So much more information needed before anyone can guesstimate, like length of run to nearest services. Utility companies will have to check capacity of their system to add extra loads.…

I did my own floor a few years ago. It is difficult and hard work. You will need an edge sander and the drum sander. I hired from…

It seems like a legal disclaimer over what is called "third party reliance". Basically the soil report is not their work but they have had to base their designs…

It's not so much temperature but moisture levels inside your house. Unfortunately when very cold outside the window glass will be below the dew point (temperature below which condensation forms…

Councils do what is known as an aquifer storage and recovery. Basically stormwater is cleaned in a reed bed then pumped underground at high pressure. In summer they pump it…

So sorry to hear about all these problems. It's he last thing you want in retirement.
You are required to "landscape" water away from the house, so don't fear being…

Have you looked at your certificate of title? Is there a drainage easement to the rear somewhere? When we built 10 years ago in a country town there was a…

Perhaps pull off the sensor and take it to an electronics store (Jaycar for example). It's probably a standard thermocouple (pt1000 or similar) that you could wire back to the…

I have used aluminium mesh to make a construction joint in a retaining wall but that was for a specific purpose. What I don't get is there is less than…

All rebar must be concrete encased. Don't leave open cores. Concrete is cheap, about $200 for 20Mpa and add about $25 for 32Mpa (not three times).
Concrete is alkaline so when…

Are you still within the cooling off period?

I'm curious. Those asking for an itemised bill, do you also get one for every nut, bolt and kg of steel when buying a car? You are buying a product…

For us we extended our mortgage to cover land purchase and are in the process of selling our current home to fund the building on our land.
If you bought…

The outside lever will have to be removed to disassemble the rest. There should be two screws on the other side that are holding the bezel in the photo on.
If…

Did you take lots of photos by any chance? The engineer really just needs to know that the right reinforcement was placed before the pour.

We paid $340,000 in 2010 for 6 acres (25,000 m2) in Chandlers Hill SA. It is 25 minutes from Adelaide city centre and on the edge of the…

I've been following Josh's build and I say full marks to him. In a wonderful temperate climate like Fremantle he demonstrates that it is easy to achieve a great efficiency…

I wouldn't take any chances. Use a wire brush wheel in an angle grinder and remove the paint. Then you know the heavy stone is keyed to brick and not…

Easy. No saw cut will be square enough to assemble square over 10'. Your form needs to be levelled and staked into position before concrete is placed. Stake one side,…

The same happened to me. The meter tap needs replacing. Report it to the water authority as your mains can't ne shut off and they will fix it at no…

$8500 would get you a 5kW (or more) solar system which would meet most of your energy needs with no ongoing cost. Provided you can find enough roof space. The…

If its 700 or even 670 are you even going to be able to get the fridge in and out?

Hi aquanow. Hard to say without a picture. 30mm thick there would not be any reo in the concrete. I assume its an outdoor pathway. It's more about the base…

I would always go dripper and sub surface irrigation. Much more efficient because you don't lose so much water to the wind and encourage the roots to go deep for…

Mgilla is right with the timber or steel posts, flat bases (or stirrups) packed up with gal washers. Fill the gap underneath with non-shrink grout available from Bunnings and they…

Hi Quocxn, use 4 off 12mm rear per block and get them galvanized; that won't cost much otherwise they will rust. Make the blocks 300x300, put the rebar in each…