Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 27, 2018 7:52 pm Hi all, My build is almost at lockup stage, and I went to have a look at progress today. Upon arriving, immediately noticed much more water around then normal, opened the back door to see the whole place under a few cms of water and heard the sound of running water Turns out one of the bathroom fittings had been stolen, and water was just left spurting out of the hole over the bathroom cabinets and subsequently into pretty much every room in the house. Obviously the builder will get to work getting it dried out, but should I be insisting that certain things are replaced ? Most of the skirting boards are wet, some of the plasterboard, the exposed insulation in the bathroom (where the bathtub will sit) was getting water sprayed on it, the bottom of some installed cabinets are also under water. As water was also running outside, the ground in some places around the slab is soaked in some places, making me a little concerned about structural integrity. Also something I found interesting...the front meter was in the off position, I had to turn off the recycled water meter to make the water stop. I would think recycled water shouldn’t be flowing into the bathroom (shower outlet) should it ? Re: Water damage from theft 2Oct 27, 2018 10:46 pm Sorry to hear about the water damage, take lots of photos, and can you get your own inspector in? From NSW it says: NSW Health supports the use of rainwater for: toilet flushing, washing clothes, hot water systems, garden watering, car washing, filling swimming pools, outdoor spas and ornamental ponds. So maybe it was coming via the hot water system?, but I only though it was used for flushing or washing clothes. I would have thought there would be a blowback/non return valve to stop the rainwater getting into the potable water system. Re: Water damage from theft 3Oct 28, 2018 12:44 am Des85 Hi all, My build is almost at lockup stage, and I went to have a look at progress today. Upon arriving, immediately noticed much more water around then normal, opened the back door to see the whole place under a few cms of water and heard the sound of running water Turns out one of the bathroom fittings had been stolen, and water was just left spurting out of the hole over the bathroom cabinets and subsequently into pretty much every room in the house. Obviously the builder will get to work getting it dried out, but should I be insisting that certain things are replaced ? Most of the skirting boards are wet, some of the plasterboard, the exposed insulation in the bathroom (where the bathtub will sit) was getting water sprayed on it, the bottom of some installed cabinets are also under water. As water was also running outside, the ground in some places around the slab is soaked in some places, making me a little concerned about structural integrity. Also something I found interesting...the front meter was in the off position, I had to turn off the recycled water meter to make the water stop. I would think recycled water shouldn’t be flowing into the bathroom (shower outlet) should it ? Re: Water damage from theft 4Oct 28, 2018 6:18 am It should be insured under the builder and they should rectify it for you, unfortunately it will set your build back. Different to what others have said but thanks for that insight. 2 5205 1 4697 there was an event. The question is whether the builder had the insurance and whether the event was covered. The workmanship is a separate conversation. 10 23763 |