General Discussion
Building consultants who do inspections do not do forensic storm water and sewer…
Building A New House
This is a way too generic question. We need to see the location/alignment of sewer…
Family of 4. Had 1x 315L Sanden Eco Plus for 4 years. Never ran out of water, even…
Renovation + Home Improvement
Hi Mitzi, Please share so we can help. Regards, Sydney East Building Renovations…
Just one thing I would bump up, Aircon/hydronic heating… price seems a little…
How tall is the wall? Was an engineered design required?
Use painters tape to hold them in place until it dries.
Anyone on here recently done a build with MJH? We got a call today saying our house…
My ceilings are 2.7m high, and they adjusted our door heights to suit. Im quite…
You need to refer back to the structural engineering footings and slab design for…
Hi Sun99 Yes definitely timber. Never touching steel frames again. And with all…
Heating, Cooling & Insulation
when its windy, your house will make all sorts of noises, whistling and all, from…
Hello All, I shortlisted below builders for KDR project in Westmead NSW and I am…
Deep Saini, Did you enter into a build contract with the builder? or Did you buy…
Owner Builder Forum
Brief update - work on the house moves slowly on, but I did manage to finish the…
NSW Planning https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/policy- ... ated-homes From 1 July…
Bathrooms and Laundry
The NCC 2022 does not allow for window in the shower area under 1.8m or 1.5m from…
Yes the DPC needs to be lower than the slab/floor level. The alternative in my opinion…
No. The outcome of the meeting would be a permit provided by council(if they agree…
Kitchen Corner
Hi all, Very novice renovator contemplating stepping up and actually doing some…
you can do frame @ roof on, windows in, rough-in done, wrap ready for clad, this…
The problem with sunken garage is NCC. It mandates 1 accessible(without steps) entry…
look at the post before yours, they are good gradients
I feel this is where it changes based on location, and will be the same regardless…
Not sure how you went... But for anyone wanting some answers if they need them;…
Hello All. Seeking your opinion. Please see attached pic of roof space. Much sarking…
What size bearers and what size joists?
Building Standards; Getting It Right!
Yeah, once the build starts, the price is final with upgrades already added in.…
I know im many years late to this thread, but we are close to our PCI we think.…
Interior Decorating Lounge
Hello there ! Your living room truly has fantastic potential ! But I think adding…
just get it quoted by your window supplier. The frame opening is the same so it…
Hi everyone, I’ve run into a problem. It’s in relation to the setting of FFLs…
I have got Exterior grade waterproofing product. Looks good.
New home owners are strongly advised to have a forensic examination of all drain…
Ok thank you for your help.
good for you! Good luck with your build
DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair
It looks like they have used rigid sealant in the gap. You are supposed to use flexible…
I had a similar issue with my alfresco area. I ended up going with clear polycarbonate…
They should be run in the frame, when run on the outside the pipes breach the cavity…
Hi All, We are building in the Gables in NSW. We have a small angle in one of the…
Paving & Concreting
Hi, did you end up figuring something out with the pit ?
Kitchen Appliances
Choosing the right kitchen appliances can be overwhelming, especially with the variety…
Some more amazing progress! All rendered, roof framed and weatherboards on. Looks…
Thanks for your reply! - Do you have a copy of the AS4654.2-2012 standard? I believe…
Hi, thought I'd repaint the inside of my house as the paint is cracking in some…
I'm interested in lollies! not $59.60 How to communicate this with my builder?…
Thanks. Had terrible experience with metricon. Not going to repeat the mistake…
In general, a member continuous span means it’s continuous (one whole piece of…
Thanks for the detailed comments chippy, I'll use this as a guide.