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…

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

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…

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)…

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

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

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…

Thanks that link in particular is really useful.

Hello all,
We're at the design stage.
Its a knockdown rebuild on highly reactive clay soil. We have an engineered raft slab design, with beam footings spec'ed at 700mm…

Thanks for the suggestion. The space between shower and sinks was too tight.
I agree about the toilet location.
So I have tried two other options:
The lower one is the one…

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Hi,
I'm building a new home. Would appreciate people's opinions on the ensuite layout, specifically the layout of the toilet.