Hey all,
On Grand Designs tonight they are using fake bricks to cover the outside of their house - it looked so cool and means we wouldnt have to lay bricks!…

thanks middo.. i think you are partly right, just seems expensive - we got one quote for $1300 to do certification - and that doesnt include the $400 for council…

thanks roba, a draftsman did our plans for us.. he recommedned we next go to a the certifier said that the structural engineer is IN ADDIITON..
yes the certifier send…

can i please ask, where does a certifier come into the process?
We've been told to get our plans "certified" but I'm confused - why dot hey need to get certiifed…

can i please ask, where does a certifier come into the process?
We've been told to get our plans "certified" - is the council approval the same as "Certification"?
thanks

hi all,
we have a two-storey house in Brisbane, getting raised in approx July this year. We are looking to get it built in underneath, and have had plans drawn…

Thanks yawood this is helpful advice too!

This is super helpful thanks eyspy this summary will come in very handy
We have got our plans…

hi all,
we have a 1950s weatherboard house in SE brisbane. We have just had plans done for raising and renovating our home.
I have a flood of questions and…

we have weatherboard, in Brisbane.
we're going with DULUX "Metallica" as our main block colour, with white window trims, and repainting existing gutter/edges with DULUX "ROYAL PLUM". you should be able…

good point Steve.. we ar ewith a small-ish building society in Qld and they have put it in the too ahr dbasket as well, suggesting instead that we delay the…

hi fellow brisbane renovator! we are embarking on a similar project, though we dont have a queenslander, just a 1950s home in Rocklea..
hope you've found a decent builder!