Hey slacker878 Welcome to the forum
Always a good idea to get your own contour survey and soil report before you engage a builder.
The…

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This is an impossible question to answer as there are a lot of factors which go into a slab design other than the soil type.
The engineer will need to consider…

A general recommendation is to not go for waffle pod slabs on H2 sites as there are so many precautions to be taken care of:
https://cornellengineers.com.au/waffle- ...…

Items I now wish we had included in our house at build time (some which we are retro-fitting now). Granted not all are essentials but at least worthy of…

This thread IS great! I'm sure all our answers are too late for the OP but the suggestions are helping me and many others I'm sure...
Some things we added:
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Is this necessary to make the pay tv work or only if you want to order movies etc?
The reason I ask is that we don't have a phone point next…

Insulate your cold water pipe too! One hot day & I have to run the tap to get cold water!!! I do save the water for my plants,…

one of the main things we checked was the location of light switches.
Particilaurly as we added 3 double doors to living areas, and the original light switch location would have…

Well being first home buyers, we forgot a few little things:
- water tap in fridge cavity
- skirting boards to be laid after handover (gee they are cruel)
- check where the…

Hi Jewel, long time no speak!!!!
We added the following to our place:
Upgraded facade.
You'll have to raise…