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Mike8136
3 August 2019
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Aug 03, 2019 11:48 am
So much more information needed before anyone can guesstimate, like length of run to nearest services. Utility companies will have to check capacity of their system to add extra loads. For example the overhead powerlines may need a new transforer to increase capacity and yhen the $'s start rolling i...
So much more information needed before anyone can guesstimate, like length of run to nearest services. Utility companies...
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Mike8136
3 August 2019
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Aug 03, 2019 11:35 am
I did my own floor a few years ago. It is difficult and hard work. You will need an edge sander and the drum sander. I hired from Bunnings also. The result looked pretty good and a much improvement over what was there. I've got pretty good hand skills but a professional would have done a better job....
I did my own floor a few years ago. It is difficult and hard work. You will need an edge sander and the drum sander. I h...
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Mike8136
14 July 2019
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Jul 14, 2019 10:15 pm
It seems like a legal disclaimer over what is called "third party reliance". Basically the soil report is not their work but they have had to base their designs on it; it's their way of stating they are not legally responsible if you supplied them with incorrect information. It also limits...
It seems like a legal disclaimer over what is called third party reliance. Basically the soil report is not their work b...
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Mike8136
13 July 2019
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Jul 13, 2019 3:11 pm
It's not so much temperature but moisture levels inside your house. Unfortunately when very cold outside the window glass will be below the dew point (temperature below which condensation forms for a given moisture content in the inside air). This also happens in the tropics at warmer temperatures w...
It's not so much temperature but moisture levels inside your house. Unfortunately when very cold outside the window glas...
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Mike8136
30 June 2019
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Jun 30, 2019 2:30 pm
Councils do what is known as an aquifer storage and recovery. Basically stormwater is cleaned in a reed bed then pumped underground at high pressure. In summer they pump it back for watering parklands and the like. You won't get a license to do that. Bores need approval.
Councils do what is known as an aquifer storage and recovery. Basically stormwater is cleaned in a reed bed then pumped ...
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Mike8136
30 June 2019
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Jun 30, 2019 12:50 pm
So sorry to hear about all these problems. It's he last thing you want in retirement. You are required to "landscape" water away from the house, so don't fear being held liable for slab heave if you comply with this requirement; your problem is though it will accumulate away from the house...
So sorry to hear about all these problems. It's he last thing you want in retirement. You are required to landscape wate...
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Mike8136
30 June 2019
3
Jun 30, 2019 11:37 am
Have you looked at your certificate of title? Is there a drainage easement to the rear somewhere? When we built 10 years ago in a country town there was a stormwater connection point at the rear as the property was on the low side of the road. You seem to have a lot of water and it must be ducted of...
Have you looked at your certificate of title? Is there a drainage easement to the rear somewhere? When we built 10 years...
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Mike8136
18 April 2019
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Apr 18, 2019 7:07 pm
Perhaps pull off the sensor and take it to an electronics store (Jaycar for example). It's probably a standard thermocouple (pt1000 or similar) that you could wire back to the controller. If someone can identify it there is no need for an OEM part.
Perhaps pull off the sensor and take it to an electronics store (Jaycar for example). It's probably a standard thermocou...
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Mike8136
7 April 2019
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Apr 07, 2019 10:26 pm
I have used aluminium mesh to make a construction joint in a retaining wall but that was for a specific purpose. What I don't get is there is less than one cube of concrete to fill your wall. Why go to the cost and difficulty to selectively fill your wall (to save $100 of concrete but spend more tha...
I have used aluminium mesh to make a construction joint in a retaining wall but that was for a specific purpose. What I ...
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Mike8136
7 April 2019
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Apr 07, 2019 11:32 am
All rebar must be concrete encased. Don't leave open cores. Concrete is cheap, about $200 for 20Mpa and add about $25 for 32Mpa (not three times). Concrete is alkaline so when in contact with the steel rebar stops the corrosion reaction. (Much of our municipal water pipes are mild steel cement lined...
All rebar must be concrete encased. Don't leave open cores. Concrete is cheap, about $200 for 20Mpa and add about $25 fo...
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Mike8136
11 March 2019
2
Mar 11, 2019 11:58 am
Are you still within the cooling off period?
Are you still within the cooling off period?
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Mike8136
6 March 2019
13
Mar 06, 2019 10:25 am
I'm curious. Those asking for an itemised bill, do you also get one for every nut, bolt and kg of steel when buying a car? You are buying a product when buying a house. It is a competitive world. I work in an engineering consultancy and we design multi million dollar mining projects. Labour rates, o...
I'm curious. Those asking for an itemised bill, do you also get one for every nut, bolt and kg of steel when buying a ca...
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Mike8136
6 March 2015
2
Mar 06, 2015 6:54 pm
For us we extended our mortgage to cover land purchase and are in the process of selling our current home to fund the building on our land. If you bought $200k land the total security would be $700k. At 80% lending ratio that is a loan of $560k. So with the current $360k plus $200k = $560k that work...
For us we extended our mortgage to cover land purchase and are in the process of selling our current home to fund the bu...
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Mike8136
30 December 2014
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Dec 30, 2014 12:21 pm
The outside lever will have to be removed to disassemble the rest. There should be two screws on the other side that are holding the bezel in the photo on. If you don't think you can fix it a new replacement from Bunnings etc will be about $40 to $50 and will reassemble the same way you pulled this ...
The outside lever will have to be removed to disassemble the rest. There should be two screws on the other side that are...
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Mike8136
1 September 2014
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Sep 01, 2014 8:45 pm
Did you take lots of photos by any chance? The engineer really just needs to know that the right reinforcement was placed before the pour.
Did you take lots of photos by any chance? The engineer really just needs to know that the right reinforcement was place...
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Mike8136
17 May 2014
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May 17, 2014 1:01 pm
We paid $340,000 in 2010 for 6 acres (25,000 m2) in Chandlers Hill SA. It is 25 minutes from Adelaide city centre and on the edge of the suburbs and hills zone. One 1,200 m2 building block and three other paddocks. We are hoping to build later this year and can't wait. Just have to pretty up our cur...
We paid $340,000 in 2010 for 6 acres (25,000 m2) in Chandlers Hill SA. It is 25 minutes from Adelaide city centre and on...
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Mike8136
19 June 2013
3
Jun 19, 2013 10:54 am
I've been following Josh's build and I say full marks to him. In a wonderful temperate climate like Fremantle he demonstrates that it is easy to achieve a great efficiency rating in a mainstream house so why aren't we all doing it. In a sub-zero climate like Germany, Passivehaus does apply and there...
I've been following Josh's build and I say full marks to him. In a wonderful temperate climate like Fremantle he demonst...
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Mike8136
7 June 2013
3
Jun 07, 2013 12:07 pm
I wouldn't take any chances. Use a wire brush wheel in an angle grinder and remove the paint. Then you know the heavy stone is keyed to brick and not just paint film.
I wouldn't take any chances. Use a wire brush wheel in an angle grinder and remove the paint. Then you know the heavy st...
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Mike8136
21 May 2013
2
May 21, 2013 7:50 pm
Easy. No saw cut will be square enough to assemble square over 10'. Your form needs to be levelled and staked into position before concrete is placed. Stake one side, push the frame until the diagonals are the same and put the other stakes into the ground.
Easy. No saw cut will be square enough to assemble square over 10'. Your form needs to be levelled and staked into posit...
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Mike8136
6 May 2013
2
May 06, 2013 7:07 pm
The same happened to me. The meter tap needs replacing. Report it to the water authority as your mains can't ne shut off and they will fix it at no cost to you. Before mine was fixed I would open a tap closer to the meter (front garden tap) to slow the flow while I replaced the washer in the bathroo...
The same happened to me. The meter tap needs replacing. Report it to the water authority as your mains can't ne shut off...
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