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chippy

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3 months3 monthswaxinggibbouswaxinggibbous posted:
Tondelver House - Shipping Container Build

Council recently graded our dirt road and kindly dumped about 30 tonnes of clean fill on my doorstep!
It is a nice mixture of silt and road base - which means…

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4 months4 monthsAlthomAlthom posted:
How hard is it to relocate the front yard water meter ?

People on here are trying to help you.
If you don't want help then don't ask for it

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5 months5 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

Well safe to say I am very surprised!
Brickwork started two weeks ahead of the expected start date and coming along nicely!
Good job Summit ::

First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA
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11 months11 monthsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Back-flow Prevention Valve ?

You are apparently intending to do ILLEGAL DIY plumbing work
Here are the facts:
What you are (apparently) intending to (wrongly and illegally) do is regulated plumbing work that must be done…

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12 months12 monthsDanipDanip posted:
Sliding door to bathroom noisy

Thanks Chippy . Did also see a YouTube video before. Removed them . Thanks again for the advice.

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1 year1 yearbuilding-expertbuilding-expert posted:
Bathroom floor tile layout

The best way is to set out from the room centre, then look at the size of your cut tile at the edges, if more than half tile you are…

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1 year1 yearBimbobBimbob posted:
Owner Builder : Need some help

VK, if you are asking these question you are unlikely to be in a position to proceed down the owner builder route.

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2 years2 yearsponzutwoponzutwo posted:
How I lost $100,000 and why I will never use steel frames

Well Simeon, if you'd just gotten BIM, data and proofs, you'd have avoided a 100k loss 😆

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2 years2 yearsOurBanyoHouseOurBanyoHouse posted:
Trade quotes in Builder's variation

The irony here is real. I've been quietly reading these forums for months... all you do is troll and giving poor advice. I don't think i've ever seen…

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2 years2 yearsNonameNoname posted:
Home insurance premiums increase shop around

Having building data does nothing to your insurance premiums. They are set by the insurers based on factors that can be determined without that data. Premiums are also factored on…

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2 years2 yearsSJT76SJT76 posted:
Getting Certified Bim Engineering data and proofs from AI

Having said that, Dall E did just give me the following renders that I am going to build:

Getting Certified Bim Engineering data and proofs from AI
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2 years2 yearsadvice_plsadvice_pls posted:
Metaverse, Metahomes, FB banks on VR Homes

In fairness there has been a few times that I've seen a reasonably straight answer to a question but it's fairly rare.
The typical response is a lot of waffle followed…

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2 years2 yearsNonameNoname posted:
Metaverse, Metahomes, FB banks on VR Homes

also i don't think you understand humor, because literally nothing you assign (humour) to is ever remotely humorous to anyone but yourself. You've been told this by many people and…

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2 years2 yearsstrannikstrannik posted:
Builder not able to build with fixed signed contract and ask

Able - yes, willing - big question

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2 years2 yearsDoozer1905Doozer1905 posted:
Is there any major builder who can build till lockup stage?

It gets very tricky from an insurance point of view, in Western Australia you would have to take out another building license as an owner builder to do the remaining…

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2 years2 yearsAlthomAlthom posted:
Builder didn't paint interior walls

Is it listed as a separate cost item?
That would be normal given most Perth home builders do not include internal wall painting as a standard.

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2 years2 yearsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Elevation levels

83 Cruiser
There are some really good replies to your post but I thought I would add to them by explaining how the process works.
Here goes:
1. Before designing your house you…

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2 years2 yearsorionnebulaorionnebula posted:
What do I do here? - Massive retaining wall issue

The builder is supposed to build things according to engineered, contracted plans. What do your engineered plans say as it pertains to this retaining wall? What inspections did you organise…

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2 years2 yearssifntdazsifntdaz posted:
Block rocked by home building crisis

did you tell them to:
"Get their own design copyright on the plans and preliminary engineering, data and estimate .
Then provide this information to 3 builders to quote, as soon as…

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