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4 years4 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Help with identifying lawn

It’s grass. It might be grass That’s greener on the other side, but its still just grass.

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Question RE power and pipes for island bench

The water that you are talking about, that sounds like water that has gotten in there while the slab was open to the elements, ie before the roof went on.…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
fhog and primary residence

Seeking advice on how to rip off a governmental scheme online from other tax payers isn't really the most sensible idea either if you want to avoid getting caught out.

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
DESPERATE APPEAL- MUM OF SEVEN FEARS DEMOLITION

Ribbon,
I think that we are not likely to agree with how the other interprets the law, and I am not going to insult your intelligence by trying to change your…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
DESPERATE APPEAL- MUM OF SEVEN FEARS DEMOLITION

In this last line of your post, absolutely.
You have repeated several times that you are a professional, qualified and ethical practitioner. That being the case, you cannot complain when…

DESPERATE APPEAL- MUM OF SEVEN FEARS DEMOLITION
12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
DESPERATE APPEAL- MUM OF SEVEN FEARS DEMOLITION

Are you suggesting that the reason this house extension does not comply is because of a lack of smoke detectors? Where does that come from?
The article only states that…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
street numbers

Good advice, just a shame you have failed to heed it yourself. Not that I had much doubt in the first place.

HD

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
street numbers

And not in any way connected to the colour of the motorists house number nor is the connection to what height her letterbox slot is from ground level immediately obvious.

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
When to move and arrange demolish?

I have done a thread titled "dummies guide to demolishing a house" or similar. It might answer some of your questions but to answer one
We waited until we had a…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
street numbers

We have stainless steel numbers on a light wall. And my letterbox slot is probably less than a metre from the ground.
Does our postie care? No, still delivers our…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Advice needed on an almost finished but run down house

If it was simple for the current owner/builder to rectify all that is wrong with this build, they would have done it already most likely.
Back away slowly, no sudden…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Building next to powerlines - dangerous for health?

Do your parents know this is how you view them? :))))
HD

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
water meter needs to be raised ??

It's called a "Fitzroy Box" and I think most plumbing supplies should be able to get one for you.
HD

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
A plumber notched out my ceiling joist!!!

Can you clarify what has been notched out? Is it a truss where several parts have been notched or is it a horizontal piece spanning several truss assemblies?
And I…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Staircase made of Pine?

No, pine can be stained. But it is problematic. It does not tend to stain well, often going very blotchy as certain areas take the stain more readily than others.…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Porter Davis homes

Minimally, millimeters at most. Unless the slab is so uneven that there has to be huge amount of screed put in. But even then, you are still only looking at…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Building Carlisle Atlantique 36 - We're in!!

You might find that pipe up the back is a vent pipe for the storm water pipe. We seem to have one similar on our build
HD

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Porter Davis homes

The long gap is an expansion joint, your house would destroy itself over the course of a year without them, you should have a few all up. There will be…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Roofing standards - ridge and valley mortaring

I have not been able to find much in this topic and might be looking in the wrong way. We have a tile roof and the ridge capping is mortared…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
How long did it take to get from start to PCI?? ANNOYED

I worked it out last night, 240 days from deposit to current state of play. Single story 27 sq house due to have hand over in about 3 weeks. In…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Things you forget - summary page 32

We have our manhole in the garage and there was never any suggestion that it was legally impossible to do it. The only caveat was that it might not be…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
knock downs and re-builds

We found walking out for the very last time very hard, we had a lot of good memories in our house and could not watch it go. Once it was…

12 years12 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
knock downs and re-builds

We are getting towards the end of a knockdown and rebuild in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, a PD Foxley 26 and a bit (made a small alteration to the…

13 years13 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
pre fab truss and frame v chippy

We had our frame put up in 4 days by a crew of 5 carpenters, all from scratch. Millimeter perfect, square and plumb. Add to that 1/2 a day spent…

13 years13 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Disconnection of Overhead Telephone Cable - NEED HELP!!!

Telstra will come out and quote for the job, I was told by their abolishment section it will take up to 2 weeks for them to come out and a…

13 years13 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Water Theft

With our build, the water rates are my responsibility, the builder wears the electricity and water usage costs. I pay them and the total is deducted from the house final…

13 years13 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Things you forget - summary page 32

Not sure I agree completely with that, my council are responsible for the kerb, channel and the footpath but the crossover in between is my responsibility. you might find that…

13 years13 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Demolition, salvaging home

SpAusNet had the underground electricity done in three working days of making the call and faxing through the request for my place. That entailed going under the road on a…

13 years13 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Help with pergola timber sizes?

The reason you use a stirrup is that timber rots pretty quickly in the ground. There are treatments that can be applied to timber but at best all they will…

13 years13 yearsRay153Ray153 posted:
Porter Davis homes

We had the woman who job was later described to us as "the contract presenter" and our customer service co-ordinator.
I suspect that it is a corroboration issue, if there…

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