I've no advice, just commiserations. There's a house just been built where I park my car to go hiking. Really great section and fairly nice big house, seven figure property. Saw the family, young. The front of the house has been clad shockingly, real amateur-hour stuff, and it's all finished. What a nightmare. There must be professionals out there who can clean up these disputes, I guess they charge a bit. A big part of the problem is the prevalent building style. The builder/carpenter seems to do as little as possible and sub-trades do so much and they all rely on each part of the process being right. Fibro everywhere needing rendering and painting.Tin fascia with fibro soffits. Combine this with brickwork. Plasterboard walls and ceilings usually lined, plastered and painted by three sets of tradesmen. And the builder doesn't co-ordinate the work because he considers it the subbies' responsibility. Not to mention the designers/architects who put these materials/systems together in difficult places without any attention to detailing how it should work. Why all this? It's an economical system? I dunno. But done properly it's okay. So OP, good luck, hope everyone does the right thing.

in our old home we had traditional vinyl tiles throughout the living areas, kitchen, entry and laundry and they were able to be polished to a high or low sheen We've used the same type of vinyl tiles in our new home renovation ..the new ones, called Armstrong Branco 30cm square vinyl tiles, have been laid, sealed and polished once in September 2105 and, without more than an occasional wipe over with a damp mop, still look great although, because we live in a cold climate we do have some carpet and rugs for warmth and to save our poor old dog from skidding on the shiny floor

Hi Wendy, and thanks for the luck! We didn't get planning permission. As it's a transportable structure, that's not necessary. The house isn't anywhere near finished yet, so it's not something we can really travel with at the moment. Could be on the cards for the future, though with this particular house we're actually looking to sell it once it's finished. Definitely sounds like a good way to spend your life :) D.R. Developments, we're actually in South Hurstville, so not far from you. We basically need help to finish waterproofing and cladding the exterior walls, roof (flashings etc.), re-doing the interior walls and floors due to water damage and sorting out the solar electricity and plumbing systems. Once all of that's done, I'm going to be building the furniture for the internal fit-out myself, which I'm very excited about!

Hi we are looking at building a New Queenslander home on the Sunshine Coast anyone have any recommendations for a builder? Thankyou eveyone much appreciated