full brick is generally most houses over here in wa because in general we have free draining sandy soils which give less movement worries than the eastern states.....................i think builda…

hey suz
north or south in perth. lifestyle is basically summit homes group although they pay a little extra to trades and generally use better fixings and fixtures. as…

g;day australian5star
do u do ratings for local councils? how do you work ie subcontrct or is it part of your job?
a building inspector friend of mine said that there…

g'day builda just read your post and what your saying is to possibly dryline the troubled room..........................as you are probably more experienced with reactive soils would you also try to…

stone the flamin crows alf
it all depends
-on style of house you wish to build ie may incorporate for split leve
-soil type you are doing cut and fill on because…

hey sooz
don't know much about timber floors but sorry to here about your dilemma. good luck with it

hey gsj........................i will try and be as helpful as i can, this is not a big problem in suburbs north of perth as its mostly good draining sand
a good way…

cheers builda i keep forgetting that.............am so used to double brick its all you see here\
good luck with it mek

also note if its an older house check its not lead based paint. ******* builder got me to grind back paint on old house as gullible apprentice about 10…

hard to tell from picture but if that was meant to be a control joint then there a few different ways to do it
easiest would be to buy control joint…

square set corners shouldn't be that mauch more expensive providing bricky is square and wall plasterer is plumb..............shadow line is a good option if not wanting cornice and in my…