didnt notice the size of the shower
we have 1800 x 900 in current house
gets a bit cold in winter with all that extra space
wouldnt go more than 1200 x 1200

once you have lived with cavity sliders you will never want them again
i would move laundry between wc and b3 and reclaim all that wasted hallway
b2 could have a wir…

when i try to explain feng shui
i compare going to grandma's house
you feel comfortable as soon as you walk in
try placing a chair with it's back to the open front…

in vic 2 years to complete
https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/__data/asset ... ermits.pdf

isn't building permit only valid for 2 years?

try using google there are many easy to find posts
https://air-error.com/samsung-air-condi ... ror-codes/
https://www.orionair.co.uk/samsung_Faul ... ioning.htm

check screw piles
may be a solution

recent thread where homeowner supplied tiles
many cracked after install
and each party pointed at the other
were they factory seconds?????
choose your tiles then ask tiler to buy them
if tiler feels they are…

could get very expensive
engineer to redesign footings, wall
what about fake brick
https://www.texturepanels.com.au/

if the footings are not designed for a heavier material then they cannot be easily fitted

just my opinion
he shouldnt charge extra for additional framing
but he should install perpendicular to existing floor boards
which would you prefer a little additional cost to have a neater outcome
or…

have a read
https://www.buildsafe.com.au/who-owns-t ... you-stand/

90 % of it

why did you buy without property inspection?

i would have thought LVL joists would be at least as strong as solid timber
am i mistaken

before you show them to architect, specify you want to maintain ownership of your plans
preferably with a witness, but i am a suspicious person

make sure to keep ownership of your plans
once architect or drafter draw them up, they own them unless you specify first
then if you dont like their price for full plans…

i think building-expert is on the money with the trusses being the issue
what is the roof story, colourbond, tiles, solar panels
is this a new build or been reroofed

post some photos
rephrase your description, if cracks were 600mm wide you could climb through them

sounds like you need to move to nimbin
you will fit right in

there must be an easement
or you could dig it out

we were stooged on our build
contract says xyz doors etc, which were not what was on display home
when we complained they said "your contract specifies xyz doors not the upgraded…

the lot plans should show the easement width, usually plus 1 metre you cannot build on easily
search angle of repose
but 10.6 with zero boundary on far side will fit easily

lot is only 14.4 wide
take off say another 2m for easement
can you build your proposed house

what are the setbacks and other conditions on the land
single storey or triple

just remember the $16,000 is retail pricing
not materials plus nothing for your labour

just found this calculator
https://www.builditsolar.com/References ... atLoss.htm

24 sq house with flat metal roof with anticon insulation, maybe 25mm, mostly windows and some double brick, concrete slab
heat to 22 if under 10 outside, heat from about lunch…

that calculator doesnt breakdown floor /wall values
what i meant by the savings is 1kw/h walls plus 1kw/h ceiling
i have as good a zero insulation, old draughty house
costs me 20kw/h per…

i think there is something wrong with those numbers
saving 1kw/h per day by increasing ceiling from r5 to r6
saving 1kw/h per day by increasing wall from r2.5 to r2.7