Yeah, thats what I thought too. I call an ISP and they say it isnt ready, call NBN and they say developer needs to install it. I email Fred -…

Yeah we are in, seems a few people in my corner are shifting in slowly, and I see some lights across the pond too. 13 months, wow. at least the…

something to do with counting the external walls.
If your spreadsheet is the internal wall sizes there is no area of walls in your calcs.

haha, we nearly went with colorbond wallaby (in 1/2 or 1/4, cant recall) as well, but thought twice as 'solver wallaby' is a different animal (pun intended). Went with solver…

theatre, being a habitable room - requires natural light and ventilation under building code. nothing stopping you renaming it as 'store' to get around this, other than natural light and…

Haha, that's not something to be sad about! Congrats on lockup - do you have a handover date?

First of all - to me - 'first floor' means upper floor. I assume we are talking ground floor if the issue is the slab of the floor above.
Are you…

Geotech or structural engineer I would say

Why not? We live in a mixed climate, both winter and summer performance should be considered. If summer goes up slightly but if offset by huge savings in winter -…

The issue of roof colour and insulation are both dealing with heat loss by conductance.
This is a function of the resistance of the materials, and the temperate difference.
The dark roof…

A NatHERS rating is a measure of the building's simulated energy use to stay warm in winter and cool in summer. Your rating has nothing to do with appliances, solar…

Yep, I would be worried. The colour of the sand will affect the mortar colour, so if you are after really white, I would have thought they would need white…

Ditching the verandahs or going with clear sheet on the north would probably help your rating if it is a winter issue. Also styrene under the slab (R1.0 or so)…

I don't think too many professionals would be willing to work on anything that might land them in hot water. The ones that would are probably those to avoid.

Sounds like you should meet with a designer or architect as a first step?

Don't think so - in a cooler climate (like Melbourne) your home will perform better with an unventilated roof (in NatHERS, anyway)

Verandahs are going to destroy your thermal performance by blocking all winter sun. From your description, a lightweight/elevated home with raked ceilings, high level glass and verandahs all round is…

Hence why copyright law is a grey area and the 10% rule is difficult to use to make it black and white. The builder is just telling you the law.…

Looks good to me - although I didn't get an email.
hope the 'sewer pump station' isnt too much of an eyesore, but very happy with the public spaces delivered so…

Oh ok - yeah sorry I have no experience with this product.
Maybe call the supplier or manufacturer?

What does the inside of the 'external corner' block you have look like. I might just be a corner - internal or external?

Hey Roscoes,
Think I saw you and fam admiring your slab last nite - we where out checking progress on the brickwork across butter lane.
Congrats on the slab.
What was council/developer issue…

The R-codes work on anything under 900mm/1m being considered a boundary wall. Unfortunately if you cant get approval for a wall on the boundary, it will need to comply with…

the post might be 84mm, but the concrete under ground holding it in will be wider. Normally you would remove the fence and use your boundary wall as the fence...any…

Where is north on your block - and what climate are you in?
I don't see why the location of the laundry is an issue, personally. I think the dining room…

Nope - stick roof. Ceiling joists are timber 90x35 or 90x45 no battens. Don't see too many trusses here in WA - maybe 5% of project homes?

Yes, battens would be a good option at the cost of some ceiling height - but only to areas which are over 2.4m ceilings - otherwise this will drop the…

Actually, maybe they can just dryline your walls instead of float/set - that would solve the issues..but you would need to install a skirting (if you hadn't planned to do…

Oh I just mean that they deliver homes here with the float set going down to the floor and no skirting - so you effectively get a square set finish…

I have done a couple of quick details to try to explain this a little better. This one is how they have built it so far - and what you…