chippy posted:Liaison between owner builder and engineer
The engineering is the engineering. It's irrelevant how much material you have. Unless it fits the requirements of your design the engineer can't "make"it work.
You might have heaps of…
SaveH2O posted:$13,500 staircase and we get grade E timber.
Staircases and sausages.
Should thou wish to keep thy palate sweet for sausages, avert thine eyes from their crafting.
Ashington Homes posted:In this forum we often rightly criticise builders....
Some good news to close the year out.
The bank paid us $154,000 yesterday! Only $32,000 to go now.
We negotiated with the client to finalise his OC to get the final…
chippy posted:Neighbours rights to house access during reno
The only thing to add to these comments is that where possible it's always good to try and work with people than just say "no" because you can.
Having someone build/renovate…
Ashington Homes posted:Progress Payments - Flood rebuild
ponzutwo
I love reading your posts, and I agree with 99.9% of your advice, but in this case with a complicated remodel, I think a higher number of smaller progress payments…
Ashington Homes posted:Beacon Lighting 20% Discount
Not sure but they are super easy to issue so if they run out I can just re-issue new ones. And there is no limit to the amount that can…
alexp79 posted:How I lost $100,000 and why I will never use steel frames
... and 3 quotes!
Ashington Homes posted:How I lost $100,000 and why I will never use steel frames
That comment was hilarious.
You brought sunshine into my day 
Ashington Homes posted:Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
Hi Everyone
I can finally give a proper update.
So the great news is that we exchanged contracts unconditionally yesterday on the RHS unit for $2,462,500.
We are told that this is the…
SJT76 posted:Porter Davis
It does, but I think it comes from this: https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/__data/asset ... -Order.pdf
I know my Master Builders Victoria contract covers this in clause 5 as well.
Ashington Homes posted:new concrete driveway crack
When you get a chance watch the last couple of videos. The cracks are pretty bad, it's almost as though he hasn't put any reo in that corner and hasn't…
Metcom posted:Building Surveyor and Inspections
Here you go, to save you some time as you seem entirely incapable of acting in a professional way and so I assume are equally incapable of doing some basic…
chippy posted:Ceiling heights with Metricon (2550, 2700)
I still stand by the fact that you could not tell the difference in 20-40mm in those ceiling heights.
I'm a carpenter, I measure things all day and I couldn't tell…
Ashington Homes posted:Replacing a fence during construction
Sam
Often it is easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission
Knowing your builder they probably wont notice anyway
I just had another thought. Safework have…
chippy posted:Side Setbacks
Thanks . So if my garage doesn’t have a window in the side facing the neighbour then I can put it 400mm off the boundary? There is a retaining wall…
