Hi Turnerbuild,
My retaining wall is made of H block work and core fill. My wall is pretty high at around 2.7m so we had to core fill on two separate…

Here are some pics.

Quick & Big Update:
Apologise for the lack of posting with the progress of my build. Since my last update, we have:
Got out of the ground with footing poured
Bricked up retaining…

hey Steve, Yes I'm off the ground.
Been pretty under the pump for the past few months.
I'll send a big update this evening.

Hi all,
Just wondering if any OB in the Sydney area know where I can get steel beams - PFC, UC etc?
I can't seem to find many online except for mascot…

Hi all,
Have a question hoping an experienced builder or OB can help with:
I have a high retaining wall - around 3m tall - my concreting guy has suggested to me…

Rain rain go away!!

Hi all, just wondering if anyone knows where I can get some pier liners in Sydney area?
Excavation has started and has taken longer than I expected.

There's a storm water drain down the street and we want to use sandbags or something to stop the mud from getting in on a bad rainy day. Any recommendations?…

Ready for some excavation!

Fence is up!

Just wondering if anyone knows if the soffit lining can be installed before the fascia and the guttering?
Carpenter has provided me a quote with the eaves framework and the…

I've got a 7.5m opening to my deck area and we have decided to use a stacker sliding door for entrance.
The configuration is:
Fixed-slide-slide-slide-slide
I visited Trend Windows today and…

Thanks Stewie & gandn.
My demolition is in 9 days - I'm both excited and nervous about it.
I don't have anyone locked in yet for the excavation or concrete slab yet…

Could someone explain to me how contracts work for the contractors, mainly the insurance for work that is over $20,000?
Thanks

There's actually a door at the lower ground level - from ground level there's another set of stairs to exit the house for laundry.

Anyone heard of reposit?

Thanks Steve. What would moisture do to the concrete slab?
I'm thinking about using Kordon for both the termite barrier and their moisture protection.

SteveMc - Just installed that yesterday - don't know full well about the image features on it yet.
I've been trying to find more…

Here is the footings and piers engineering plan.

The current dwelling is a single storey building.
There's not much plant worth keeping in the garden as they are mostly privets I believe. We have a few trees at…

Demolition - 01/07/2016 !!!!

Think the photos are up now!

The deck on the plan will be temporary - Comply Development won't allow my deck to be bigger than a certain size due the the deck being 2m or 3m…

House plans

What's the best way to upload images? External links?

Stewie Suspended Slab on piers, brick veneer