Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 25, 2011 7:56 am Hi All, I need to know what consitutes the 'standard run-in' when it applies to a builder connecting us up to the mains water. Is this the distance between the water main and the first outside tap connection? My agreement states 'Water run-in over standard 7.5m allowance ---Fixed - $353.00'. Does anyone know what that means as I am on a 1 acre property in the suburbs, where the water meter is on one side of the block near the existing (soon to be demolished) old house and the newly constructed house is on the the opposite side. Currently the builder has connected the new house up temporarily to the mains water via the existing meter (this is quite legal) and it appears that I will be up for the cost of having a plumber come is and connect it permanently. Regards, Supergran Re: Standard Water run-in - What is it in West Aust? 2May 25, 2011 10:05 am I understand this to be from the meter to closest point of the house. I know most of the volume builders quote a fixed amount for a certain front set back in our case it was 6m. In your case I wouldn't think they would work that way as I'm guessing yours is a wider than average block. Re: Standard Water run-in - What is it in West Aust? 3May 25, 2011 11:01 am Hi Malcolm, Thanks for your reply. Yes our block would be about 42m wide. Do you think then that I would be able to ask for them to cover the cost of the first 7.5m length and then we carry the rest of the cost? Regards, Supergran Re: Standard Water run-in - What is it in West Aust? 4May 25, 2011 12:29 pm Yes I would read it that way. Anything over and above the 7.5m would be an additional cost to you. 7 6252 I had a similar issue with my fridge not too long ago. It wasn't the same model, but the symptoms were pretty much the same: the compressor would start and then stop… 3 7544 What we have done in a few theatres ( including my own) is run 2 layers of 13mm gyprock, but sounds insulation especially for the bass is really tricky as a lot of that… 4 2575 |