Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: What can do in a Owner build house 2Nov 16, 2014 10:23 pm Whilst there's a number of things that you can't do, there are parts of those certified jobs that you can do, subject to how that tradie accepts your work. For example electrical stuff, you might find a sparky that will let you run all the cabling throughout the house, or at least parts of it. He may say that he needs to view all the cabling before the gyprock goes up, but if you can do that, you will save a fair chunk of his labour costs. A plumber may say you could pull the poly pipe through the house, and he'll do the rest of the rough in and finish off. A waterproofer may say you can apply the waterproofing after his instruction. Of course there's no guarantee any of these certified trades will allow you to do any of what I've suggested, remember it is their licence that you'd be working under that might make them liable. You can put up your house frame or brick it up yourself, but remember framing will need to be approved by your building certifier. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: What can do in a Owner build house 4Nov 17, 2014 8:55 am You can save yourself a lot even by not swinging a hammer. There is always lots to do on a building site - carrying bricks, removing rubbish, digging trenches for conduits. Stewie Re: What can do in a Owner build house 5Nov 17, 2014 10:31 am Stewie D You can save yourself a lot even by not swinging a hammer. There is always lots to do on a building site - carrying bricks, removing rubbish, digging trenches for conduits. Yes, that's another of the things that I've been able to do myself. I had a comment from a couple of people how tidy our building site is, as I've always been there picking up the rubbish and where possible put in the wheely bin where we're living or taking other stuff to the tip. I don't have a skip bin either, although I might still get one. I've also been doing some garden work from time to time in locations where building works won't trample across it (being on 1.1 acres/4661sq m helps). You can't do that with a project builder, as they won't allow you onsite to work. Don't forget if you're digging trenches for the sparky, got to be 600mm deep all the way. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: What can do in a Owner build house 7Nov 17, 2014 12:07 pm Quote: I had a comment from a couple of people how tidy our building site is, as I've always been there picking up the rubbish and where possible put in the wheely bin where we're living or taking other stuff to the tip. I don't have a skip bin either, although I might still get one. When we were building we always had a 6 x 4 trailer on site for rubbish. At the end of the day we'd do a quick walk around and tidy up. Admittedly most of our jobs were renos or additions so we had to keep the place reasonably tidy anyway as the people were usually living there. By using a trailer you will save yourself a fortune over the duration of a build. Like with your experience our customers used to comment too how tidy our sites were compared to other builds. Stewie Sorry but you have a crap builder. Probably too late now. For our last build I only spoke to builders who would allow me easy access (at no cost). I used my own sparky… 10 7305 If so what were the "special circumstances" under which it was granted? "Note: If the development consent is for 'dual occupancy' an owner-builder permit can only be… 0 10933 Waiting for the interest rates to go down is also waiting for the building prices to go up, you will likely lose. Perhaps you can get the builder to lock up stage, but… 4 2527 |