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farmmum96

9 March 2017

House relocation - any one had a house moved?General Discussion

Mar 09, 2017 2:32 pm

Hi all, Given the quotes I have recieved for my renovations I am wondering if it is worth factoring moving the actual house as part of my renovations. I have a 12 acre block on the side of a hill with beautiful valley views. Currently the house is right down the bottom south east corner (closest to ...

Hi all, Given the quotes I have recieved for my renovations I am wondering if it is worth factoring moving the actual ho...

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farmmum96

7 March 2017

Re: Master Bedroom Help!Renovation + Home Improvement

Mar 07, 2017 10:32 pm

What are the dimensions? I'm assuming if it was a single car garage it was minimum of 3.5 metres, possibly 4m wide? The master bedroom in my house is only 3.5m wide (4.8m long) and for me personally it was wide enough but felt almost too long. I have now converted that room into a studio flat that I...

What are the dimensions? I'm assuming if it was a single car garage it was minimum of 3.5 metres, possibly 4m wide? The ...

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farmmum96

7 March 2017

Re: Sound proofing between granny flat and houseRenovation + Home Improvement

Mar 07, 2017 1:27 pm

The door is not on that wall (it's a 4.8 metre straight wall with no windows or doors etc), however both the adjoining bedroom and the studio have doors opening onto a hallway right beside the adjoining wall - so literally their respective openings are about a foot from each other.

The door is not on that wall (it's a 4.8 metre straight wall with no windows or doors etc), however both the adjoining b...

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farmmum96

7 March 2017

Re: Sound proofing between granny flat and houseRenovation + Home Improvement

Mar 07, 2017 8:10 am

Hi, yes it's just normal plasterboard and I doubt there is even any insulation in there at the moment. The room was originally a master bedroom (hence it having it's own bathroom) and we removed the built in wardrobe and installed a kitchenette in that cavity. It was part of an addition which was ad...

Hi, yes it's just normal plasterboard and I doubt there is even any insulation in there at the moment. The room was orig...

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farmmum96

4 March 2017

Re: Hi. My psychiatrist said..Introductions

Mar 04, 2017 5:45 pm

Hi Berek, I'm hoping to renovate and extend my existing house with my retired father's help. So while he didn't plan to be an OB in his retirement he is basically ending up there with me. :-) My eldest daughter goes to Uni in Tassie - Hobart and we've actually found it seems warmer than Victoria for...

Hi Berek, I'm hoping to renovate and extend my existing house with my retired father's help. So while he didn't plan to ...

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farmmum96

4 March 2017

Re: tony N maryIntroductions

Mar 04, 2017 5:36 pm

Hi Tony and Mary, I assume your house is well under way by now, if not completely finished. I hope the whole process hasn't been too stressful. I'd love to build a new house from scratch one day (though I would probably design it or make major changes to a builders design). However for financial rea...

Hi Tony and Mary, I assume your house is well under way by now, if not completely finished. I hope the whole process has...

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farmmum96

4 March 2017

Solo Mum starting the journey as an owner builderIntroductions

Mar 04, 2017 5:30 pm

Hi everyone, Just thought I would introduce myself. I'm a solo mum by choice (IVF with donor sperm) and now that my youngest is starting school I am starting a new project which is even more stressful then the IVF roller coaster - renovating and extending my house. I have a 1950's weatherboard farmh...

Hi everyone, Just thought I would introduce myself. I'm a solo mum by choice (IVF with donor sperm) and now that my youn...

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farmmum96

4 March 2017

Re: Architect Cost What is Reasonable?Renovation + Home Improvement

Mar 04, 2017 5:19 pm

I realise this is an older post so you have no doubt resolved it by now. I had an architect respond to an add I had put out on a service seeking site and then insist on a site visit (I had advertised for a draftsman to draw up plans for a cheap, small extension). Anyway he spent an hour on site pres...

I realise this is an older post so you have no doubt resolved it by now. I had an architect respond to an add I had put ...

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farmmum96

4 March 2017

Re: URBAN MYTHS .... ?General Discussion

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Mar 04, 2017 11:32 am

Tiles vs Colour Bond - how colour bond is somehow better and more environmentally correct - when it is really just a personal choice. It's funny, I've seen an advert somewhere where tiles were an extra - ie costing more. I quite like the individuality of tiles today rather than the common, rather b...

Actually it depends if you want to connect a water tank to collect rain water from your roof. Over summer tiles dry out...

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farmmum96

4 March 2017

Sound proofing between granny flat and houseRenovation + Home Improvement

Mar 04, 2017 11:18 am

Hi everyone, I've been doing a bit of research on sound proofing products but I don't know anyone who has used them to know if they will work, are value for money etc. So I'm hoping you might be able to help me out. So the situation is that currently my bedroom (which will later become my 20yr old d...

Hi everyone, I've been doing a bit of research on sound proofing products but I don't know anyone who has used them to k...

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farmmum96

4 March 2017

Extending as an Owner Builder in VictoriaOwner Builder Forum

Mar 04, 2017 11:02 am

Hi all, I've just joined. I am extending and renovating an old (approx 1950's) weatherboard farmhouse as an owner builder. Have my planning permit through, currently working on building permit. Have registered as an Owner Builder. My original plan was for my father (67) and I to do all the work ours...

Hi all, I've just joined. I am extending and renovating an old (approx 1950's) weatherboard farmhouse as an owner builde...

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