Sliding Door Advice/Guidance
Hi all,
We have some issues with a few of our sliding doors so am after some advice.
We have a single sliding door between between and WIR/Ensuite. It has a full…
Designing, Building & Developing a Luxury home in Lindfield
Did they say why they can't bend/roll them?
These guys do up to 380PFC according to their site: https://www.boydmetal.com.au/section-rolling/
Can you see the beam or is it…
Designing, Building & Developing a Luxury home in Lindfield
Stupid question - how do you know/confirm you have hit rock?
I'm assuming it would be reasonably obvious but is there a test that has to be completed/logged etc?
Shower strip drains
If the tiler can't install it they aren't a proper tiler!
Shower strip drains
They cost more as you have seen.
They collect an unbelievable amount of hair - its like a persian rug under there!
With the strip drain our tiler was able to make…
Reinforcing fence post with cement
I do it all the time - units, mm/m, kpa/mpa etc and I still get on google and check it - it's easy to be out by a factor of…
Reinforcing fence post with cement
Its kinda just a maths thing..?
0.01m^3 is volume, its 1/100th of a cubic metre - it might be easier to think of it as equivalent to 10 litres. 1 cubic…
Reinforcing fence post with cement
0.01m3 is (to use clean numbers) 100mm x 100mm x 1000mm.
For a colourbond fence we installed back in the day I am pretty sure we used 2x 20kg bags per…
How do you clean gutters ?
Do you have a picture? What type?
Ours have a clip every metre or so I can unclip and pull the fascia back to clean.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/imag ... coG38_2w&s
Honed Aggregate Finish
It's probably not quite as good as ours.
https://ibb.co/c3LmVBc
Ours isn't perfect, there was excess sealant in one area that you can see on the RH picture, and…
Proposed walk in linen
Do you really want to accommodate the window? What is on the outside of the window? Do you want to be able to see your towels from outside?
I would…
Mark up on material by trades as an owner builder
I built cost plus with a family friend so saw all the prices as well the discounts they get through suppliers.
In most cases the builders margin was less than the…
In this forum we often rightly criticise builders....
Any progress Simeon?
Kneecaps next?!
I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question?
Haha I don’t look that good in a white short and boxers!
It sounds so silly even writing it, but I’m holier than thou in the sock department!!
I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question?
I’ve got a bloody weird question
Has anyone noticed excessive sock wear with hybrid?
I wear socks around the house most of the time.
We moved into a new build at the end…
Carlisle KDR site cost after second soil test
We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard…
Mounting wireless camera under eaves
I used the spring toggle for the fixing to the cement board (for the eaves).
I did use the wallmate in the portico where we have ceiling gyprock in there.…
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
Excellent - great to hear mate!
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
With tongue firmly in cheek, how much risk has the government taken to earn this money?
Cheers for the breakdown. Real world costs are out of control - it's easy to…
Aggregate vs Pavers around a new build
Agreed.
We did paving around the two sides of the house. They did a good job but the ants are a pain. The paving was $90/sm in total.
We didn't get…
SINK & COOKTOP ON SAME BENCH
Its worked well - thank you for the help mate (on this and other threads)!
SINK & COOKTOP ON SAME BENCH
Not sure what made me think of this thread, but we are wrapt with our layout - oven, hot plate, sink and two dishwashers on the backbench and island with…
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
Thanks for the reply Simeon - I can imagine there were times early this year it was a concern.
Again, great work!
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
Excellent work! Especially since you said a few months back it could be closer to 2.2-2.3m range.
Thanks for the regular updates and quick responses, its refreshing to see positivity.
I guesstimate…
Custom builds vs bank valuations - Your experience?
Any progress Tassiegirl?