shanem posted:Tawny Heritage Selkirk Brick
Hi Rod,
Recieved your PM and replied but for some reason is still sitting in outbox.
Anyway, no pics but you are welcome to come and have a look. House is in…
shanem posted:Sandstone cladding for external walls
Try this site.
http://www.gosfordquarries.com.au/
My guess is at least $100m2 plus installation.
Looks real good though !!!!
shanem posted:A question about frame
It looks like they were a little bit out when they poured the slab.
I think the bottom plate can overhang the slab by no more than 10mm, so in this…
shanem posted:Query: Building delay due to rain
Rain delays would only apply prior to lock up being achieved.
After lock up the weather doesn't matter.
shanem posted:Mortar colour: off white - natural - white?
The builders certainly make the variations worth their while. People building for the first time generally are not aware of the costs involved and the builders prey on this.…
shanem posted:Mortar colour: off white - natural - white?
Hi 3timesbuilda 
Assuming you used 10000 bricks, about $900 of the $1000 is the BS factor.
Cream colour mortar uses yellow sand with Brighton…
shanem posted:Tiling costs
To me $47m2 sounds good. Laying 600 x 600 tiles or any large format tile is a real pain, not anywhere as easy as you would think.
shanem posted:One Porter Davis Frustration After Another....
My experience was that you got only two coats of watered down paint and that was poorly applied.
You really need one sealer coat and two top coats to get adequate…
shanem posted:Independent inspectors
As far as I am aware there is no regulation that states you must accept the Building Surveyors as used by any of the volume builders, and are free to…
shanem posted:Extremely Reactive Soil.
Hi GriffBNE
$12000 just for additional concrete. At $200 m3 thats 60M3 of concrete.
Where are they going to put it ????
I'd ask for…
shanem posted:Tiles or wood?
We much prefer timber, better look and feel. It does damage easily but that's called character and eventually you can resand. I would never use a gloss finish as…
shanem posted:Blue Rain House
Hi James
The garage door is a tilt door made from marine ply. It, and the ecoply, I painted in Dulux On The…
shanem posted:Owner Builder - any way to make it easier?
Hi Muzzman
You may consider using a registered builder to get your project to lock up, and you arrange plumbers electricians plasterers cabinets…
shanem posted:Blue Rain House
Thanks to everyone for your kind comments.
Fiona, those glass mosaics do look impressive don’t they ! Both sides of that wall are done; the tiles were $18.50 a sheet…
shanem posted:Blue Rain House
Thanks bda20 and Michelle
The house though, is not ours anymore; we sold it earlier this yearand are currently working on our next house.…
shanem posted:Blue Rain House
Talinsmum, Fiona, has asked for some more pictures of our house so please find a selection below.
We designed and built the house in 2005, as owner builder. We organized all…
shanem posted:What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell
Hi fojean
Thanks for your interest.
To get that colour mortar we used off white sand (Mukadilla sand I think its called), with grey…
shanem posted:What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell
Thanks Fiona
The interior worked out pretty well too !!! I'll post some pictures over the weekend if you are interested.
Shane
shanem posted:What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell
I forgot to mention, that when I priced the bricks a few months ago, the Blue Rain was about $200 per thousand more expensive than Tawny Heritage.
So even if you…
shanem posted:What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell
Hi rerob1
I'm busy on the new house at present, but i should be able to post some pics over the weekend, if…
shanem posted:What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell
Nice choice fojean
We used Blue Rain on our previous house; I think it was one of the first houses to use the brick.…
shanem posted:Carnaby Home Design - H3nley Properties
Then again, it might be their terminology for a plain old soil test.
I'd ask if it is the soil test or an additional soil test.
shanem posted:Carnaby Home Design - H3nley Properties
Hi Papa
I've done four houses over recent years and have never had a "footing probe".
I will assume it is to determine soil…
shanem posted:Reusing old timber
Hi Al
I wouldn't use hardwood for the subfloor (joists etc) for your deck or steps, as it will eventually rot being exposed to…
shanem posted:indicative costs - custom builder
The final cost is also subject to site conditions,: is the block flat or does it have a substantial slope requiring excavation. Has the soil been tested. M Class soil…
shanem posted:Checking broadband coverage on a house that doesnt exist yet
Hi Parker
Despite various websites telling us the local exchange supports ADSL we cannot connect because we are on the old "pair gain"…
shanem posted:Checking broadband coverage on a house that doesnt exist yet
We are told on our providers website that we have access to ADSL, but when we tried to connect we found it was not available. Its probably best to ring…
shanem posted:Bulk Excavation costs?
Hi Matt
Sometimes you get lucky !!!
In my area at present, it seems like everybody has got fill to get rid of, and…
shanem posted:Bulk Excavation costs?
$200 a load sounds about right if you are disposing of it at a council site.
If you can find someone who needs 200m3 of clean fill it should cost you…
