Received revised plans yesterday 27/7/2021
We are getting close to the final plans and I'm much happier with these revised layouts.
A few things to tweak a little further -
1. Study…

There are plenty of Demo companies out there. Maybe the one you are talking to aren't the right one for you. I'd be getting a few quotes anyways before pulling…

Here is the First Pass at the design. We had a follow up meeting with the Builder's Architect 7/7/21, and made some changes to both levels. We also added a…

The time has come. The next phase of the plan is well underway - Moving to the the Rental.

Some movement!
Just got word the Site Survey has been completed and will be ready early next week.
Have also booked the initial Design Consult for next Wednesday 9/6/2021.

No working drawings yet. We've got some ideas on key design features and basic layout but nothing is set yet. We are trying to avoid the tri-level type house. The…

This was a major piece that needed to fall into place to enable our new build. Settlement is scheduled to occur in 6 weeks. (Early July 2021)

Here is one solution.

Hi, at a minimum, yes you will need to remove the excess soil from the verge back to the front line of your property. See Pic.

You will need to build…

Hi all,
After 11 years in our current house that we built through Eden Brae, its time to move onto what will be our forever home.
Did the deal on…

You need to check with your local council as they all have different rules when it comes to retaining walls. Some Councils allow up to 1m high without DA, whereas…

Sorry for the slow reply, I used Tasman Blocks sourced from
Austral also make a good block for retaining walls.
For DIY, the dry stack system is pretty straight forward.

If the dwelling is in this condition and it's "Brand New" then I'd be walking away (running) from the deal. What else is hidden that you cant see?

Hi, Sorry for the slow reply, I took them out before laying the pavers.

I have to agree with not attaching decking directly to an alfresco slab. The moisture trapped within it over time will shorten its lifespan and you will be ripping it…

There are standards and tolerances in the Building Code relevant to the state you are building in that covers masonry defects. Have a surf around the net and get a…

Big thanks to H1 Admin for changing the Post Thread edit limit for me. All of the Pics are now back in place.
Enjoy.

So I'm going thru and updating my Pics for this thread seeing Photo (suck) Bucket decided to start charging for 3rd party usage. Stay tuned and it will all be…

The Cut and Fill method of building sometimes results in large amounts of retaining to be completed after construction. Looking at the pics you have supplied, I can see your…

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Seeing it's the narrow side of the house which doesn't see a great deal of traffic, I'm planing to use 20mm blue gravel the same as I did around the…

Used the left over pavers and made a stepping stone path from the laundry door to the back yard

Thanks,
No I didn't run the whacker over them after laying them. They were freshly made pavers (wet cast less than a week old) so didn't want to risk breaking any…

Laying the paving is not the hard part. Prepping the site is the back braking part and setting the levels for the sand screed is the most important part to…

Thanks cat, I'm really happy with the way it turned out. Its given us a further 45sqm of usable area which is fantastic.

The completed product.

and here is the transition from paving to side lawn.
It rained today and I'm happy to report my drainage works and the water all runs towards the drains.…

All cutting done and it's had a good scrub all over. Just waiting for it to dry a bit more before sweeping in the pave-lock sand and then its onto…

All smiles so far. They are going down pretty good.

Almost ready for the pavers to go down