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Dan-yool

Bedfordale, WA
Joined 2 September 2010
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13 years13 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

I was literally told 25% mark up on site works by an RBC representative yesterday? Sorry but I am a bit confused — are you from RBC and saying that…

13 years13 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

I'm not sure if it's a matter of 'ripping people off', builders are running a business designed to make money. But saying that, I personally find a 25% mark up…

13 years13 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Hi Jenx, thanks for the useful info ... if you get a sec could you PM me the name of the business you are using for your siteworks ... cheers!

13 years13 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Hi Kerry-Ann! I've been flat out lately with work so have not been able to post an update for a while. I think the Christmas period has slowed us down…

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

We received our first building design proposal last Wednesday and I have been working through it with the designer for the last week or so. The initial concept would not…

Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA
14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Hi Waterwheel, feel free to pick my brain as much as you like. I don't know much at the moment but I am sure I will gather a fair bit…

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Funnily enough my wife has mentioned wanting some type of timber bench top in the kitchen. We will be sure to take a look in the pine direction

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Hi buildme. I do not know exactly the cost per square metre at this stage, but will be sure to post any costs as we go. The one thing I…

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Got the final invoice for the contour and feature survey: $500 inc. GST.
We we're quoted $700-$800. Good to see there are some honest operators out there. PM me if you…

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Sounds exciting Redd. I'll be sure to follow your progress!

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Absolutely Kerry-Ann, we could use all the help and advice we can get :) ... Much appreciated!

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Luckily our builder is very flexible and happy for us to do anything we want independently. May I ask who you used for your power run in, ATU and rainwater…

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Not sure at this stage. I managed to sneak a peak at the plan and site-works for the virtually identical block next to us. I had a meeting early on…

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

I have received our Bushfire Attack Level Assessment today. I found an interesting paragraph that stated we could achieve a BAL of 12.5 if we build at least 42m from…

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Cheers Thirsty! it's great to hear people are interested in our little project. Nice plans by the way, it's huge!

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Hi Kerry-Ann, thanks for reading. I'll be sure to document everything we do!
No the builder is not based in Roleystone. I would love to name names but I cannot due…

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

That's great lonnie! I hope you find it interesting.

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

One of the first things I had to do was have the block assessed and given a BAL (Bushfire Attack Level). The land developers had already done this, though unfortunately…

14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

Our block is north facing and backs onto state forest. North facing was a big must for us as we want the home to be as energy efficient as possible…

Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA
14 years14 yearsDan-yoolDan-yool posted:
Dan's Rammed Earth Home in the Bedfordale Hills, Perth WA

So we have found our block (just over 4000sqm) in the beautiful hills of Bedfordale in the city of Armadale south of Perth. Cost: $309,000. My wife and I are…

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