the OFT, and they mentioned this can be expected of external doors after a few years, however I wouldn't stand for this if this was on inspection of a new house, and especially if this is an internal door. Sure, maybe after years of exposure to the elements, but not at PCI. Heck no. Stefan Building the M3tr!con Liberty 42 at Stonecutters Ridge. The New Build Blog - "Life, In Progress." Stonecutters Ridge Community Website | My photos Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 37Jan 06, 2010 12:21 pm Beeliaroo good and bad news guys.. we bugged the site supervisor to have a look at the warped door again and it seems to have gone from bad to worse after a week of rainy weather and he has finally realised that it was bad enough to have to be replaced. We rang our customer liaison officer and she told us that it would be done during the 6-month maintanence..which means we still have to wait 6 months before the door can be replaced! But i'm grateful it is getting replaced at least. Fixed at the 6 months maintenance. What crap. It need to be fixed now. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Builder insisted that this is acceptable 38Jan 06, 2010 5:05 pm Distortion of doors (as per Standards & Tolerances) Door eaves are defective if, during the first 3 months they twist or bend greater than the limits listed below. Twisting: measured diagonally across door [b]Limit 5mm[/b] Bending in door heights up to 2150mm high limit 4mm Bending in door heights between 2150 & 2400mm high Limit 6mm Bending in door heights over 2400mm high Limit 7mm Bending in door widths up to 1020mm wide Limit 2mm Surface (face) misalignment, at the meeting egdes of double swing or French doors, when the doors are fully closed Limit 5mm hope this helps Dirk 1 4580 1 13121 I wanted to get some thoughts on the quality of workmanship on the following brickwork? are there specific clauses in Australian Standards which relate… 0 4798 |