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Joined 15 December 2021
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2 years2 yearsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde

Happy Friday Everyone

I am so excited. After 4 weeks of waiting on my steel and the factory being out of action with COVID, I just got this photo proving the…

Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
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2 years2 yearsStructuralBIMGuyStructuralBIMGuy posted:
How can I build a house on a tight budget

Hey Akgo
here are the steps in a nut shell
1. You will need a site visit, contour survey and geotech/engineering report.. pick someone…

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2 years2 yearsStructuralBIMGuyStructuralBIMGuy posted:
How can I build a house on a tight budget

Hey Akgo
I get these questions asked every week
Do you have plans? If not avoid going a standard Designer/Architect that does Fake Rendered…

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2 years2 yearsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Steel vs Timber Pricing

Jacinta
Not sure where you are building, but in Sydney the rough prices for timber V steel are as follows:
1. Timber 90x45mm F5 frames cut on site with a 19mm yellowtongue…

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2 years2 yearsSejaeDSejaeD posted:
Timber or steel framed houses?

Kippers01
That is a really interesting question. My team and I are kind of timber framing nerds and we pride ourselves on the quality of our custom frames, but due to…

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2 years2 yearsStructuralBIMGuyStructuralBIMGuy posted:
Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation?

Hey akgo Welcome to the forum
Try getting a geotech/ soil report first
Based on your soil classification and design then focus on the engineering,…

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2 years2 yearsNonameNoname posted:
Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation?

You're going to be paying site costs regardless of what foundation is designed for the site.
The fact you're doing a knockdown/rebuild should already give you an idea that your site…

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2 years2 yearsStructuralBIMGuyStructuralBIMGuy posted:
Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation?

Having all the certified designs, engineering & information before you engage a salesman or builder is critical in making all the informed decisions. As those variations always incur huge costs…

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2 years2 yearsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation?

Akgo
There are a lot of variables like what is your site fall across your building area, site access for machinery, ground conditions ( rock, clay etc) , if you go…

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2 years2 yearsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation?

no problem
With the geotech it really depends on how many boreholes you want them to take and what sort of rig they use, and what your site access conditions are…

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2 years2 yearsgroundzerogroundzero posted:
Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation?

Usually the first test is done with a hand auger if you are lucky you may be able to do one in the drive with a drilling rig but
sometimes thats…

Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation?
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2 years2 yearsNonameNoname posted:
Is there site cost for using pier and beam foundation?

Dont know how it is in Sydney, but every test ive seen done down in Melbourne by volume builders has been done with a ute mounted auger. Client pays for…

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