Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: OB in South West NSW 7Jan 16, 2017 8:17 pm Berek That's an epic cut! Why so deep? It is quite daunting! The block we are building on has quite a slope on it, cutting into the block like this allows room for our under house garage and storage areas. Might as well make use of the area! Only get one chance to cut it Re: OB in South West NSW 9Jan 17, 2017 8:55 am Hi Andrew, do you have a plan you could post? So it begins. ? Re: OB in South West NSW 10Jan 18, 2017 11:36 am Searching4 knowledge Hi Andrew, do you have a plan you could post? So it begins. I will get one up over the next day or two! Re: OB in South West NSW 12Jan 20, 2017 1:53 pm Searching4 knowledge Hi Andrew, do you have a plan you could post? So it begins. ? https://thegroundup2017.wordpress.com/2 ... -the-plan/ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: OB in South West NSW 14Mar 22, 2017 9:36 pm We have finally got piers in the ground but literally had no progress since then. This weather has been playing havoc on our block, raining almost everyday for the past 2 weeks. Will start posting once we actually achieve something! ha! Re: OB in South West NSW 15Mar 23, 2017 6:02 pm I was wondering when you would next post, looking forward to it. All the builds around here seem to have ground to a halt with this horrible weather in Sydney. 😏 Re: OB in South West NSW 17Apr 15, 2017 9:01 am FINALLY have had some works being carried out. The internal drainage was completed and soon after we have had the concreting done. There is some serious steel in our slab for the retainer, but the engineer is happy - which makes me sleep well at night! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: OB in South West NSW 18Apr 15, 2017 10:13 am Well your project is so challenging and it is nice to see that the engineers are happy and concrete is poured. What is the next step? framing? Could you tell (or pm) me the engineer firm that you used for the structural and hydraulic reports? Thanks in advance, cheers civarow Re: OB in South West NSW 20Apr 23, 2017 11:20 am civarow Well your project is so challenging and it is nice to see that the engineers are happy and concrete is poured. What is the next step? framing? Could you tell (or pm) me the engineer firm that you used for the structural and hydraulic reports? Thanks in advance, cheers civarow Next step will be the brick layers coming in to do the ground floor, then framing and windows. We used an engineering firm called DMC Engineering from Narellan, NSW. They came highly recommended. Well these guys are not looking good... I sent them a written enquiry last week and they have not yet replied. If they cannot respond to a simple… 4 10552 Adam Baines Grad Cert Bldg Surv / Grad Dip Bldg Surv / MSAAPA Accredited Building Professional APB20210035 Builders Lic 183023 Pest Control Lic 84868 Ph 0412202336 PO… 3 46763 Keen to hear from people in the area who have got KDRB done on whom they got the build from? Looking for recommendations. Thanks 0 21047 |