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14 d14 dAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Designing, Building & Developing a Luxury home in Lindfield

Phew!
After meeting a bunch of agents and canvassing a range of opinions, we have made some adjustments and signed off on the design.
It is really interesting as you have some…

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16 d16 dAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Custom Build, Pool concreting pics 2/4/2024

The main thing is your engineers signed off on it so my opinion doesnt matter :)
So happy it's worked out and looks amazing

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21 d21 dAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Designing, Building & Developing a Luxury home in Lindfield

Hi Everyone
I have some super exciting news.
After taking a break following the successful journey of developing a duplex In North Ryde last year, on Friday we exchanged contracts on our…

Designing, Building & Developing a Luxury home in Lindfield
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2 months2 monthsdottydotty posted:
Custom Build, Pool concreting pics 2/4/2024

Congrats. I've recently joined the forum, and have caught up with your exciting journey.

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3 months3 monthsJamassavJamassav posted:
Custom Build, Pool concreting pics 2/4/2024

Cheers thanks, yes we are almost there.
In answer to your questions, starting off on the right foot with your SS is critical. Have a discusion and agree on what each…

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3 months3 monthsMofflepopMofflepop posted:
Custom Build, Pool concreting pics 2/4/2024

Can I just say - thank you SO much for sharing your timeline and experience! I have found it a bit hard to find adequate information on each step that…

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3 months3 monthsgymnopediegymnopedie posted:
Custom Build, Pool concreting pics 2/4/2024

Very exciting to watch it coming to shape, feeling happy for you :-D

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4 months4 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site

Hi All
Just a quick photo to prove we got the roof on before XMAS :-D
I hope everyone stays safe over the break and you all…

Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site
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5 months5 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site

Hi Everyone,
Just a super quick update.
Last week we finished the framing and erected the scaffolding. This was forecast to be completed by the 30th November. So we have picked up…

Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site
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6 months6 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site

Hi Everyone
Quick update from site.
Saturday we stood all of the lower frames, today we are waterproofing the internal drop edge beams and then we are waiting on the delivery of…

6 months6 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site

Knockitdown
Thanks for your feedback.
For this job we haven't used temp fencing. We have built a hoarding with steel posts concreted into the ground and then covered in plywood. We also…

Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site
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6 months6 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site

Hi Alex
They vary in height, but the main one between the upper and lower living areas is 1100mm, externally need to measure but the rear of the alfresco is approx…

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7 months7 monthsHousebrahHousebrah posted:
Custom Build, Pool concreting pics 2/4/2024

Congrats brah, very exciting stuff.

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7 months7 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site

Hi Everyone
Quick update from site.
We poured the pool this morning. I think it looks great and the clients popped around mid pour to have a look and are super happy.
We…

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8 months8 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Custom Build, Pool concreting pics 2/4/2024

looking good:-D

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8 months8 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Old Covenants in NSW - Something I learnt this week

Hi Everyone
I learned something this week that I thought would be worth sharing.
In NSW a lot of developers of subdivisions put covenants on the land which normally dictate building materials…

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8 months8 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site

Hi Everyone,
We started a really interesting build yesterday on one of the most challenging sites for us to date, so I thought that it could be educational and hopefully interesting…

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12 months12 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Custom Build, Pool concreting pics 2/4/2024

Thanks for taking my comment with the good intention it was meant to have :)
If there is any black mould on them that you are concerned…

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1 year1 yearAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde

Happy New Year Everyone
We are on the final home stretch with scaffolding dropping today. Aiming for another 6-7 weeks to completion. This will make it a 12 month build from…

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1 year1 yearSJT76SJT76 posted:
Knockdown rebuild or selling and buying new place?

The other thing to check is the upcoming changes. If I understand your location correctly, you may be in one of the "intensified development zones" that Monash is proposing…

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