Grain of salt required given the source: https://www.news.com.au/finance/busines ... 74303cb503

Looks excellent - great work!

I’d ask in this thread
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=73177&view=last#last

We are considering exposed agg in the alfresco for our build.
It sees danandmel and Debra50 are no longer circulating - has anyone gone down this path? Comments?

Look at Agnew and Bowens building supplies online - the retail prices I have seen on their site isn't much more than the builder gets them for (for the limited…

Hi Michelle,
We have been looking more intently now - I've been pleasantly surprised about pricing so far.
Mostly we have looked at the hybrid (with interlock, 0.5mm wear later and built…

Maybe try find a similar general design on this visualiser to play with colours/finishes?
https://australbricks.com.au/ivisualise ... s/?loc=nsw

Sounds fair - thanks!

Is 32 MPa concrete for the footings standard for that size house?
Our footings and slab (internal, on ground) are both 20 MPa, but the standard notes have slab suspended slab…

Our demo company originally handled the approval with council, and were scheduling around that - we moved out October 10. The next week we disconnected power and gas, and the…

Bricks started today.

Bit of an odd one - hoping someone can help.
We are choosing door hardware for our new build. Where we are living during our KDR is less than 4 years…

Having seen the building prices, I might have to get into a side hustle that requires accurate measurement of small and powdery items, so the post isn't totally useless....

Hi all!
After a year of planning we are finally on our way with our build.
We bought a 3x1 half of a duplex back in early 2018. We did a…

We have just started our build - it was a duplex half that had to be knocked down and tie into the remaining common wall. Block was an odd shape…

Thank you very much Michelle - much appreciated!

Hi Michelle!
We have just started building in Perth. It's through a family friend and we are quite involved and for a lot of items its a case of find what…

Our demo contract includes a 850mm rake depth.
A friend is building with a project builder and they require 700mm

My (very limited) understanding is that it depends on how the battle axe is split up.
If you have a 'common property' like this (https://ibb.co/Smwgqqf) both 37…

I’m not sure if you can disconnect before you move.
Our demo company said to only do it when property is vacant, but doesn’t mean the gas company won’t do it.…

Cheers
Was able to get Youi insurance for an unoccupied home, paid monthly ($72 pcm) so all good, can cancel policy when the house get's demo'd finally!

Thanks for the reply.
What sort of insurance will you be looking at? Building? Liability? I don't think a normal building policy will suit as its unoccupied?

Hi All,
We are doing a KDR in Perth. We moved out mid October but our demolition has been delayed for at least another month - I will be shocked if…

Has anyone dealt with double glazing enough to have an indication on pricing difference per m^2 between standard, super glass and double glazing?
We targeting a 7 star rating for our…

Hi all, my question is kind of related and didnt want to start another thread.
I am looking at lighting layout for our new build.
In the living and dining we…

Can you measure the setback and wall lengths on the weekend to see how they compare to the table structural guy referenced?
Are there any other rules that people know of…

Thanks twylamc - much appreciated!

We are in the final planning stages of KDR in Perth. We actually bought the land with that in mind - didn't want to stretch the mortgage to get house…

Thanks for the response twylamc
Interesting you say that about the gap between the hotplate and edge, that's been the discussion point on another…

Thanks for the feedback.
My wife and I worked through a few more things.
We agree with your 300mm gap from edge to hotplate so have used that, so we are…