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kirashogun

15 July 2018

Re: Site works advice neededBuilding A New House

Jul 15, 2018 8:09 pm

What the, did they tell you this before the house was built? Once the site is cut, you need to fill it back up. and it is going to be costly as natural soil that's been compacted over 0000s of years is much denser than dumping a whole bunch of soil with lots of air pockets to fill it back up again. ...

What the, did they tell you this before the house was built? Once the site is cut, you need to fill it back up. and it i...

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kirashogun

15 July 2018

Re: Chipped Stegbar sliding doorBuilding A New House

Jul 15, 2018 8:00 pm

How to fix it is not your problem, Ask them to do whatever it takes to make it look brand new and if they have to replace it, too bad.

How to fix it is not your problem, Ask them to do whatever it takes to make it look brand new and if they have to replac...

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kirashogun

14 July 2018

Re: Insulation BattsOwner Builder Forum

Jul 14, 2018 7:46 pm

Thanks for the reply. Yes double up on thickness of battens was an idea. beams are 180mm. What do you think on my idea of laying sarking under the insulation? (silver side down) A couple of my plasterer friends, think that screwwing plaster board to beams is NOT a good idea due to expansion and pos...

Like this I presume. I was told they do this for long runs and in wet areas only.

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kirashogun

10 July 2018

Re: Weep hole helpBuilding Standards; Getting It Right!

Jul 10, 2018 8:17 pm

He has to redo the pavings otherwise you will have mould and termite problems down the road almost guaranteed. Minimum 100mm clearance to weep holes no exceptions.

He has to redo the pavings otherwise you will have mould and termite problems down the road almost guaranteed. Minimum 1...

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kirashogun

10 July 2018

KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51Building A New House

Jul 10, 2018 7:48 pm

Hi kirashogun Thanks for the tip. Never knew of this one. We have some big trees at the back which we don’t want to loose as they offer privacy to our backyard. I have spoken to my CLE and she said that we will need an arborist report to do that if the siting survey says we can keep them. BTW haven...

The arborist report will allow more accurate estimation of tree effect but H1 soil, mature tree cluster is not a good c...

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kirashogun

10 July 2018

Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51Building A New House

Jul 10, 2018 12:45 pm

One tip I can give you is that if you are considering fancy landscaping with trees or gardens adjacent to the house, it's worth while getting that done now and hand over the landscape plans to your builder so structural engineers can enforce the slab and take into account matric suction effects of v...

One tip I can give you is that if you are considering fancy landscaping with trees or gardens adjacent to the house, it'...

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kirashogun

5 July 2018

Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51Building A New House

Jul 05, 2018 9:49 am

Usually H1 on a flat block would be around 20$k but who knows what Carlisle will charge. I certainly expect it to fall below $60k. My guess between 20-30$k.

Usually H1 on a flat block would be around 20$k but who knows what Carlisle will charge. I certainly expect it to fall b...

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kirashogun

4 July 2018

Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51Building A New House

Jul 04, 2018 9:21 pm

KDR is always a P. What’s the underlying soil grade, Ys value and gradient? CH is notorious for gauging on site costs to pad margins. Brace yourself.

KDR is always a P. What’s the underlying soil grade, Ys value and gradient? CH is notorious for gauging on site costs to...

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kirashogun

4 July 2018

Re: My KDR Metricon Hampshire - Liberty - 45 MelbBuilding A New House

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Jul 04, 2018 9:48 am

Our Actron system is quite noisy, I have it placed outside the dining room and you can hear the humming of the fan noise from the kitchen. I can see this will be an issue when having dinner and hearing the noise. Anyone else having a similar issue? They do that because it’s easy since it’s just a s...

They do that because it’s easy since it’s just a straight pipe up from condenser to the roof for the fan. The best spot...

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kirashogun

3 July 2018

Floating FloorsBuilding A New House

Jul 03, 2018 3:07 pm

What do you mean across doorway. Normally floating floorboard don’t need gaps except for the edge against the wall but need to ask someone more qualified. I’m doing solid wood flooring and it needed an expansion gap every 6 metres on the long edge.

What do you mean across doorway. Normally floating floorboard don’t need gaps except for the edge against the wall but n...

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kirashogun

2 July 2018

Coral Homes general build threadBuilding A New House

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Jul 02, 2018 3:24 pm

https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/71611_1530490977.jpeg Hi coral ppl, in bed 4 the robe seem to have a slope to it. Apparently the roof is not quite level which has thrown out the measurements for the robe. This is the only place it is very visible? We met with our SS and he said it’s common and there...

http://www.vba.vic.gov.au/__data/assets ... s-2007.pdf Have a look at section 9. 4mm deviation over 2 metres is the upp...

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kirashogun

29 June 2018

Re: Evaporative coolingHeating, Cooling & Insulation

Jun 29, 2018 11:51 am

Hello everyone, I have just joined this forum and am at the very start of the house build journey going through the sales quote. Evaporative cooling is included in the quote. I just wondered is it best to have the cooling installed as part of the build or look around for a better deal and get it do...

You won’t get much credit back for included items. I would incline to keep as is unless you are not happy with the mode...

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kirashogun

27 June 2018

TV antennas? Phone lines? Who needs them?Home Theatre & Automation

Jun 27, 2018 10:52 pm

Lol good to see I’m not the only one. Time to rip up these 20th century technologies and smell the roses. I deleted the generous 2 tv and 2 phone points from my plan although NBN rules means i still have RG8 copper cable for Internet. These days I reckon all you need is Ethernet for study and wherev...

Lol good to see I’m not the only one. Time to rip up these 20th century technologies and smell the roses. I deleted the ...

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kirashogun

23 June 2018

Re: My build in Bloomdale- Handover not accepted ☹️Building A New House

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Jun 23, 2018 9:28 am

Thankyou- I hope your builder fixes your door without too much hassle! I’m not sure if standards in the building industry have gone downhill in the recent years but it just feels wrong that you have to fight with the builder to get a quality house that meets standards when you pay so much for the b...

I don’t want to excuse the poor job your building is doing and you should chase this to the bitter end. But just to ans...

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kirashogun

21 June 2018

Internal Cracks, some guidance requiredGeneral Discussion

Jun 21, 2018 11:21 pm

Hi @StructuralBIMGuy, This is all I got from the Council. Is this it? https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uel0hh6i462f1kh/AACyXBaPlEbr0m-dmxkUeOk3a?dl=0 Thanks in advance I’m not an expert but unfortunately houses build during the great drought during late naughties plus use of the old 2870-1996 standard do...

I’m not an expert but unfortunately houses build during the great drought during late naughties plus use of the old 287...

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kirashogun

30 May 2018

M-class Slab on P class soilBuilding Standards; Getting It Right!

May 30, 2018 11:26 am

The Issue isn't with the Engineers report, @kirashogun Once you have handed over a deposit to the builder and signed, the builder can charge whatever he wants for big ticket items It's up to @bentleigh_boy now to scrutinise the cost if he thinks it's going to be too high, then his option is to pull...

Thanks for your comments, The cost is not an issue here as I have fixed site cost in the contract. I'm only worried coz...

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kirashogun

30 May 2018

Re: M-class Slab on P class soilBuilding Standards; Getting It Right!

May 30, 2018 10:35 am

bentleigh_boy, I PMed you the geotech engineer my builder used. They seem to be pretty good.

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kirashogun

30 May 2018

Re: M-class Slab on P class soilBuilding Standards; Getting It Right!

May 30, 2018 7:28 am

Interesting. Will need opinion of some of the other forum members who are professional geological engineers to comment. One thing I did notice is that they never hit rock. It’s wet clay all the way and they stopped at 1.8m depth. I also got M class soil but I hit rock at 1.2m and kept hitting rock u...

Interesting. Will need opinion of some of the other forum members who are professional geological engineers to comment. ...

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kirashogun

27 May 2018

Re: Aurora Stage 16 - BuildBuilding A New House

May 27, 2018 8:07 pm

Site costs used by project builders are used as a vehicle to raise one’s profit margin. It’s so padded with opacity that you can’t compare the dollar cost across builders directly. You need to get the engineering design specs and read the fine print in order to compare apples for apples and see if y...

Site costs used by project builders are used as a vehicle to raise one’s profit margin. It’s so padded with opacity that...

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kirashogun

26 May 2018

Re: Roof options: colorbond, terracotta or concrete tiles?Building A New House

May 26, 2018 5:44 pm

thanks for pointing that out. my area to be had some history of hailstorm. silly question from me :wouldn't hail affect colorbond more than Terracotta as colorbond has lighter, thinner material? i would have thought I'd get get dings during hailstorm. You are correct. In a severe thunderstorm, it c...

You are correct. In a severe thunderstorm, it can dent and chip paint off colorbond roof but it’s very unlikely to leak...