louvres are what most people use now

You need to work out the reason, the NCC specifies 10% of room area needs to be window, 5% needs to open for ventilation, so you need 5m2 of windows.…

normally only the surface would be affected, increased water weakens the concrete and the rain therefore just weakens surface. Sit can become dusty as a result and may not be…

paving is pretty straightforward and longer lasting than decking, decks cannot be close to ground because there is inadequate ventilation which is what your builder said. Paving will last 30…

looks fine to me, those end cuts are done with a multi tool, difficult to get better than that, patching in floors is pretty tricky, will look fine once filled…

the risks are the usual risks, finance, interest rates, cost blowouts, falling market. It looks easy but isn’t always. If there is no risk, the bank should be happy to…

I disagree, the builder is talking all the risk and is the developer, he should expect to make 15-20% profit for that risk. As stated, you should be able to…

I’m not sure you will be successful, responsibility also rests with you the OB to check the plans. Mistakes are easily made in this manner and you can’t really claim…

200mm from boundary is considered built on boundary, the 200mm allows for gutters etc so you don’t accidentally overhang. You can’t fence a 200mm gap and leave weeds, trees and…

This is pretty complex, the title is the biggest issue. If Strata, it would need approval from 75% of owners I believe. The DA would likely need the whole building…

Either would be ok. Easements are only a problem for permanent buildings, slabs should be ok. If well drained and compacted soil the roadbase might be ok. Given it is…

I think there may be a waste stack covered up otherwise great alteration if the stack can be relocated

you don’t need underlay on the scyon, one less step