Our friend is an electrical engineer who specialises in earthing so our steel frame house is earthed everywhere! As E1109 mentions we have our reinforcing mesh in the floor with…

We got a really good response from Valley windows and local small window manufacturers and very little or no response from large companies. We ended up using Rylock timber and…

We are building ourselves and just getting our place ready for Certificate of Occupancy. Our private Building Surveyor said we only need to have the bathroom fully functioning, a kitchen…

ditto! Any info would be great

You are so clever!!!!
What a perfect way to change focus from having to deal with horrible banks, floor issues and all the other hassles. Seeing your (almost complete) dream home…

Hi ... I have to admit I have been lurking quietly around the Owner Builder forums for a little while now and gleaning as much helpful info as I…

We have just put in a waffle pod slab for the house on "P" Class soil (the worst kind!) I was told that because of our of ground classification we…

Hi, my cousin had some beautiful work done at her place near Hobart and she was really happy with it. They were on time, easy to deal with and actually…

Thanks once again Ed. We feel your info has really helped us sort out our window choices!
I know what you are saying about…

Thanks for the welcome onc_artisan
Thanks Ed for all the info and explaining it all so well. I really appreciate it. I read on the other post that you weren't…

I missed your post and just wrote a similar one! Sorry. We have the same dilema in Tasmania. We had been told by the people making the windows that we…

Hi, I have been reading these forums for a while now but this is my very first time writing. here goes......
My main question is that our choice of Comfort Plus…