Building with SJD Homes in 2020 - Charleston 310 customised
Hi Roshy, it's been 20 months since we moved to the new house we built with SJD and I can definitely recommend them. Their 3 months after-handover maintenance team was…
Slab heave/ slab design/ engineering questions.....
What was your VCAT outcome? Did builder fix anything?
Slab heave/ slab design/ engineering questions.....
Hi i may be bit late trying to help but your expert engineer is right,ive had the same but a lot more complex my slab actually spilt in 2 place…
New build floor plan advice
I see.
I think you will need a proper laundry room for your family. I see no linen spaces around the house. Storage of this house is not enough for a…
Building with SJD Homes in 2020 - Charleston 310 customised
We started our search to buy our first home but couldn't find any for 3-4 months that ticked all the boxes. So we finally decided to build our own. Selected…
Building with SJD Homes in 2020 - Charleston 310 customised
We have had 6-7 bathrooms/toilets exhaust fan vents ducted and vent through the roof in our plans (rather than leaving them inside the ceiling/roof). I was actually not a fan…
Building with SJD Homes in 2020 - Charleston 310 customised
Frame work Started (3 Feb 2021): Pictures
Fixed site costs
Hi,
We are planning to build in Smiths Lane 2. I am in contact with couple of builders. Carlisle, Henley, Urbanedge and SJD. Out of all these, only SJD site cost…
Rangehood performance bottleneck
What I showed there is a back draft wall vent that are used with Qasair rangehoods. They would be available through any of their sales representatives in any state.
You can…
GAS Ducted Heating + Addon Cooling Option
I am building a 34sq, single-story house in south-east Melbourne. By doing some research, I've found that as Melbourne is mostly cold so rather than refrigerated (electric) cooling/heating, GAS ducted…
Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny flat
jsmi here are the pics.
Top cabinet has strip along the top front, baking cabinet has two strips on each side towards the front.
This…
Brick/cladding ?
I am considering Axon sheets for facade except protruding face brick wall to mix things up.. Check out what I have designed myself to get pricing done
Looks great MBX3.…
Building quality volume vs custom builder
I work in the building industry with builders all around Victoria and I can tell you prices have gone up not because of the current "25k swill" as I call…
Porter Davis Upgrades and Costs
Hi Peeps
I have a lot of pricing on my blog, check it out
Budgeting help
https://forsyth35blog.wordpress.com/201 ... he-budget/
Electrial costs
https://forsyth35blog.wordpress.com/201 ... -be-light/
WOS price guide
Floor plan feedback please
Hi MBX3
It might be a good idea to put your own post up rather than piggy back on other people's posts. I see…
Floor plan feedback please
? this floorplan still has the kitchen island in line of sight of the front door, a steel and glass door won't change that, This is a large house why…
Floor plan feedback please
Hello HaminZa, thank you so much for your suggestions. We really like it; will you be my architect……
We kept the study, next to the master to give exclusive access from…
SJD Homes. Who's built with them.
Make sure you spell out Enviroseal ProctorWrap for your building wrap. Otherwise, cheap and nasty building wrap will be installed. Also, don't forget about the roof sarking - specify AIR-CELL…