Hi Sun99
I had a look at the plan you posted and below are a couple of answers:
1. On your site you have no choice unless you can afford to do…

What is the length of your land, and what is the rise of over that distance ?
What is the height difference from street to the backyard ?
(or building envelope height…

Hey Buddy
Some of our clients use Housespect.
I have to say they are easy to deal with and quite thorough. I would give them a 7/10. My only issue is that…

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…

Last first,¨The Passive House concept¨. Australia is already moving towards more sealed houses. The problem as I see it is that there seems to be little understanding of the reason…

Hi Everyone,
Just a reminder, I have a costing for a basic double brick home, rendered brick veneer, and a Hebel clad timber frame home.
They aren't overly sophisticated ( they are…

Hi everyone
I was just thinking, if anyone else is interested in a detailed break up of the cost of a double brick home, PM me and I will send the…

Alex
We do use sand, which is a 50mm binding sand between the soil and the slab.
Sand on it's own wouldnt be stable enough to support the formwork, think about building…

Morning Everyone
Short update today.
The pool excavation was completed yesterday. A day quicker than I forecast.
So with rock being a provisional sum this will be a win for the client.
I…

Happy Saturday Everyone
Quick update from site.
The focus this week and next is the pool. We need to get that in before the slab can commence.
So yesterday my formwork team formed…

Hi Alex
That is a very good question!
I used to be a fan of fibreglass pools, I have had two including one in my current home.
But in all that rain we…

Hi Everyone
Nothing special to report today, just a daily update.
Yesterday the steel fixers started installing all the reinforcement. Should be finished today.
Attached are some photos that show the progress.
For anyone…

I mean, is "registration" the same as owning the house + land ?
If it's a Knock-down Rebuild, then would it still need "registration" ?
I've visited several builders, and they've all…

Hi Everyone
We settled the 2nd unit today ( the other one settled last week).
So this journey has officially come to an end.
What an experience!
We made so many mistakes, had interest…

ahughes86
Great question. I will try and answer as succinctly as possible in two parts:
1. To make a duplex work in your area, using head math you would need to build…

ahughes86
Great question. I will try and answer as succinctly as possible in two parts:
1. To make a duplex work in your area, using head math you would need to build…

Hi Everyone,
Long time no posting. Final update.
Basically, all has been quiet whilst I have been waiting on the LRS to register my subdivision plan.
Apparently it was allocated to a…

I too have built to passivhaus standards and use the zehnder system to ventilate my home. I’m in Melbourne and can confirm that the Hrv core only conserves the energy…

Yes, this was my whole point - you install vapour permeable barrier in front of much less permeable OSB layer, effectively, shutting down this barrier and causing vapour accumulation and…

The windows are tilt and turn windows from Kinzel Industries and the builder is Holder Homes (designed by H4 Living).
So far the experience has been quite positive.