I had a look of the side of the house and found that the next expansion joint is about 11m away. I did some reading online and joint spacing is…

Thanks mate. Good advice, I will talk to the builder.
Just wondering, at a certain point wouldn’t the brick stop expanding, and damage to surrounding bricks and mortar would cease?

Thanks building expert! Any way of rectifying this at this stage?

Thanks, I was referring to this photo - current state of the wall with the split brick faces and crack in the corner brick. Hopefully it doesn’t get any worse.

Thanks, I have no real evidence of movement either, so yes pretty sure it’s overhang. Any idea of how overhang would cause damage to brick underneath though, like the cracks…

From memory it is a clayey soil. Sydney north shore.

In hindsight we probably should not have done the garden bed in this area... The slab is quite high in this area, probably about 500mm above ground level.
Considering the…

Thanks for your advice! It is possible that the bricks were laid initially with overhang between the first and second courses. Please see photos below; first is after laying and…

Hi all, our brick veneer house was constructed approximately 2 and a half years ago. Today I noticed brick movement in one corner the house - see photos. The second…

Hi all, we are doing a knock down rebuild in Sydney North Shore with a small custom builder. I really need some expert advice with regards to brickwork and brick…

Around $1300/m2 in North Kellyville at the moment.

You'll find that once a minister or local MP gets behind a school or infrastructure project, things move very quickly. Just prior to the election the Education Minister tossed his…

Hi Spart, thanks for your advice, Beaumont Hills PS seem like a good school as well.
Well, hopefully DEC will do something about it as I think Beaumont Hills has…

Hi there, I've just got a reply from DEC and apparently the new school won't be open before 2020, depending on enrolment needs and funding.
As far as I know,…

Hi all, after about 6 months of searching, including abandoning altogether (thought I was transferring for work), we finally put down a deposit for a Rawson H&L package on Foxall…

Re: jcm regarding the community title issues - it's certainly a mess and it's impossible to get a straight answer. Growth Centres NSW have changed the wording in the North…

Still no contract, and no concrete, written confirmation that E4 community title subdivisions can take on the same controls (i.e. setbacks and floor space ratios) as the adjoining R2 zoning.

Hi trooper79, great work. Regarding the Community Title lots and the Eden Park thread you've linked to, it seems that the CDC approval process won't be possible. Although the Council…

Hi trooper79, good info from the contract. I've yet to receive mine (David says next week hopefully).
With regards to those two points, when I bought my PPOR last year, the…

Wow trooper79, you're a champ! Thanks for the contours.
David has also sent me some contours but only for the lot I've put down a deposit on. It's good to sea…

Yep the 2014 NK DCP is a bit more generous in terms of rear setbacks.
I called Council today and enquired regarding the E4 community title lots. I was told…

Thanks for that information MisterKash.
I've spent some quality time reading through the North Kellyville DCP both the one on the Growth Centre Commission's website (dated July 2014) and the one…

Excellent post, great for anyone looking in North Kellyville. All small developers so information is really hard to come by.
Castlehaven Realtors also have a few plots at 26-28 Foxall Road.…

Thanks misterkash! Haha it's definitely a club now.
Thanks for all that information. I will do some research.
There's one other concern, I can't seem to work out the setbacks for North…

Hey guys, I've put down a deposit on one of the community title lots today. They didn't have any contours available but I was reassured by Ian and David that…

Hi everyone, thanks for your input. I've spoken with a few agents and it seems that there is a lot of land coming in the pipeline but are being sold…

Hi everyone, we want to buy a piece of land and built in North Kellyville, it seems we are a little late to the party. Does anyone know if there's…