Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 81Jan 13, 2016 12:29 pm Christ its certainly buyer be aware , as they know what you do for a living but still tried to pull a beeny over your eyes, no wonder consumers can be ruined,its learn learn learn or risk a game of russian roulette. Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 82Feb 17, 2016 12:02 pm The most beautiful bathroom in the world is nearing completion View from the beach at night And of course after hard work there is time out, i let this gummy go because it is protected nursery Not so for the 14 sand whiting and 17 legit size flatheads Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 83Feb 17, 2016 7:55 pm Looks so luxe BE! Your place will be on my todo list when I ever can afford to travel to Tas! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75739&p=1299716#p1299716 Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 84Feb 18, 2016 11:42 am Beautiful bathroom with a view! Custom build Northern NSW viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72217 Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 85Jul 11, 2016 6:17 am Update! Progress is slow because I only do few days a month and there is always too much to do. Anyway we have occupancy permit and the work continues outside. After a hard day's work there is convenience of just sitting down and fishing from front deck at dusk enjoying gold and platinum colours of dusk I even get a visit from king tide, sometimes knocking my front gate Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 86Aug 01, 2016 8:52 am This is incredibly beautiful but also incredibly risky being this close to the ocean. Sooner or later there will be "Event" that will flood my house. Even though this beach has been here tens of thousands of years and will be so after I am gone, I hope that the "Event" is not in my lifetime. Even so, I have seen what happened to houses in Sydney recently and i am contemplating building a sea wall for protection of the house. I am currently researching suitable construction types and the red tape I have to overcome. Does anyone have experience with sea walls? King tide minus storm surge By the way my new extension is totally invisible from this angle Is this worth protecting? Sure is! Any feedback would be appreciated. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 87Aug 01, 2016 12:20 pm I wouldn't do a sea wall personally but if you really want to protect the house I'd look at something a lot more low key like wire matting with plants coming through it. The plants help to hide it while the matting anchors them. I saw something similar on TV being built on the Gold Coast a few years ago. When the plants are mature you wouldn't see any of the wire mesh which on the sea side was tied into concrete pads dug in deep. Stewie Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 88Aug 01, 2016 1:09 pm Stewie D I wouldn't do a sea wall personally but if you really want to protect the house I'd look at something a lot more low key like wire matting with plants coming through it. The plants help to hide it while the matting anchors them. I saw something similar on TV being built on the Gold Coast a few years ago. When the plants are mature you wouldn't see any of the wire mesh which on the sea side was tied into concrete pads dug in deep. Stewie Thanks for your input Stewie I do have some good vegetation there already, unfortunately, it is not anchored as you describe and trying to do it would probably destroy it. I was thinking of something like a root barrier (a trench filled with concrete) about 1 m away from the present edge, so it does not interfere with vegetation that is already there but is a wall if beach erodes. Now I think that sheet piles with a concrete bond beam on top will do the trick. So the wall would be completely in the ground (1.5m deep) with only 300 mm above ground beam and vegetation growing over. So the protecting wall would be completely invisible (and completely withing my land) but there in the "Event" . Early days still. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 89Aug 01, 2016 10:24 pm It depends how much you want to spend and also what the council will let you build. The advice I've gleaned from hydraulics engineers is that unless a solid seawall is built to withstand a Tsunami then most will fail as recently witnessed in Sydney. They are also pretty expensive. The soft option I describe above is preferable because of its low impact and also importantly that it is flexible to an extent. In your relatively protected beachfront I would have thought the "less is more" scenario would suffice. I'd be interested in how the local council would view your predicament. Stewie Re: Extending in Paradise & trying not to ruin it.. 90Aug 02, 2016 7:31 am I have asked locals and it seems the beach has not changed in the last 30 years (no erosion) but that once the sea has gone through the shack (long time ago) Anyway below is the general idea of what I want to do but I have to talk to the council and my engineer. Anyway this will be a project for next winter. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog I had a similar issue with my fridge not too long ago. It wasn't the same model, but the symptoms were pretty much the same: the compressor would start and then stop… 3 7547 If your patio is going to be 35 sqm then that's going to need Council Approval. The fact that they previously approved your 25sqm patio will be irelevant 1 5509 Ask for some kickplate to be added and also for tradies to be requested to use lanyards on tools on that side of the building. Be respectful and have the discussion… 1 1698 |