Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 31, 2014 10:37 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: When was the last time you looked into your ceiling spac 3Jan 31, 2014 12:50 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: When was the last time you looked into your ceiling spac 4Jan 31, 2014 12:52 pm Building with Jandson Homes - Eclipse 18. http://adgnetworks.blogspot.com/ Re: When was the last time you looked into your ceiling spac 6Jan 31, 2014 1:11 pm building-expert I have to say that there are many competent and professional builders(probably great majority) who do their job very well and do the right thing but you have to be lucky because even a reputable builder is capable of a blunder or a bad job. In my job I deal with disreputable things done by reputable builders every week.. I must say I was always worried when we started building that our builder might cut corners because you hear horror stories. But we were pleasantly surprised when we visited the site one evening and found a copy of the builder's initial QA inspection report, it was a nice big checklist, and it had several minor problems that we would never have noticed ourselves, in fact even when we found the pencil marks on the wall where they had highlighted where one problem was, we just couldn't see it with the naked eye at all. It makes us more confident that the builder is interested in giving us a quality home. Still getting an inspector though Re: When was the last time you looked into your ceiling spac 7Feb 02, 2014 9:17 am adgn How would you go about getting the builder to fix the bowed walls? Could be within tolerances outlined in the BCA.. To me they are a toothless lion that would aggrevate the builder/owner relationship. The only way to fix bowed walls is to remove plaster lining, straighten wall and re plaster and make good all finishes. You can imagine if the defects are discovered at your PCI it will be messy and will delay your handover. Builder will be unenthusiastic and will try everything to avoid the fix, including attempt to hide behind standards and tolerances. If you want to know what I think about the standards and tolerances you will find it on my blog. The whole point of independent inspections is check at critical points to make sure defects are not built in and if they are found they are at a stage where they can easily be fixed. Aggrevate owner/builder relationship? what does that mean? To avoid it you accept sub standard workmanship? I believe that if you are in control of your build you will get respect you deserve and a better job. Ever tried negotiating from a position of weakness? So you have people who will option out their home with expensive appliances and fittings (ceiling roses , colonial cornices etc etc) but don't have money to spend on inspections?. Stage check on their most important investment IS NOT AN OPTION? 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 This is the current bathroom with a european laundry. Overall internal dimensions are 3.69 wide and 3.65m deep, including the footprint of the laundry. There is a toilet… 0 10347 You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 9962 Cupcake.girl This really depends on your local council. Each one has different definitions and ways to calculate contributions. This is called a contribution… 1 3583 |