Must be the same neighbour, doing the same silly scam.

I don't have experience, but curious to understand your thinking around who you think will pick up where the terminated builder left off (including the defects)?

I would raise this and get them to suggest a remediation.
My personal opinion, while it is not aligned to centre, if you put a toilet roll holder / vanity /…

Some good information was shared by Simeon viewtopic.php?f=31&t=108680
Basically 1a and 3a should be done together if possible. That way the drawn up plans and the builder…

Entry from Garage to the home - why not extend your laundry and enter the home from the garage into your laundry? That'll make it a wet area since you…

Good fengshui starts with keeping your place of residence and surrounding neat and tidy.
I would start with cleaning and scrubbing your stairs.

If I went ahead and got a licensed builder to build up to Lock up - do I need to get an Owner Builder Permit to finish the work for…

You can pass your mobile contact through DMs.

So .. basically the same question as viewtopic.php?f=31&t=108606 that you asked a few days ago?

For 5 - 10L, you've dwindled your savings by the time you've spent researching.

You have a double shower, but you're worried you're too close to the other person taking a shower with you?
If that's the case, just wait the 15 mins, make the…

Consider your normal walking path. Usually you would get something from the fridge, sink, then stove/oven.

There's a thread here -- viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106279

Do you know if they made an renovations to it between that time? Almost tripled in 4 years!
Not sure if it's my pet peeve, or if this is industry norm,…

If there's a chance of leak on colour bond and tiles, I think the chances are higher on tiles. (no evidence, just my gut feel).
Just to be clear, on the…

I'm going to have a similar set up (bi fold doors instead of sliding stackers), and I know I'll be getting a retractable insect screen for night time and seasonal…

I went through the same process - I ended up choosing colour bond.
Material and Labour cost is cheaper for metal roof, but maintenance is higher. You have to replace the…

Depends on your residential zone and Blacktown's allowable GFA. If your architect doesn't know, I would also be worried as that's the point of an architect to design based on…

The fence install experts you recommend are from the UK. Not sure if that'll be helpful for someone in Vic.

I look forward to following you on this journey. Reading your North Ryde journey has been a blast!

This was two years ago. I'm sure the prices have dropped since then.

More control over your project may or may not be a good thing, unless you're strict on yourself with budget and additional modifications.

Congrats. I've recently joined the forum, and have caught up with your exciting journey.

Just to clarify, I'm not a builder
I've read my own council's LEP numerous times and worked with an architect to understand my own lot size and problems.

Thanks. There are plenty of builders around my suburb. I'll make sure to do some door-to-door knocking, or note their building details on the temp fence.

Bayside Council LEP - minimum lot size is 350 sqm. Your land size would need to be a minimum of 700 sqm to build a duplex (and sub-divide).

Thanks Simeon for your industry insight, and nuggets of gold (questions/risks) for us to think about.
If anyone has any experience, I'm all ears.

I'm currently in the process of getting an architect to draw up the plans to submit to council for a DA - 388sqm duplex.
Next steps would be to get a…