Sydney - Inner Suburbs - Boutique Builder Costs
Hi Everyone,
Just a reminder, I have a costing for a basic double brick home, rendered brick veneer, and a Hebel clad timber frame home.
They aren't overly sophisticated ( they are…
Sydney - Inner Suburbs - Boutique Builder Costs
Hi everyone
I was just thinking, if anyone else is interested in a detailed break up of the cost of a double brick home, PM me and I will send the…
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site
Alex
We do use sand, which is a 50mm binding sand between the soil and the slab.
Sand on it's own wouldnt be stable enough to support the formwork, think about building…
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site
Morning Everyone
Short update today.
The pool excavation was completed yesterday. A day quicker than I forecast.
So with rock being a provisional sum this will be a win for the client.
I…
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site
Happy Saturday Everyone
Quick update from site.
The focus this week and next is the pool. We need to get that in before the slab can commence.
So yesterday my formwork team formed…
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site
Hi Alex
That is a very good question!
I used to be a fan of fibreglass pools, I have had two including one in my current home.
But in all that rain we…
Building a flame zone house in West Pymble on a steep site
Hi Everyone
Nothing special to report today, just a daily update.
Yesterday the steel fixers started installing all the reinforcement. Should be finished today.
Attached are some photos that show the progress.
For anyone…
Masterton - Westwood
I mean, is "registration" the same as owning the house + land ?
If it's a Knock-down Rebuild, then would it still need "registration" ?
I've visited several builders, and they've all…
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
Hi Everyone
We settled the 2nd unit today ( the other one settled last week).
So this journey has officially come to an end.
What an experience!
We made so many mistakes, had interest…
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
ahughes86
Great question. I will try and answer as succinctly as possible in two parts:
1. To make a duplex work in your area, using head math you would need to build…
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
ahughes86
Great question. I will try and answer as succinctly as possible in two parts:
1. To make a duplex work in your area, using head math you would need to build…
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
Hi Everyone,
Long time no posting. Final update.
Basically, all has been quiet whilst I have been waiting on the LRS to register my subdivision plan.
Apparently it was allocated to a…
New house build - Passive House
I too have built to passivhaus standards and use the zehnder system to ventilate my home. I’m in Melbourne and can confirm that the Hrv core only conserves the energy…
New house build - Passive House
Yes, this was my whole point - you install vapour permeable barrier in front of much less permeable OSB layer, effectively, shutting down this barrier and causing vapour accumulation and…
New house build - Passive House
The windows are tilt and turn windows from Kinzel Industries and the builder is Holder Homes (designed by H4 Living).
So far the experience has been quite positive.
New house build - Passive House
Pretty happy with how its coming along. More pictures below
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
Great news, we sold the second duplex yesterday, 9 days ahead of the auction.
This was a great result as the market is extremely patchy at the moment.
There are heaps of…
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
Thanks for you comment & question.
With the tax I won't really know the total until my accountant does a full reconciliation at the end, however here is what I do…
Building & Developing A Duplex In North Ryde
Hi Everyone
Quick update.
I had the week one feedback with the agent this morning.
So as previously mentioned, we had 43 groups through on Saturday.
Out of that 7 were competing developers, 9…
Builder : Eagle Home / Champion Home / New South Homes
That sounds like a CDC application.
Well, New South Homes are family-owned, and they have a reputation to maintain.
I'm not promoting them, but curious to hear of any experiences from using…