Thanks mgilla,
we are ok with time i guess, and its a good idea to get small area painted before we do anymore experiments …

I think it’s also important to find the right inspector to assess your home…
We did engage independent structural engineer to assess our skillion roof (after we had troubles…

Hi, just wanted to check your views on DIY internal plastering. so far we did the footing, slab and roof plumbing on our own (we had professionals doing our brickwork…

Hello!
It’s going very good thank you, its probably time to send an update cuz a lot has happened since my last post. We are just finishing our roof frame!…

Hi everyone, we have just poured our footings and now getting ready for the slab pour.
With the footing we did all the preparations, our pump guys did the pour,…

Rod, we had our plans stamped for compliance after the approval from MRA and engineering drawings so that our assesor didnt have to do it twice in case there was…

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After looking at the bricks size: 290mm x 90mm x 162mm - double course
looks like if we go 172 which is min on the darwing then we have 162…

Hi I need your help again to clarify one dimension on my slab detail which will probably depend on the brick size (we are building with double course brick)…

Thanks very much for your replies. All clear now

Hi all, we need some guidance on drainage…
Could you please let me know if it's possible to achieve a slope in the shower area (towards a strip drain) by…

Hi Rod, the MRA took a bit over 4 weeks because our plans needed to be referred for comment and our neighbour had 21 days to respond - and he…

Great, thanks very much for the info. i realise it's just a chair but it's good to know which one does better job.
Thanks again Stewie we will get the…

Hi all, we are just about to finalise our slab related shopping and I wanted to double check with you if there is any difference between all the bar chairs…

Sorry oncewerefurriers could you please provide me with the name of the company that quoted your 2 layer high-gloss pure white finish flooring? Also does this type of flooring have…

wow no, we didnt think about it but it sounds exactly like what we want our floor to look like!!! i will do some reading about it now. thanks so…

Thanks very much for your replies.
We are struggling with our idea for polished concrete floor.
We wanted to go with industrial look (no exposed aggregate), and concrete as…

Many thanks everyone. Your advice have made our decision very easy. We will still do the prep work and footings and have the site inspected before the pour. We will…

Question for adventurous Owner Builders - anyone did their own trenching for footing/plumbing?? …and the pour…??
We are considering giving it a go (with a help of our very-experienced-in-renovations-dad)
Reason for…

Hey engs (Cat), Nina71 (Kat) and others (BTW I am Kath and my husband is Khan lol - lot 113)
Engs congratulation on your progress, great design and materials…

We are a little bit behind with our building updates!!!
All of our pre-construction works are now complete (hurray!) and we are planning to start on site VERY SOON - In…

Ashleigh Medwin from Green. Thermal Assessments & Residential Design.
FANTASTIC! Knowledgeable, professional, great designer, very patient with our never ending changes, very well priced (in fact the cheapest design quote…

Hi we have gone with uncertified building application (after Council Officer told us they don't take anywhere near the 28 days for approval) and received our Building Permit within 2…