redfox posted:water seeping through from under slab into post hole
We literally have water evaporating through 30cm warehouse slab up in campbellfield. Cannot see the water, but where it draws out the salt through the slab that's where you can…
redfox posted:How would you fit 2 showers and toilets in this space?
This is the current bathroom with a european laundry.
Overall internal dimensions are 3.69 wide and 3.65m deep, including the footprint of the laundry.
There is a toilet in the bottom right…
redfox posted:Native garden plans
Are there pdf plans online that display a list of native plants you can plant in say a rectangular area?
I see a lot of native gardens around with the gravel…
redfox posted:Demo guy smashed through wall
Demo guy next door pulling out a tree and it has smashed out some bricks and cracked the wall.
This a structural issue at all?
redfox posted:Bunnings sold me the wrong colour paint grrrrrrr!
Hmmm just googled this.
I went into bunnings asking fir beige royal external, slapped it on the weatherboards and it seems like it's at a half strength or something.
Originally it was…
redfox posted:What's happened to this concrrete panel here?
These are concrete panels of a warehouse about 5 years old, 5m panels and 10m high, this particular one is much slimmer, only 1m wide.
At first just the paint just…
redfox posted:Dark colour around concrete crack
That's just water that's stuck in the cracks coming up the concrete. It is normal. You can see the same darker patches around the grate and the corners.You have the…
redfox posted:New alfresco area in californian house
Wife wants an alfresco area build to replace this grape vine frame (no idea what you call it).
Area is 4mx9m approx and I've got a few things on my mind…
redfox posted:Mesh for concrete SL82 SL92
In our contract is it specified SL82 mesh for the slab.
From what I can gather, the wires should be 7.6mm-8mm thick and 200mm apart in squares.
When I measure the mesh,…
redfox posted:Commercial loan and line fees
So we're getting a commercial loan for building some warehouses.
We've been offered e.g. 1.5% Line Fee + Reference interest rate with a discount.
In this scenario we see a greater discount…
redfox posted:Incorrect range hood installation?
We have this particular range hood from Andi installed in our house:
http://www.andico.com.au/productpages/andi/ard516m.html
Moved in the house a few years ago, and when I noticed that whenever we…
redfox posted:Draftpersons drew a driveway where there is a lightpole.
Town planning done, building permit done, now have just realised the draftperson has gone and drawn one of the driveways where a light pole exists. For some reason the idiot…
redfox posted:Costs of Building Plans
That is all pretty cheap. I am guessing that is only for the drawings, and not the other costs involved with getting a town planning/building permit.
Normally this would be up…
redfox posted:Cost per square for townhouses in melbourne
Am building 2 townhouses in a dual occupancy in melbournes east.
Most people are saying anywhere between $7000-9000 on average per SQUARE (not sqm) for living space (i.e. upstairs, downstairs and…
redfox posted:City Council Town Planning Victoria
Hi,
I know Town Planning takes a long time. Ok. Tell me it takes a long time and I will be fine. But tell me that yeah I'll have it ready…
redfox posted:Draftsman v's Architect
If you want a decent design, go with a good architect.
I'm really sort of comparing these experiences in a residential and commercial scenario however the architects I have dealt…
redfox posted:Cost of demolishing weatherboard house VIC
Thanks for the reply guys. What's excavation? You mean excavate the trees?
It would be good if you could recommend a few companies.
redfox posted:Cost of demolishing weatherboard house VIC
We've got a weather board house with a smaller room separate from the house in the back yard. There are also several medium size bushes/trees, the largest of which is…
