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7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
1930's House - What to do with Windows (Noise and thermal)

I had Magnetite in my 1950's single storey cottage, we had them installed almost 9 years ago. We had timber windows and the house was on a main road (we've…

7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
Scyon Stria cladding

I just finished a build using this stuff. In my experience it's definitely cheaper than brick. Solid feel and very good for noise and heating and cooling but this also…

7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
excavation - Sydney sandstone

Hi Adam,
As a point of reference I was quoted $35,000 to excavate 400sqm of clay from a Sydney job. That's bulk excavation without detail.

7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
Carpenter recommendations - Sydney

Hi All,
I'm building a new Reverse Brick Veneer home and wanted any recommendations of carpenters around the Inner Sydney area.
Preferably someone that has experience in reverse brick veneer. It's a…

7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
Show me your butlers pantry

Here's my kitchen plans with the butlers pantry.

No second sink because I'd rather the bench space for coffee machine and toaster. I am considering a second dishwasher though (half size…

Show me your butlers pantry
7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
Structural Engineer costs - custom build

I have a large-ish 2 storey home with a basement garage and my engineer was about $7000 this does not include the storm water engineer drawings (add $1500-2000)
Approximately 293m2 plus…

7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
Demolition recommendation

I was quotes $12K-$16K for demolition. that's after paying $3000 for removal of asbestos from the eaves front and rear porch ceilings.
I've managed to reduce this more by doing a…

7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
Removing lime mortar to reuse bricks

For anyone else looking to do the same, I ended up advertising on Gumtree and Airtasker.
Had a good response and a few people starting on Wednesday next week

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7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
House 1m below street level - best rebuild options?

Is the back of the block at the same level as the front or does it have a slope?
Perhaps look at a split level home.

http://www.splitlevelhomes.com.au

House 1m below street level - best rebuild options?
7 years7 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
Removing lime mortar to reuse bricks

Hi All,
I'm an OB and am looking at reusing the bricks from the 1950's 2 bedroom house we're about to demolish.
I was wondering if anyone had the contact details of…

9 years9 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
What home design with 3 car garages do you have?

I'm looking into building on my current block. It's a 650sqm flat block with a 15.2m frontage. I'd love to include a basement garage for 3+ cars but can't sell…

9 years9 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
Cost of building house

In my experience it all depends on time constraints and how handy you are. As others have said, if you're going to manage the project yourself you won't save that…

9 years9 yearsdrad81drad81 posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

Has anyone modified a Clarendon home so that the garage was below the ground floor? (sloping driveway and front door on ground level)
Hoping this is an option as I'm looking…

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