Buried a timber verandah post in the ground. After we moved in we wondered about the termite risk and mentioned it to him and he said it was our fault for changing the ground level and covering up the stirrup, which we had not done. We said if the ground level was really meant to be lower then why had he forgotten to build the stairs from the door? He sent someone out to fix it.
The roofline in the elevation drawings didn't match the plan. I was the only one who noticed.
Didn't use a spirit level when installing the soap/shampoo dish resulting in water pooling at one end instead of draining out the hole in the other.
Told us we didn't need reinforcing in the driveway unless we were going to make a habit of parking trucks there, so we agreed.
Came up with the ridiculous innovation of having the kitchen window level with the kitchen bench. We saw it in the display house and didn't really mind one way or the other. Splashbacks are called that for a reason! I'm much more wary now when I see something "new and different" in display homes.
Didn't install drainage at the bottom of the slope beside the house. We asked about it when discussing where the path would go and he said as the plumber hadn't provided for it, it would cost a lot to add now, and it REALLY wouldn't be necessary. It was.
One window out of square so it doesn't open properly. The window company man was sent out during the maintenance period and he just sprayed it with silicone and said you have to use that regularly! I said we've only just moved in and this is the ONLY window that doesn't slide. Which is when he actually stopped to LOOK at it, and said oh yeah, it's bent.
Crooked bits, emphasised by tiling.
Some sloppy brickwork, especially on the garage.
Hollow core door on garage instead of solid one, and inadequate size drain beside it so it has water damage at the bottom.
Incorrectly installed and too small external ducting to exhaust fans, resulting in inefficiency.
Forgot the tiles behind the en suite basin. I thought it was strange that the mirror came right down to the basin in the en suite but there were tiles in the bathroom. I've seen it done both ways but not in the same house. When we renovated the en suite we had a row of tiles added and behold, the top of the mirror now lines up perfectly with the top of the window, as it no doubt should have all along.
The shower in the en suite was badly done. The first time I used it I realised it was an awkward size and shape and I wished I stood in the space to try it out as soon as the sheeting went in. I had assumed builders knew how to get the dimensions right. Then the efflorescence in the grout started creeping across the floor. And then the shower leaked. And then the builder's reluctant repair continued to cause problems with dank smells and damage to clothing in the adjoining WIR. The whole saga really deserves a thread of its own.
OMG!! Thats one big list of problems. Who did you build through?