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11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
old casement windows - 1955's

go to www.woodworkers.com.au they have new cedar windows for around $600 they have an online catalogue, we are going to use them for our build,
cheers…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
6 Star Energy Rating WA

maybe you could explain Tim, what style is the house and does it have a lot of windows? is it double glazed?,
we have had to go to r7 in the…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
Engineering costs

thanks for the input guys an gals, we have had quotes as high as 12k and as low as $1800, and the lowest quote seem the best guy to deal…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
Engineering costs

thats what I would have thought, they are only signing off the design, I was told the norm just for footings was about $1300, retaining of course will be more…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
Engineering costs

thanks Stewie, we are seeking more quotes, are site visits the norm? builder mates say usually only on big comercial jobs

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
Engineering costs

anybody got an idea of how much engineering should cost for a simple split level house on a 1 in 7 slope block on A class soil?
we had a…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
LED lighting and 6 Star energy ratings.

I cant stand down lights either, but they are a necessary evil, I have chosen 180 deg spread comercial grade 15 and 12w,
spot down lights are great for magazine…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
post your down-slope house builds- split level,tri-level??

ezi homes can build to any stage from memory, depending on where you live

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
post your down-slope house builds- split level,tri-level??

we talked to ezy homes in qld about building a skillion roof modern house (not what we wanted but the only option for the block which was cheap and big)…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
OB in Albany WA the Mc mansion

we are still at the planning stage, we will be importing appliances etc, I have done lots of importing with my car projects, kitchen is from a local supplier ,flat…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
OB in Albany WA the Mc mansion

we wanted a new old house, it has 3m ceilings and a french provincial kitchen, we will be importing the oven and bathroom engineered wood floor (quick step lagoon) and…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
OB in Albany WA the Mc mansion

yes too true,
the money i would have spent building a big shed has now gone into paying for the gossen passport decking to give me a semi waterproof roof for…

OB in Albany WA the Mc mansion
11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
6 Star Energy Rating WA

down south WA ,BV seems to be the norm or tin/fibre cement clad, DB is rare in our reigon, the whopping big aircons are due to it being far to…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
OB in Albany WA the Mc mansion

Ok so we decided to build our dream home,
we settled on a plan we saw from another builder then changed about 90% of it haha,
this basic layout was…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!

nice size there Rocky,
Im not keen on the loo right out there either but Im even less keen on a loo so far away from the outer wall (only other…

11 years11 yearsrusty69911rusty69911 posted:
Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!

this is our proposed OB project
final drawings are a bit different but I dont have the latest revision, its a 1421sq block facing due south with views of king george…

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