I would not knock it down and rebuild. Unless you are really really financially set (i.e. current mortgage fully paid, for example)
4 bed, 2 bath, 3 kids + 2 adult…

Thank you @ashington Homes for your reply! They just got back to me and offered credit for me to just take it as is. It was a less than…

G'day @Ashington Homes, thanks for your reply.
The material is Versilux Ceiling Lining and Trimmer is negative detail trimmer.
In their words, 'Inferior level of finish is achieved on site caused by…

G'day guys,
During the PCI, we noticed that our Alfresco with feature rake ceiling had horrible quality.
The sheets were all undulating, pretty much all nails were popping and the negative detail…

Yes, the new requirement for the upturn was added in the NCC update in 2022 for this reason supposedly. With the driving wind, they were finding situations where you still…

Ah yes. Like this is what you mean right?

Thank you! As I understand,this was done with very narrow roof sheet section but I thought this is now updated in NCC 2022 (I.e. requires upstand so cannot be done).
it's…

15mm upstand requirement at edge of valley looks to be added in 2022 NCC?

Ah no that absolutely sucks. It's interesting to hear that it could happen in reverse like that. I'm sorry your business is taking a hit, hope you get the outcome…

Hello everyone. Does the valley in above pictures comply with the NCC? From the looks of it, they've used some really wide valley gutter and screwed the ridge cap directly…

G'day everyone! we're building a standard double brick wall house in WA at the moment. Our independent building inspector has picked up an issue with cavity insulation (blow-in, insulguard) however…

Bricks have started on site, on schedule, about 10 days after slab. Trades on site have been professional and not taking any shortcuts.
Looking forward to seeing the facade & elevations…

G'day, I would consider a custom design, started from scratch. Or if you go to a builder that does a lot of custom homes (not just off the plan), then…

G'day rsingh87,
1) If you have CAD skills and some residential drafting knowledge, you can make modifications to existing plans (start from scratch yourself),…

(29-11-2022)
Slab has been poured, unfortunately on the 3 hottest days so far this spring / summer. Hosing down throughout the day to stop the concrete losing its moisture too rapidly…

Ahhhhh thanks for the details! My neighbour is also building and his roof timber's just been sitting there for the last 3 months, probably due to roof chippies being super…

I love raked ceilings as well! and you've got a really interesting block and plan that seem to take that into account really well you…

Thank you!
Thank you! While you are here, did you hire a private inspector and was he good?
We're building just across…

G'day everyone!
There are heaps of building diaries here, but I thought it's been a while since there's been one in Perth.
I'm a first time builder, with very little bit of…