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Joined 15 August 2009
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15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Can anyone recommend a trustworthy builder?

Hi we're building a house and it's all gotten too hard, our project manager has quit and we need to get someone in to finish the job, it's still at…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Is a project manager the principal contractor

not for ohs but for keeping within budgets and creating contracts. there has been an issue with contractors overcharging and because we've only taken over just now we've found he…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Is a project manager the principal contractor

If an owner builder hires a project manager to oversee and hire all labour and create all scopes of works and contracts who is the principal contractor.
The owner builder has…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
How long after pour can you drive on footings with excavtor

We've told the engineer about the concrete and he said there should be no long term problems with the strength but I only just checked the photos and dates for…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
How long after pour can you drive on footings with excavtor

Our footings were poured with the wrong strength concrete to begin with as they screwed up and used the wrong strength concrete.
After the pour the concrete was only left for…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Slab cost

Just found out that they've put 20 MPA in the footings when 25 MPA was specified so have to contact the engineer to see whether this will be ok. keeps…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Soil Removal Cost

Was that including the operators hourly rate for tip truck and excavator?
We are querying our concreter as they've overcharged on every conceivable thing.
To remove 35.64 cubic metres of fill they…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
How much does a quantity survey or cost

Hi,
I'm looking to get a QS to find out the cost of a slab and excavation of a narrow bank about 24 m long.
we want a breakdown of…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
HELP what does your concretor cost per hour?

I'm thinking about opening a new thread about how much a Quantity surveyor costs, my dad made the suggestion but he has no idea how much it costs, he thought…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
HELP what does your concretor cost per hour?

The labour charged is just for footings and excavation 88 + 50 hours
The first part he charged 50 per hour which is fine. second part 8 thousand something 164 per…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
HELP what does your concretor cost per hour?

The problem is he has three quotes the last one is way out because he's being a great bloke (sarchasm).
His price is supposed to be cheaper than our other two…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
HELP what does your concretor cost per hour?

Unfortunately no, our project manager was supposed to supervise as he's being paid alot to do it but he wasn't there >_<
We are thinking of getting a quantity surveyor as…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
HELP what does your concretor cost per hour?

yeah, we've got dockets but it doesn't add up we've got 149.9 l\m of 400*300 depth footings for the house & entertainment area (17.98 cubes)+ 24m of retaining wall footings…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
HELP what does your concretor cost per hour?

Yeah the cost of concrete is seperate, and he's overcharged on that.
180 per cube and from the same company for same mpA incl gst we got a price of 154…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
HELP what does your concretor cost per hour?

Hi,
i've been going through the bill for our concreter and he's charged us twice for labour, excavator hire and tip fees.
The fee he's charging for 50 hours work is $8238…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
What Were Your Site costs? - A Ready Reckoner

Site Classification: s class slab.
Final Footing Design: Raft Slab
House Size: 341 sp incl patio and entertainment shelter
Location: Gold coast
Wall Construction: Single story brick
Cut and Fill Requirements: retaining wall…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
How much does a builder cost

We are at the slab pour stage of the building process and have quotes for everything but the slab as our project manager didn't get a quote or a contract.
The…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Slab cost

sorry and to the last reply, thanks, but I can't get any information out of this project manager and the concretor hasn't or won't supply an itemised cost list. very…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Slab cost

actually now the quote is up to 70 something grand including the blockwork for the retaining wall, but my mum doesn't want to get our project manager off side and…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Slab cost

The slab price has gone up 22 grand as our 'project manager' got the carpenters friends to do it and didn't get a quote. He said he could get it…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Glass cost per lineal metre

Just got a quote from a glass place in brisbane, 2200! dollars for 3 pieces of glass! 1=12mm*1.8*1.35 +2= 12mm1.6*1.35.
Costs more than the whole fence and gates from the other…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Glass cost per lineal metre

Hi I'm after 12 mm safety glass with polished edges for pool fencing, about 1350 high and in various widths in the gold coast brisbane area.
Does anyone know of…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Diy glass pool fencing

http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgu ... 7AO7hNmYBg
just found another two with cross section images of in ground stuff
http://www.afgi.com.au/prod_hardwareinfo.htm

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Diy glass pool fencing

I found a couple of ather websites which have information on in ground glazing.
Apparently you just get the concreter (if you are concreting) to put a channel in
"Channel Fixed Systems
Firstly,…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Diy glass pool fencing

The ones on ebay have this in the text description
"The panels are all Australian Standard approved (AS/NZS 2208:1996) and have the standard marking etched descretly in the bottom of each…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Diy glass pool fencing

http://www.prestigepoolfencing.com.au/d ... uide-f.htm
this page has all the info for install of core drilled ones. Haven't seen any videos about it yet though

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Diy glass pool fencing

that looks really good, thanks for posting the pics.
I'm really thinking of frameless though but the spigot thing and the hire of the core driller seems a pain. looks like…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Diy glass pool fencing

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FULLY-FRAMELESS- ... 286.c0.m14
I emailed the guy and talked to him today he said he could email back in 24 hours.
I think these spigot things are over…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Diy glass pool fencing

Has anyone had a crack at this using the ebay glass sellers. theres one selling 1.8 m spans with spigots for 300 something or 180 or so per m including…

15 years15 yearsDavekyDaveky posted:
Waterproofing cost per square m

I've waterproofed some bathrooms before in our hotel in thownsville where everythings always breaking, but i figured it'lld be about the same price to get someone to do it, or…

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