Hi
It will obviosly be cheaper to do it yourself, and with your background, building a single story property on acreage would be so easy, especially at the moment with so…

it's identified as an open drain

This is 100% true. You can not hang anything on steel frames. very frustrating

Hey JordanHarper
We are based in West Pymble and have built a number of duplexes over the last few years in North Ryde. More than happy to touch base and answer…

Pizzashapes
Thanks for your excellent research, hopefully my buyer can make it onto your list
Worst case, I will be moving into it next year.
In all seriousness,…

Hi Joolsie,
Thank you so much for your really thoughtful question.
I think you can get a luxury build between $4,500-5,500/sqm. The highest job that we quoted last year came in at…

Phew!
After meeting a bunch of agents and canvassing a range of opinions, we have made some adjustments and signed off on the design.
It is really interesting as you have some…

Petercurtis
You able to contact the certifier and get a copy of your structural plans, if they are not in your contract. If your home was approved via CDC then they…

The main thing is your engineers signed off on it so my opinion doesnt matter
So happy it's worked out and looks amazing

in other news, 74 Highfield Road Lindfield just sold for $6.1m which is a great result for us.
We have a much better location, far nicer design and ours will…

Here is the ground floor redrawn.
It looks good, however we are losing a lot of storage space in the butlers pantry so I need to get some advice from the…

Knockitdown
Firstly congrats on the progress.
I normally wouldn't say anything negative but there are a few things about the way your pool has been built that concern me, so I hope…

Hi All
It has been a few weeks since my last update.
The build has been progressing well. No major issues to report.
The scaffolding was dropped today, gyprock will be completed in…

Hey Alex
Thanks for your advice.
I have been running the designs past our key trades for buildability questions, especially framing with the curved walls and roofing, so far all good. There…

Thanks that looks pretty good!

Courtney
The silicone caulking has shrunk.
It is a super easy and job to fix. Your kitchen joiner should do it for free otherwise you can hire someone. They will typically…

Here up some updated 3ds that came in today:

Thanks for your comments.
Point 1 - noted
Point 2 - I totally understand what you are saying but we are maxed out with GFA on the ground floor, so not sure…

Hi Kristy
Around $1.7-1.8m or around $4,600/sqm. if you PM me your email I will send you a break up in a spreadsheet so you can get an understanding of the…

Hi All
Just been working on refining the design.
It has been a struggle getting everything to work, but I think we are 90% there. Again, don't buy a 32m deep block.…

It's the same as concrete floors in apartments and why strata rules are so strict about using acoustic underlays.
Also I would never use Hebel on it's own as a flooring,…

I can only speak for ourselves we work in the following order:
1. Gyprock
2. First coat of paint then base electrical fit off ( so powerpoints and light switches without covers…

It is so simple. It's just like applying sticky tape.
here is a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwL_t6X7860

Ahmad
You really need legal advice on this one.
Construction contracts vary significantly and I have seen clauses in some HIA contracts that require you to pay and have the argument…

Ymous
That corbel is a real challenge.
I can sort of understand why your roof plumbers have not wanted the job.
I think there are only two viable options:
1. You need a custom…

Constant
What you have posted isn't really readable and also needs to be compared to your architectural plans.
Happy to have a look if you email me at simeon@ashingtonhomes.com.au.…

Thank Alex
Appreciate your advice.
Design is still early days. We may change it all completely as I have some new ideas I want to try and incorporate. So we will see…

Thanks for your comments.
I disagree with most of what you are saying, not all but most.
74 Eton Road is a renovated 1950-1960 split level home with no garage and that…

Still early days with the facades. These ones with curves and arches seem to be really on trend here in Sydney at the moment, so tossing this idea up rather…

Work in progress.
We got round 2 designs back today. Will review over the weekend and make changes as necessary.