Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Canberra custom KDR 17Nov 21, 2017 7:04 pm Looking good. It is a great feeling when you can see the house in the 'flesh' as it were. Keeping my fingers crossed for your roof prior to Christmas. Variegated Re: Canberra custom KDR 18Nov 23, 2017 9:20 pm As of yesterday - my precious Posistruts Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Locked together with strongbacks, these should form a very solid base for the upper floor, much sturdier than typical Australian construction. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here's an overview of the site, showing the garage in front of the house (the garage looks a lot larger in proportion due to the camera angle and foreshortening, it's not really that big!): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Mind you, there was a slight slip-up with the garage. We'd factored in the trees on our site, but it hadn't clicked that one of the neighbour's trees was overhanging the fence: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A bit of trimming will be required! Re: Canberra custom KDR 19Dec 01, 2017 8:42 pm So, on Saturday the Hebel PowerFloor went on: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And then yesterday the upper frames went up: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The roof trusses have been craned up, but won't be installed until after the Proctorwrap (it gets wrapped over the top plate and then the trusses get placed on top. We then had an official framing stage inspection today with the builder - a couple of minor things to do (which he was already aware of), but nothing major - the framing stage is essentially complete (and invoice issued). It was a very wet afternoon, but fortunately we were able to see the views from upstairs before the rain set in - and it's as good as we hoped for! Getting up on ladders, flying camera drones, and estimating from what you could see on the ground is one thing - being able to finally see it directly in person is very different (and very reassuring, in our case). The existing trees provide privacy from our neighbours' yard (which was a concern for both us and them), and we've got excellent views all-round otherwise. Re: Canberra custom KDR 20Dec 02, 2017 6:43 am Looking good! What function does the proctorwrap serve? Being able to see the view instead of imagining it is a great feeling, and I'm glad that yours has met expectations. Hope the current rain doesn't slow things down for you too much. Variegated Hi Im having trouble getting anyone to provide useful advice on going for an insulated slab North facing extension. I had Lighthouse group do the energy assessment last… 0 2446 The biggest challenge will be if you take out a loan and then run out of money - you'll have an incomplete security and lenders do not like this so you can get stuck.… 2 20092 Hi, I am looking into doing a KDR in Melbourne and am contemplating using Kialla Homes. I am looking for feedback on them from others who have built with them. 0 14238 |