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[.Stripes.]

Tv stands FTW! Although, mine looks like it's wall mounted as it's bolted to a floating bracket that comes off the AV cabinet. So unless you were looking for it you'd probably just think it's wall mounted. Yay for rentals!

[discostig]

Oh I mean AV cabinet as TV base, not TV stand.  My bad!

 

Do they actually still have dedicated TV stands these days?

[.Stripes.]

 

[bossmang]

just found out mums place has been attacked by termites. only 8-10 ish years old. bought new after it was finished. 

 

while pulling up the timber floors ive discovered the builder used cheap ass (possibly Chinese imported) timber non treated etc. back yard has a water design control issue from lack of drainage (house cut in on slope).

 

so after 3k for termite extermination, now looking at 10k worth of repairs. yay.

 

moral of the story check the timber, check if termite control has been done. I think they can install a hose drip line around the perimeter now then they connect the poison stuff and acts like a dripper under ground. nifty. 

 

pics when repairs start later on. 

 

[discostig]

Oh no, the silent enemy.  We've got termite barrier treatment as part of the purchase, need to keep getting them in I think every 6 months.  We also bought some bait style traps ourselves that you put in the ground and check via an integrated tube, once you find activity in there you drop in the poison that they are supposed to take to old queeny and sort her out.  Wood ionside still looks intact to us though, maybe they've slowed down because of winter.

[Pixy Angel]

that's no good Freaky did the building company use any Termite products? Get you mum to double check paper work because it should have been check by inspector when the house was brought.

 

Can that be claim under insurance? I hope so to help with the cost.

 

We're currently using on our house now is called KORDON   it's all the stuff you see that is orange and used everywhere even around the pipes. At first I though is was waterproofing.

See pics

 

 

At our old house they use a system that wrapped around the house. It looked like water irrigation pipe and filled with powder by a box that was bricked in. You top it up every year. Shhh never touched it.

I really hope it gets sorted mate. bloody little bastards. 

[bossmang]

yer mums been crying and is devastated, what we thought was a new house that would not have problems has got me furious as this is what we wanted to avoid as apposed to buying a older house. 

 

insurance doesnt cover termites. 

 

we cant find any details of any termite treatment done, council has nothing, building surveyor nothing, building reports have nothing, builder "has to look for paperwork". I smell a dodgy termite treatment certificate an or not done at all.

 

legal action?

[Mrs Jeturbo]

Yes legal action. I cant remember as I cbf charging my ipad but there is a clause in the bca for a requirement for some form of termite treated timber used I thinj... check its dated before your mums place was built and due the fharker

[barnz]

Class action even, surley hers wont be the only house the dodgy pricks built that way.

[bossmang]

well he built 3 on the block and is still building in other areas

 

im worried how the inspector is passing it though