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So what is your question?
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I used Home Demolitions for our job( cheapest quote by far) but there was no recycling deducted. It is a lot quicker for them just to bring in the…

If they are only two years old and stored well then they should be fine. Your sparky should be the guy to talk to regarding extra panels and inverter if…

Whoever the certifier is should give you a list of requirements for your CC. It is then up to you to provide all these. Sometimes there can be a lag…

Well our site is partly submerged. We had two submersible pumps going flat out pumping about 30,000litres an hour between them and they have got it down back to reasonable…

How are you going with the big rain bomb in progress? It is bucketing down at our place at the moment.
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If the retaining wall and fence are moved 30mm onto your property , are you really going to miss that 30mm?
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The standard setback for most of the NBC is 6.5m. Just because your neighbouring houses are further back ( as is yours currently ) doesn't mean you have to be…

Probably. It is the rubber o-rings they use to join the pipes that degrade over time. They are after all just rubber. The earthenware pipes however if left undisturbed will…

Good result and good on Boral for coming to the party for nix.
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" I was told it takes 20 working days from the day the house is vacant. that's a very long waiting time. "
Ha! We were told 50 days but had…

Excellent idea Alex. I too have read a few articles along these lines and found them interesting. In practice though similarly to AW above, I found them to be on…

Your strata manager should be all over the regs concerning this and be able to give you the right advice.
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Your architect or draftie who drew the plans for your DA should be able to do this easily in their CAD program. If my old version of Vectorworks ( circa…

Good for giving them a wrap BE. Too often all we hear of are the builders not doing the right thing.
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In our neck of the woods any retaining wall on a boundary needs both council approval and engineering drawings.
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I think from memory, Velux only do the internal shade screens. External are from third party suppliers. I gave a mate of mine a hand to install an external motorised…

Go onto your councils website under development application or maybe planning and have a look at the requirements for overlooking etc. Failing that take your plans into the council and…

You should have posted this question in the Interior Decorating section ... viewforum.php?f=6 to get more replies.
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You need to look at your local council requirements for your particular area ( you don't say where you are ).
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You need to look at the council guidelines for setbacks which are something like Dwelling Houses 4A Section 2 and have a read. I think you'd be able to use…

I'd always go low sheen vs flat ( matt ). I've been in numerous homes over the years that had flat paint and anytime people have had to wipe marks…

Tell us where you are! No point giving you Sydney builders if you live in SA, NT or WA.
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I would have thought you would have engaged a quantity surveyor to give you an idea.
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gglecast , here is a diagram I did for a client quite a while back. You can play around with it by sliding the eaves out and the window sill…

If you are NSW ( you don't say where you are! ) then you should look at getting double glazed skylights/roof windows.
You can get external and internal shade devices as…

Don't double post. The admins will get the sh1ts.
Get numerous quotes from builders or get a quantity surveyor ( estimator ) to give you an idea. Knowing where you are…

If you do all the things Simeon did with his house and also other things like correct site orientation etc then you are in charge of ventilation , not the…

Yes, from start to finish probably three weeks. Sounds long but bear in mind this was right in the middle of the Covid lockdown and most of their guys were…