Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: TV program looking for owner builders and other projects 9Oct 24, 2008 10:59 pm piranha great idea for 7 maybe,, if only they actually paid the subjects of the show,, would help with getting some of those fancier fitting we all find after we work out whats wanted.... or even work with getting the build finished faster! So does the show plan on coming back ever few months till its finished? cause the only problem I see is that as an owner builder I only get to work on the weekends (wich will only change when I get some of the lighting finished.) which would be a long research time (I'll be using my whole 2 years from the looks of things) Re: TV program looking for owner builders and other projects 10Oct 27, 2008 6:12 pm Hi Natalia
We may just be able to help! My partner and I are owner building our house in Perth Western Australia. So far we have our development approval and our technical drawings are complete and currently sitting with the Structural Engineer. We should receive them back by 4th December to then be submitted to council for our Building License. I would say by end of Dec we will have approval and will begin our house as soon as the Christmas period is over. We are very excited yet a little apprehensive at the same time. Somehow the design turned into the Taj Mahal (2 Storey, 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 2 ensuites and a Rompus Room) and so a little nervous about the size of the project we are taking on especially seen’s we have never done this before. We are also building our house using Insulated Concrete Form which is not a new product but new to Western Australia. Western Australians are brick all the way so not quite sure how this aspect of the building will go. But we are eager to give it our best shot. We love the idea of a more insulated house and being as environmentally friendly as we possibly can. I am even doing a Garden Design course next year to see if we can implement some sustainable options into our garden. Well obviously this will depend on budget however at the same time you dont necessarily need to spend lots of money to be environmentally friendly! Through the initial part of the project I have realized how much there is to learn so am constantly looking for help from others so I can totally appreciate the idea of your show. Hope it gets off the ground 0 883 I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 3754 The engineering is the engineering. It's irrelevant how much material you have. Unless it fits the requirements of your design the engineer can't "make"it work. You might… 7 8036 |