Hi, We are building a double storey house and in the frame stag. There is an empty land on the right side of our house. The land owners have lodged their application and recently received their CDC approval but their construction has not started yet. We checked their construction plans and found the...

Thanks Sejaed for your reply. Yes we are in Sydney. The issue is first has not send the survey report yet (they said they will but we have not received it yet). Also, the slab will be poured next Tuesday and they said they will not delay it as their survey says slab position is fine. We need to make...

Hi Everyone, We are building a double story house and are in pre-slab stage. We had a meeting with construction supervisor on site last week and asked him to check the distance from fomrwork at the back of the property till the rear fence to see if it the same as engineering plan. he measured the di...

Hi everyone, We are building a double story house in Sydney and have 3 stacker doors (3.6m-3.2m-2.4m wide) in our family, kitchen and dining area (total area:64m2). We are a bit concerned about outside noise being heard and thermal performance of the stacker doors, so we are thinking about upgrading...

You are better off asking this question in the " Windows and Doors " section or doing a search there for similar posts. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewforum.php?f=23 Stewie Ok thanks.

Hi everyone, We are building a double story house in Sydney and have 3 stacker doors (3.6m-3.2m-2.4m wide) in our family, kitchen and dining area (total area:64m2). We are a bit concerned about outside noise being heard and thermal performance of the stacker doors, so we are thinking about upgrading...

Sound insulation will be best from the bricks or Hebel blocks, i.e. from "solid" and relatively thick material. Sound insulation with the batts will help a bit, however, it won't be really defining. You would need to consider metal studs, double/tripple gyprock layers, green glue, furring...

Hebel panels are also relatively thin (either 50 mm or 75 mm), I doubt you are going to getting significant noise insulation improvements in comparison to even standard brick. Most of the cladding will be worse though. Hebel Panels are adding a bit of R value, although Hebel joints as well as frami...

~0.49 higher R value with the Hebel based wall according to this page http://hebel.com.au/r-values-mean-home-building-decisions/ Upgrading your wall insulation where the Scyon fibre cement cladding is used is an option. We prefer to use cladding but worried about noise insulation. I heard R value f...

Our external walls are hebel, and the cladding is f ibre cement. This is the cladding supplier page, https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/categories/cladding/scyon-linea-weatherboard .

Hello everyone, We are building 2 story house with hebel, base floor will be rendered and second floor has cladding. We heard cladding can make the house very warm during summer. Is it true? Has anyone experienced this issue with cladding? Thanks

There are a couple of options: 1) Remove the bulkhead and install a new bulkhead with the sliding track built into it. Needs to be robust enough to handle the weight of the doors, so the bulkhead will need to be reinforced witt braces. 2) Keep the current bulkhead and install a barn door sliding tr...

Hi everyone, We want to have a fixed door and a sliding door each 1.2m width for TV room. The builder has quoted $5000 considering Hume entrance doors. Does anyone know if we can install these doors after handover? There is a bulkhead in the entrance of the living room, and the builder said they jus...

Hello, I bought a land recently and I am searching for a style for my future home. After visiting many display homes, I fell in 😍 with Hampton style. I like hampton style facade, kitchen, flooring, etc, but not sure if it is a good choice for homes not close to beach, ( 1.5 hr away from beach). I am...