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7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

That is massive ! We wanted to buy a bigger block in a good but older suburb but it's the same time that price of lands started to suddenly increase…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Building Liberty 45 Vogue in Dee Why

I thought it was an article about hebel being done as a material :lol:
I am also considering hebel, masterwall and other more recent technologies.
I would love…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

That is a very good size indeed! I wish I could make them that big but the floorplan doesn't allow even with 3 bedroom it would be tight due to…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

Thank you, seems like it's not too bad..
I would have loved to make them bigger but with 6.6m witdth cross on the upper floor for the first 12m and a…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

Little update
I called the government agency that takes care of dwellings size and limitation and we are actually a mid sized on rz1 and since the property is going to…

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7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Slab and formwork cost

Do you mean m3?

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

Definitely going through with elevation if possible!
At the moment I am looking through the single dwelling development code.
Our block is supposed to be a medium density residential area (RZ4)
According the…

The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
OB in SA

Can't wait to see the final results ! What basin did you use?

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Acerage 1st Build Southern Highlands *moved in*

The deck looks terrific

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7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

(NOT OUR BLOCK)

Tracing of the neighbor's future slab, very surprised how big his house and land ratio is going to be.
I digitally enhanced the line so you can see it…

The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

That is our block so far.
On the back, you can see that one of our closer neighbor has already dug about 300mm off his block

The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

The views are not bad, we will look into that depending on cost and if council permits to do that.

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

Sorry for the late photographs. Took a while to get the result from the contour survey.
Very surprised. The block looked dead flat and now we realize from top to bottom…

The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

Thanks snowing I believe that finding bargains is what I was born to do :-D
I am dreaming of adding a rooftop garden on top of…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

Thank you Bruce !
Will post a photo of the land as soon as we can.

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

I am not sure if I am lucky or paid too much but driving there for lunch to have a look at the house there was a surveyor doing the…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

Thanks !
I opened up a thread about trade recomendation a couple of weeks ago so just a bump up for someone that has any suggestion :)

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

No it is going to be an owner build but with a kit home. We are deciding between two companies at the moment.

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block

Very exciting we finally got our block.
Due to the property and land prices we had to settle for a 315sqm block in one of the premium new suburb in Gungahlin.…

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7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
solar hot water system or rainwater tank?

Why not both :)
We had a rainwater tank but to be honest we never really used it except in the first house where the water was…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Trades recommendation in ACT

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7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Trades recommendation in ACT

The other topic wasn't very popular and I do have a lot of questions so I hope you don't mind the new topic.
I am starting the process of owner builder.…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Kit Home vs Lockup

I contacted a couple that used a builder to build their kit homes today. They invited me to their home and I was impressed by the quality of the house.…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Kit Home vs Lockup

I wouldn't ask the question if I knew...
I helped project managing my first house as the builder was very slow but he still did 50% of the work especially build…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Kit Home vs Lockup

I think it's the sanding :-D I could paint all day long but the sanding is what kills me.
Going with a kit home company would…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Kit Home vs Lockup

I have no problem doing tasks that don't require bending or lifting repetitively.
As per my original post, I will organize trade to do the work, being an online business owner,…

7 years7 yearsjoeletaxijoeletaxi posted:
Kit Home vs Lockup

I have built two houses with builders in the last 6 years.
With the first builder I took care of all the materials as he was very slow and let me…

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