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Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 2Apr 02, 2017 10:34 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 3May 07, 2017 7:47 am Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 4May 07, 2017 10:16 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 5May 07, 2017 4:10 pm Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 8May 19, 2017 9:13 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 9May 19, 2017 1:01 pm I have already written an article on cost stripping on this forum. Developers will get architectural drawings to get them past planning permit, then the race to the bottom begins (cost cutting) via substitution+ omission until is all cut to the bone and nothing of value remains. Cut out architect supervision and cut back to the bone builder's site supervision and what will you have? The only risk developers have is falling off their wallet and hurting themselves. There is no protection for the purchasers and no punishment for those found guilty of shortchanging customers Typically a fully ducted air conditioning system will be replaced by 3 stand alone cheap heat pumps ( developer pockets the change) and the purchaser is none the wiser. Yes purchasers will be fooled by glossy photos and buy off the plan or sign a building contract thinking less than buying shoes. Just the way it is. 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: Problems with new apartment buildings 10May 21, 2017 10:37 pm StructuralBIMGuy ...which leads to not compliant buildings... It's a vicious cycle & Certified Structural Repairs is becoming a boom industry Yep, ever since the rise of the "design and construct" contract method 6 or 7 years ago, we have been spending more and more of our time on forensic engineering, writing engineering reports, and providing expert witness testimony for just that... They took the design and supervision responsibility away from the experts (architects, engineers) and gave it to the builder. The baggage handlers are designing the 747 Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 11May 21, 2017 11:27 pm Who is flying it? 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 12May 23, 2017 1:44 pm SaveH2O Who is flying it? Clients (developers) I suppose... minimising build costs whilst maximising sale price of apartments. Everyone else are the losers. Builders And subbies are then in a race to the bottom. By association so are architects and engineers. Buyers get lumped with a poor quality apartment. Body Corp starts paying the price 5+ years down the track once the poor quality building materials start needing premature maintenance and replacement. In second thoughts, the other winner will be building maintenance companies... Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 13May 23, 2017 7:04 pm That is a good summary. Here in Victoria, the air traffic controllers (aka VBA) are asleep on their watch which reminds me of an old joke. "I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather..... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car." 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 14May 23, 2017 7:36 pm Was speaking to a local apartment maintenance manager, I said your apartments, are they structurally has bad has most in nsw, Victoria, he replied, there one of the better ones but if I had to put a percentage on how OK they are, I would say 60%,shivers I said, that's still shocking and a Don't buy warning. Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 15May 23, 2017 9:40 pm SaveH2O That is a good summary. Here in Victoria, the air traffic controllers (aka VBA) are asleep on their watch which reminds me of an old joke. "I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather..... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car." At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy whackjob, maybe the developers have the right political connections to ensure that the regulators remain toothless tigers... Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Problems with new apartment buildings 17May 23, 2017 10:20 pm The VBA was set up under Matthew Guy's watch. I probably shouldn't admit to this but when the Victorian Plumbing Industry Commission and the Victorian Building Commission were disbanded and the VBA was set up in their place, I actually believed that it would result in Victoria showing the way to the rest of Australia...how wrong I was. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. I am not a brick expert, but rendering would be 1 option, it would be costly to do the entire house though.... 2 6683 Hi all, has anyone been ask to do the weeds in their property while in the middle of build? We are under the impression that they are in control of the site while they… 0 2782 Have had a few issues with out recently done bathroom floor. Probably around 18 months old First there has been been a crack running through a grout line which I put… 0 2182 |