And over in Queensland (?), whose MasterBuilt Home slab was this, this week? The Concrete Nija at his best..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG38fj1REn0

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Tears before tea-time, there on that Epping purchase. The acronym? So cruel it's almost unbearable - Joy of Missing Out.....ouch!

Yup, vital to trust those property dot websites. Me and my data and Epping prices? On the way, way down. Dodged a bullet there, N. JMHOT. PS Have you seen the recent acronym JOMO? Says it all, perfectly, in this brave new world of a real estate market.

That's a super price. When you come to sell, the "dream quotient" of the space will totally pay you dividends. Are you tiling the roof? If you are, there were transparent roof tiles on the market a while back that could be usefully included in a no-windowed area.

Nick, reckon you were probably spot-on with the valuation and some other punter wasn't aware of market realities. Keep that powder dry!

An eclectic choice of framing materials there, Inv. :-)

In Sydney area? Whiz over to Trademaster in Granville for a project like this. I don't frequently recommend companies but TM is just so good. Not only the products and the pricing but the staff, too. As I think about recommendations, I realise that the only other Sydney enterprise I rave on about is...

What's the Hebel Power Floor these days? $100 sm? So with joists and installation you could be up for quite a bit. There's a really thick Hebel Power Floor Plus around, too, don't know anything about that product.

Reckon the South Australian punters have got this whole driveway and parking area stuff nailed with their using blue metal at $100 a tonne......way to go!

The embossed ribs on the Bondek provide the challenge, to any inserted insulation, as the ribs are there to grip the concrete. Sure you wouldn't prefer to go a prefabricated aerated slab way if you are committed to concrete and insulation?

20 years ago had a few spare aerated concrete blocks which were then used as part of an outdoor landscaping project - OK, shouldn't do that - last time I saw those unpainted, untreated , much rained upon blocks they were a bit rounded off on the edges but remained completely intact. Wouldn't use the...

And then there's soil desiccation and its impact on pier adhesion. Hard to win in house building, really.

Currently in late 90s brick-veneer home which as been perfectly - according to the literature - azimuthed on its acerage block. Living there has confirmed the sheer importance of the architecture and the azimuth working together. This home is soaking up too much heat for summer but will be gorgeous ...

The Yanks have got all this ceiling fan installation done and dusted with their safety brace systems - the pay about $20 for a unit, it shove up and into the ceiling space through a 100mm hole in the gyprock extends out and bites into the trusses with some metal teeth. Ah, ingenuity. (Mind you, ther...

Hi all, i was quote for a base house price back in late nov, and now when i asked for it again the base price has increased 22k. Does anyone know if M has raised prices the past few months? Given that building approvals are down about 20% recently you would expect competition for jobs between the v...

Ah, those Australian Brikkies and their Labourers carefully mixing up their lime-mortar out on the edges of the Capital Cities. Such craftsmanship brings tears of appreciation to the eyes, it does.

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Yup, you're right. Swiss.