Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 209Apr 26, 2016 9:43 pm = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Custom owner build in Hume - VIC - Tiling Stage http://goo.gl/qpPglB Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 211Apr 27, 2016 10:46 am More ceilings done. Upper ceilings almost complete. Lower ceilings starting Monday. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I'm not sure if I have ever showed this room. It wasn't on the original plans. Once we started building we realised we could have an extra room for very little cost. Couldn't have any windows so went with two openable velux skylight/windows. - the reveals are still to be done. Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 212Apr 27, 2016 2:16 pm Great thing about owner build is seeing something whilst it's still a work in progress and being able to change it for functionality or aesthetics. We have changed sooo much from original. Biggest was adding a whole extra walk in robe, and not a small one mind you. Got rid of wasted space, made the room more symmetrical and serves a purpose! Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 213Apr 27, 2016 2:21 pm Agreed! Total control! We too have made so many changes. Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 215Apr 29, 2016 8:32 pm Would love to know what kind of insulation you chose, and why? Also, what your internal wall diameter is - our walls are going to be something like 9cm so not much room to play with... OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 216Apr 29, 2016 9:30 pm Hey Keffuful, we chose the Bradford gold for external wall. Our walls provide 14cm cavity so we went with two 70mm batts to give 140mm. Ended up with R4.4 Ceilings we are R4.0 And interval walls we are R3.3 soundscreen. Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 220May 05, 2016 6:14 pm Some more progress. Really happy with the way the reveals on the the openable windows turned out. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our ground floor has been prepared for the set coat. We decided to place the beads in the set coat rather than the float to get sharper corners. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16957 If you need to pay for a project manager you would be well advised to just engage a builder who would take full responsibility for the build. As opposed to you OB where… 5 15292 |