djh53 posted:Roofing standards - ridge and valley mortaring
Our valleys were not mortared. All mortar frets over time, and you probably don't want pieces of mortar blocking the flow of water in the valley.
djh53 posted:Coloured concrete pricing Perth
We paid $1400 for 45 sq. m. about six months ago. Add seventy bucks for oxide I supplied. I didn't take the cheapest quote - bloke who got…
djh53 posted:Costs for driveway for pebblecrete or coloured concrete?
With colour, your grano worker will use oxide. It won't penetrate through the whole thickness of the drive, just the top 30 - 60 mm. The oxide is…
djh53 posted:Tiler recommendations Perth
See viewtopic.php?f=21&t=56330 - they liked their tiler.
djh53 posted:DH is a Building Supervisor but should we do it?
Tough one. Our kids were 3, 1 and one on the way when we built our place. We went OB because my wife had an unusual design, but…
djh53 posted:Modular Walls or other alternative
When our next-door neighbours wanted to do something similar to what you're proposing, the council required them to have written permission from us (we gave them the OK).
The council will…
djh53 posted:Another OB in Perth Foothills...Finishing the inside & Games
I'm impressed you've had the foresight to cable. It's icing on the cake - your place looks beautiful!
We did one other thing you might find interesting. In 1979,…
djh53 posted:sydney driveway concrete
Consider edge thickening. For example, if the drive itself is 100mm thick, get the grano worker to dig down to 150mm along the edges. Costs a bit more,…
djh53 posted:Another OB in Perth Foothills...Finishing the inside & Games
I've been reading this thread with great interest. Ian's comments, in particular, resonate with my own experience. We subbed our place less to save $$$ than to get…
djh53 posted:Curious about owner builder
You've had some excellent advice from BStar and MrsSnowden. Note that BStar listed FINANCE as Number One. If you need to borrow $$$ to build, the bank may…
djh53 posted:Pincushion Hakea
Thanks for the photos, Kex. We have just planted 9 tube stock pincushion hakeas in the last month, and I was delighted to find a photo giving us an…
