instantaneous is three phase and draws heaps of current, the efficiency comes from not storing it so you don’t lose heat to the environment.
The problem is it is not suited…

920 was enough to get the furniture in. We live in a pretty safe area and it’s great to see people walking to the front door. We’re not too fussed…

that’s in the wall, it’s more about the trap and basin location within the cabinet. If the basin inset or the trap is sideways there is less space within the…

I’d go heat pump, efficient and you can have a large storage tank so you don’t run out. If the house is big it can take a while for the…

I personally think pivot door are over the top, as you said a bit impractical having a small useless section and poor insulation. I’m pretty happy with a 920x 2040…

Bit tricky, not enough room for two drawers either side but a pipe cutout might work with one big drawer. I did a few in my kitchen.

could be the footing or being hard up against the other wall with no expansion joint or both. You could try again with brick mesh and use some sticky back…

You’d have to check the stormwater plan, every house should have an overflow, imagine if you the bottom house on the street and the stormwater couldn’t cope, you have all…

Levelling compound also works well for this, you can feather it and it doesn’t self level at this low thickness , you can build up in layers if need be.

A site plan is needed but not necessarily a site survey by a surveyor.
It will come down to the detail required. On a new build with no fences it is…

is it deliberate crossfall to shed rainwater? pretty dumb otherwise.

yes you can install there but I would make sure the supply is hardwired via the brackets to a GPO in the other room on the other side of the…

yep I think not urgent, screws not likely to come loose, hand tighten a few and you’ll get an idea of how good condition the batten is, I think the…

The rust won’t spread to the roof sheets, spraying them will look patchy as the colorbond will already be faded. The rust is only cosmetic (to a point)
I’d wait until…

could be anything but it looks like styrofoam

styrofoam insulation expol or something similar

it does not need replacing

Sheathing is a US term, they sheath their houses in plywood, we only use sections of ply for bracing. No requirement for reflective foil/ membrane here either but you can…

it’s just a split from the two skew nails, no problem at all, ideally you should have more bearing distance but it’s not going to fail.

looks like it is done properly, are you in a cyclone area? Some carpenters don’t get this right, your’s is great, harder to patch but super strong.

I’d consider somfy rechargeable motors, that will save some money and maybe run the other cables yourself, a custom builder should be fine with that, just make it clear that…

That’s lots of complex stuff you are asking for, gets expensive quick with a project builder, you really need a custom builder who lets you or your trade have access…

If it’s the sliding sash then lift it out and take it to a glazier. If it is fixed, I’d still get a glazier to come out. A broken window…

Perspex screwed to the window architrave frame internally, airtight. The large air gap makes a huge difference and it’s cheap. The Branxton hotel had this over hundred year old double…

it’s efflorescence and you can’t paint over it. I’m no expert but it’s salt left behind after water penetration.

sounds pretty fair to me

It’s pretty standard to reinforce like that and sister old joists/bearers. You can’t really remove it without removing everything it is holding up. It is the most cost effective way…

They won’t make the build cheaper but they will get you a better home with cool features you might only appreciate later. The more custom the house, the more the…

ironbark maybe

just ask council, most have a free service for this.