Hi All,
Am after a drill recommendation, initially it will be for drilling into plaster / bricks as I will be installing curtains in our new house. Not wanting to spend…

Lots of internal works and external works now completed, hopefully not long till PCI now.
Fascia completed and painted, front door painted and handles installed
Paving front verandah completed
Mirrors installed

Main tiling completed
Kitchen…

Wet area tiling now completed, tiler was onsite on the Sunday so got to have a look and get some photos:
En suite
Second Bathroom
Second Bathroom
Powder room
Laundry
All looks pretty good, although the…

Yeah the kids just love it out there, we have spent plenty of weekend pottering about the garden, sorting out fences, killing off bull ant nests and the twins just…

We are up to the plastering stage, have our tile meeting at the house in a couple of weeks. Assume we will be at lockup by the end of September.
How…

We are in the same boat, our house likely to be done just before Xmas and wanting a pool. We are with Ventura and they won't allow the pool to…

Roof now completed, photos are those provided from the builder so look late in the afternoon so now as easy to see. Solar heating panels also installed.

So roof timber work has completed, gutters and down pipes installed, electric and plumbing done.
Our roof sheets are onsite, just waiting for better weather so they can put them on,…

Quick update, majority of the timber roof frame completed, hopefully not long for the roof sheets to go on then hopefully not as much interruptions from the weather.

So some more updates on where our build is at, weather has been pretty wet the last couple of weeks which has slowed the brick work up. Majority is now…

Went to site on the weekend and brink work has started which was good to see. Went round and checked the sizes of all the rooms and they all marry…

Out at site over the weekend and we now have bricks, door frames on site along with the access track being completed. Hopefully brick work starts next week.

Slabs done, woohoo, good to finally see some movement on the block, just a shame it is coming into Winter...

Yay site works has started, felt like it has taken an eternity but we now have movement!
Still looks a pile of dirt, but hopefully sand pad this week and slab…

So sceptics have gone for approval.
Builder come back and shire does not recommend soak wells due to the clay and high water table so we have to go down the…

Thanks SaveH2O.
So spoke with the council, they say it is for detention only, we are on mains water so it is not required to be the sole water supplier for…

Hi All,
So the builder has come back to me today to say the council does not recommend soak wells due to the soil type (M5 class) and that we would…

Yes we had a great time down south.
ATU is our Septics, Aerobic Treatment Unit, being on a big block in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale we need to do our…

Just been away down South for a holiday with the family.
Couple of updates, firstly the location of the ATU provided by the land developer was no good as it…

Ok pre-start done and dusted, no big surprises and not too big a hit on the overall cost so happy there.
Here is a look at the roof colour, bricks, window…

Ok, so we went back to some tile shops today and have locked in our selections (hopefully)
We are using the following for the living areas:

Ensuite:

Bathroom, powder room and laundry:

Booking in…

Yeah we are getting a few earthwork quotes to see what a difference it makes. The only concern I have is they do something wrong then it is my responsibility…

Ok been a while since I have posted anything, mainly due to not much happening. We have our pre-contract plans and just checking on everything before we go to pre-start.…

We are building a house in the south east of Perth on an acre block. We do not have reticulated gas so need to either look at bottled gas or…

Thanks mrsdoe, good to know. Will be interesting to see if we are quoted the same.

No worries about the being blunt, I want to make sure we get it right, as you mentioned it is a big investment, so happy to take the advise.
The report…

Hi StructuralBIMGuy,
Here is some figures from the report:
SITE CLASSIFICATION: M (in accordance with AS2870)
FOOTING DETAIL: FS5
SAND PAD: Minimum 800mm above cut base
CORROSION CLASSIFICATION: R1 (Durability Class in accordance with AS3700)
WIND…

Thanks all.
Fun and games at the moment looking at other people to do site works to ensure the builder isn't taking us for a ride with costs. Also getting some…

Hi All,
Firstly based in WA. I have been reading through the many many posts on the H1 forums around getting inspections for all stages of a new build. I fully…