Can I vault the ceiling?
You currently have lots of ceiling and roof loads on your internal walls. A vaulted ceiling is possible but you need a good carpenter to look at redistributing the loads,…
Cabinet maker won't give me excess caesar stone bench tops
I don’t have a lot of experience here but our stone mason gave us the off cuts and I previously got off cuts from a friend where the cut out…
Builder refusing complete handover
I think you need to open yourself to negotiation. If the bidet was not on the plans then as chippy said it’s on you. Communication is a 2 way thing,…
Driveway slope - is 20% ok?
look at the post before yours, they are good gradients
Driveway gradient
looks too steep, speak to a planner in council, generally you will need transitions and council doesn’t want steep driveways in the road reserve because it it a public liability…
Large Window with single glass pane or multiple panes for Living Room
just get it quoted by your window supplier. The frame opening is the same so it makes no difference in design stage. The savings on glass means more framing and…
Do I Need Block Under Garage Slab Edge Around Piers?
I think you do because the pier is supporting the suspended slab above, you could speak you the engineer if you want to change it though.
2.7m Wall insulation
580mm suits 600mm stud spacing, are the studs 70mm deep? then I think you need battens if you can’t find a product to suit.
Diagonal cables
you can run them diagonal, I assume it is in conduit, if not you need to clip it to the surface, maybe that’s what he means. Is the cost of…
Renovating bathroom - asbestos question
Normally you would strip it all out back to studs and joists. You usually can’t easily remove the tiles without damaging the asbestos sheet. Better to remove whole wall sheets…
rainwater tank pvc or stainless steel
You can encroach on the 900mm. In NSW you can go up to the fence if it is <1800mm tall, if it is over 1800mm tall you need 450mm setback,…
Installing decktight on steel corrugated iron
I think you would normally over flash that pan from the ridge so water doesn’t pool where you have blocked that pan, then a red decktite, wait for a real…
Don't tilers grout around penetrating pipes when tiling?
Just wanted to add that the MDF cabinet is sitting on your waterproofing in the wet mortar bed, wicking up water.
The waterproofing might be working but the detailing is…
kitchen cabins before or after floor tiles
yep stairs need to be in first
Concealed Roller Shutters
try
https://www.vanda.com.au/products/recess-flushbox/
or
https://www.shadefactor.com.au/internal ... ment-boxes
the blinds seem to be regular blinds enclosed in an aluminium extrusion, go for somfy rts motors, you only need…
Cracks in slab that tiles are to be laid on
If the cracks are in a reinforced slab you can use a tiling mat but from what I can see you would be better with a reinforced screed bed on…
Probably a basic NBN installation question
They will install where you want but need conduit to that point, if not it will get installed somewhere easy. NBN has documents on this.
Capping used under JH Cladding in Façade
details like this are not shown on the elevation, talk the builder if you can’t live with it, expect to pay for the alteration though.
Should I increase the double shower size from 2.0m x 0.9m?
We planned a similar shower and ended up with a simple single shower with one glass panel walk into the shower at the end, much easier, dries completely between showers…
Subfloor wetness
is it wet to touch? could it be dried floor coating from above?
Creaking noise in town house
hard to fix, it is essentially deflection of the floor, could be the yellow tongue, could be joists at their limit for span etc
the movement then occurs between building…
structural engineer for load bearing walls / columns
just ask a carpenter/ builder, if they are unsure they will get the engineer to advise.
Deck dismantling
looks pretty normal for a low deck, just replace what you need to and use some gal bugle/batten screws in the stirrup, get rid of the leaves and consider some…
Relocate Sewer Manhole
the manhole is at the change of direction, better to just ask sydney water if it is possible.
insulation company Sydney
faultless is hard to find, talk to your builder because it has real potential to hold up the schedule so needs to someone they work well with. I agree it…
Tiles cracked anyway to fix?
how on earth did that happen? the tiles need to be replaced, I’d be checking the concrete slab too, either tile needs to be loose or the slab cracked I…
Roof Leak Investigation
You need to get up in the roof with a head torch while it is raining heavily.
Removing rust from steel i beams
Jimbo did we not have the same question 3 months ago?