For us Macedon was the preferred brick, it came out as the most cost effective for a brown clay kiln fired brick.

Don't expect that to be much of a tool to track actual progress. I only used it to make sure payments from the bank hit their account so we didn't…

The pictures appear to show the horizontal strap is only on one side of the stud (same side as cross bracing) with what I would assume is a couple of…

Get a second opinion from an inspector, CYA.
Or is this another of the "alternative solutions" that the NCC allows for

In vic here, ours was done this way in all areas (kitchen, laundry, bathrooms) made things so easy to handle when after move in the tap in the laundry was…

This is who I used for when it was required by my employer.
This training doesn't instantly give a holder the blanket right to enter a worksite, it is only confirmation…

This was asked by another forum member and here was my response (I'm a registered cabler so I did all of my network, phone, alarm and TV cabling post handover)

to see if you/d notice, get a sting line 9.5m long hung at approximately the same height as your ceiling then measure the drop in the centre so it's 13mm…

I'd be surprised if a builder doesn't allow walkthroughs when pre-arranged. I never had an issue making an appointment with our site manager. A couple of times driving past the…

no, all open. I kept the floorplan basically the same
check my build thread (in my sig) for plans and pics

I never asked but it should be possible depending on your desired facade.
We have a queen size bed and side tables and have about 400mm total space between the side…

Hey, good choice on the Delta 25, we went with the Bohemian 25 which is basically the same (but with butlers pantry) and could do a reverse front so we…

Here's ours with decking on the portico just after it was installed and after the landscaping went in

There wouldn't be a specific company they they use, it's all subbies depending on the area of work hence why you need to discuss with the supervisor.

This is Metricon's detail used for garage walls on boundary showing how they do the gutters without overhang.

the disadvantage is that many upgrades that are not considered "essential" are excluded from the valuation, especially as as you describe here in Aston. The area is still unknown for…

That's the termite barrier that is installed under the decking bearers. Any excess showing will be trimmed after the decking is complete.

Yep.
SC2000 series now discontinued
https://www.clipsal.com/Trade/Products/ ... 000-Series

Depends on what is in your building contract*.
Our builder (Metricon) ran the conduit from the pit to the house and another from the outside building entry point to the internal…

Take a look at my build, we went for 2700 ceilings but left the windows as standard and I reckon it helps with making the rooms feel bigger.
By having the…

Much like everyone else, ours was about $50k short in valuation which was essentially the full cost of our upgrades. We simply funded that ourselves from savings after selling our…

Cheers.
For me the raked ceiling was worth the money, I was talking to the chippie who did most of the fixing works last week and after showing his wife…

The shiny floors are a bit of an illusion. The actual finish is quite dull and not what we expected so I'm trying to find a way of increasing the…

As has been said before, don't worry too much about the electricals if it is single story. All extras cam be added post completion using external facing wall cavity's or…

I'm building in Melbourne so don't know the intricacies of challenges faced where you are. (I guess you're from NSW).

http://anewhouse.com.au/2012/01/easements/
Anything on the easement will need to be removed and reinstated at your expense if a utility needs access to work.
I'm contemplating putting a deck over…

If it was anything like mine our SM had all trades for both stages working over the top of each other so lockup and fixing completed on paper the same…

I mentioned the yellow pipes based on your previous photo with bricks - at the bottom of the pic it looks to be a short piece of yellow sleeved pipe…

Multi layer pipe is fine for internal use, the issue is when it is outside as UV will degrade the material.
http://metropolis.melbourne/shell-be-ri ... -urgently/
I saw hundreds of…