
Neff Ovens
We have a Neff full steam oven and it's excellent. The slide and hide door is handy and being able to steam (puddings or whatever) is worth the price

I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question?
Thanks for the guidance

I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question?
What would you recommend for a pet friendly timber or engineered timber floor? To minimise scratches, and if scratched occur, have them be less visible.
We're thinking a light colour wood,…

EPS Foam vs Hebel cladding on upper level
Great, yes, that explains things for me. Thank you

EPS Foam vs Hebel cladding on upper level
buildingandLegal Can you explain that in laymans terms? What does a performance based solution mean compared to "deem to satisfy"?

Different types/levels/tiers of building companies
PassiveHaus certification doesn't cost much. Actually building it to the spec is where most of the costs are.

Different types/levels/tiers of building companies
Post pandemic. We're close to starting our build, but haven't executed yet. The pricing was done about a month ago.
Inclusions aren't crazy - nothing really extravagant. Standard appliances, stone countertops,…

Different types/levels/tiers of building companies
intripidlol Interesting. We're attempting a similar thing (similar size, close to passivhaus standard, ~340sqm). We found that 1m was not enough for this…

Floor plan critique
Thanks. That'll give us more space but we're at the limit for floor space area so we can't actually add any. We actually want to keep the void because we…

Floor plan critique
fredescu mockkie Good point - I've updated the design with the orientation. North is to the…

Floor plan critique
Thanks for the feedback. We should have external access to the in law area via a sliding door to the pavillion (its not really clear on the diagram).
Regarding the gym…

Floor plan critique
jason526 Whoops. Yeah, I uploaded the same floor twice. Updated now.

Floor plan critique
Any thoughts on this floor plan? Its for our new build, for us (couple) and my in-laws (hence the separate space on the ground floor.

ICF Vs Hebel
I'd briefly looked into ICF as it looked like a promising technique, but it seems very uncommon and therefore hard to find builders for.

Experience with Passivhaus/Passive House certification
stewie D Did you end up going with any aspects that similar or related to that certification? We're also leaning towards not going…

Experience with Passivhaus/Passive House certification
Noname Thanks - Yeah, I didn't find a lot of information on the forum. I'm actually not too interested in certification, more on…

Experience with Passivhaus/Passive House certification
> If you have the money hire a passivhouse certified Architect...for what's it worth
then do a cost benefit analysis
I'd rather ask around for other's experiences first, rather than go ahead…

Experience with Passivhaus/Passive House certification
StructuralBIMGuy You seem to be annoyed about this. I'm just trying to gather information, its difficult to understand what's worthwhile and what is…

What does a million dollars buy and where to spend?
Thanks Phil. We've got the land already, and paid the stamp duty for that. The budget here is just for the construction of the house.

What does a million dollars buy and where to spend?
We're trying to figure out what we can get on our build. Assuming you're building a new 350sqm house in Sydney, and you had a budget of $1m.
What would…

Experience with Passivhaus/Passive House certification
We've finally purchased our plot of land and so the next start of our journey has started - Finding a builder, and figuring out what we actually want to build.…

NSW Fencing rules for back fence - No neighbor
Does anyone know what the regulations are for the heigh of a back fence that doesn't back onto another property? Basically, our backyard faces onto a train line. We'd like…

Help me understand building frame types
Thanks! What was the cost differential for icf vs a timber framed house? 50%, Double, 10x?

Help me understand building frame types
Thanks! What about the pros/cons of ICF/concrete panels?
Do you know of any builders using these other materials?

Help me understand building frame types
For a new house build, I understand these options
1. Timber frame, brick veneer - timber is the load bearing part, brick is the visual bit
2. Steel frame, brick veneer -…

Estimating costs
"If you are going for a complete custom job, I would say 950-1.2m is probably accurate - depending on the quality of your finishes."
We're probably not going for a custom…

Estimating costs
Yeah, we don't have land yet. We're trying to figure out what would be good land for us to build the home we want.
The absolute requirement is a granny flat…

Estimating costs
"You seem to be new to this since you didn't know what custom home meant."
Yep, we're very new to this. We're in the early research phase. Good point about doing…