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Joined 7 May 2023
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2 months2 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Plumbing hot and cold water rough in

When I last build the hot and cold water pipes ran on the outside of the frame in the brick veneer wall cavity.
Is that the same these days or do…

3 months3 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Wall wrap

Anyone have an recommendations on wall wrap insulation? My energy rating simply says non-glare vapour permeable wall wrap.
There seem to be products on the market with signficant price differences:
Amatalin…

3 months3 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Poor Ground Bearing result..less than 100kpa

I think Metricon got sued for their waffle slabs some years ago, so they may now be over-engineering
20 years ago the houses built on H class reactive soils used raft…

3 months3 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Poor Ground Bearing result..less than 100kpa

So $30k in piering? :shock:

3 months3 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Builder Terminated contract after Variation Requested

I think what may have happened is the builder has sought the RBS approval, the RBS has permiitted the amendments
ON THE PROVISO THE OWNER AGREES. The owner has…

3 months3 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Poor Ground Bearing result..less than 100kpa

type "slab piers" in search and a few topics come up

3 months3 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Hebel + steel frame vs brick+ timber frame

I've gone for pre-fab walls. I did it because I wanted to remove the idiot factor from the construction on site , control theft and reduce waste plus its supposed…

3 months3 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Hebel + steel frame vs brick+ timber frame

For further information, its going to cost me $200 per square meter to install and render 126 square meters of top flor hebel.
For comparison ground floor bricks up to 3.2…

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Costs of knock down rebuild in Melbourne 2024

I pm'ed but its stuck in my outbox. Citywide Demolition.

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
New home build: Heat pump HWS instead of Rainwater tank

That's brilliant would appreciate if you have you can locate the other doc so I can use it with my discussion with the building surveyor

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
New home build: Heat pump HWS instead of Rainwater tank

Fantastic-that second doc may be exactly what I'm looking for:
Effective from 28 November 2023, there is no longer a restriction on the energy source for SWH
installed in a new Class…

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
New home build: Heat pump HWS instead of Rainwater tank

My understanding is solar hot water requires a back up system and gas seems to be preferred over electric...which means a gas line Also the cost and complexity/reliability of…

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
New home build: Heat pump HWS instead of Rainwater tank

Thanks you for your detailed reply and the link
The cost factor is a big one. For the cost of a gas line line ( no HWS) rainwater tank I could…

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
New home build: Heat pump HWS instead of Rainwater tank

This is interesting:
Where reticulated gas supply from a gas company is NOT available then under clause 11 the SWH
can be either:
• an electric boosted SWH, or
• a heat pump water…

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
New home build: Heat pump HWS instead of Rainwater tank

As per the topic title, can I install a Heat pump HWS system instead of a water tank in Victoria. My gas supply has been abolished and the Ausnet…

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Costs of knock down rebuild in Melbourne 2024

I'm on that journey.
I had to demolish a single story brick veneer on concrete raft slab about 220 sq meters for about $19k. They took forever to get a…

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Builder Recommendation >> CG vs TA vs Glenvill vs Metricon

My neighbour started with Metricon in November 2023. Its nearly done, with painting just finished. 60 squares with pool at the back

4 months4 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Water connection for New Build

I had to do this 2 weeks ago. I'm in Melbourne. The water company was Ok if moved upto 600 mm sideways. Any more than that and…

5 months5 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Tree Worries.

A raft slab still needs to cut roots for the trenches of the concrete edge beams and typically these beams can go 500mm or more deep.
I have seen arborist…

6 months6 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Tree Worries.

That tree species appears to have one of the more aggressive root systems and is listed as causing pipe and foundation damage.
You'd need to speak with an arborist and structural…

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6 months6 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Question about orientation

I would do it like this

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6 months6 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Hebel + steel frame vs brick+ timber frame

Timber frame with brick veneer is what I would choose.. The one advantage hebel has is that its cheaper if you want rendered walls. Rendered Hebel is now…

8 months8 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
P vs H2 Slabs

I think i read somewhere upgrading the steel reinforcing stiffens the slab more than upgradind the concrete?

8 months8 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
P vs H2 Slabs

I'm getting quoted concrete extras its around $220-$240 per extra cubic meter of concrete- thats 75 square meters at 15 mm thick to go from 85 mm to 100 mm…

8 months8 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
P vs H2 Slabs

The letters designate your SOIL /SITE type not your slab:
P means problematic-moisture, infill.
H used to mean highly reactive soil ie clay then it become H1 (less but still high)…

9 months9 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Ensuite window on facade:is opaque glass mandatory?

ecoeco. tried to send a PM to you but it just sits in my outbox. Can you PM me?

10 months10 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Suitable material for build up around slab

I'd be grateful of any examples of impervious materials that could be used?

11 months11 monthsstefcepstefcep posted:
Ensuite window on facade:is opaque glass mandatory?

Building in Keilor Park Victoria. My upstairs master bedroom is at the front of the house, as is the ensuite window. It will be double glazed. Is it a requirement…

1 year1 yearstefcepstefcep posted:
Sewer pipes under slab

Thanks that link in particular is really useful.

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