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SejaeD

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SejaeD

11 May 2021

Re: How much to build this French Modern home?Building A New House

May 11, 2021 8:43 am

Can anyone here who has knowledge/experience in the building industry tell me roughly how much I am looking to build the following Modern French Provincial home? Keep in mind this is not ultra high-end luxury finishes (no real timber, marble or any real stone materials like that), but medium level ...

Hi Dom0387 Build costs vary significantly depending on where you are. Are you able to say what state/locality you are i...

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SejaeD

10 May 2021

Re: Timber or steel framed houses?Building A New House

May 10, 2021 2:49 pm

just checking i understood this part correctly.. "Normal insulation batts will be at least twice less effective inside steel framing than in timber and insulating in traditional way will be leading to steel contraction/expansion, especially, in the areas where diurnal temperature changes are s...

if you end up going with a project home builder they will only install the minimum insulation as required by basix. Dep...

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SejaeD

10 May 2021

Re: Timber or steel framed houses?Building A New House

May 10, 2021 1:54 pm

couple of other questions.. and apologies if these are dumb 1) noise levels from the steel expanding and contracting from heat... is this a serious issue? 2) any impact on phone/wifi signals 3) mounting pictures/tvs etc on a steel frame.. is there something different that needs to be done here? Hi ...

Hi Skuzzy no all good questions. Answers are: 1. We insulate our homes really well so there isnt too much noise when co...

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SejaeD

10 May 2021

Re: Custom buildBuilding A New House

May 10, 2021 6:03 am

I want to knock down and rebuild the current place in NSW. I'd looked at designs from project homes, but none I've liked so far. Has anyone got experience with getting an architect to draw up the plan and gone from there? I could use a little help Hi tth2k All our clients do this and owning your ow...

Hi tth2k All our clients do this and owning your own plans not only gives you the flexibility of fully customising your...

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SejaeD

9 May 2021

Re: Storage under stairsBuilding A New House

May 09, 2021 5:36 am

The builder has left under the stairs uncovered without a paint or wood board or gyprock finish. Is this what normally builders do for storage room under stairs. Please advise. https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/101459_1620470987.jpeg Sab-123 Thats perfectly normal for the project home guys. You wont h...

Sab-123 Thats perfectly normal for the project home guys. You wont have any issues with rotting unless you have a water...

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SejaeD

9 May 2021

Re: Timber or steel framed houses?Building A New House

May 09, 2021 5:27 am

What are the advantages and disadvantages of light gauge steel frames compared with timber for the customer? Besides being termite safe and before considering pricing and material availability. Kippers01 That is a really interesting question. My team and I are kind of timber framing nerds and we pr...

Kippers01 That is a really interesting question. My team and I are kind of timber framing nerds and we pride ourselves ...

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SejaeD

8 May 2021

Re: Timber or steel framed houses?Building A New House

May 08, 2021 5:37 am

Kippers01 That is a really interesting question. My team and I are kind of timber framing nerds and we pride ourselves ...

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SejaeD

7 May 2021

Re: Gap between cladding and roofingBuilding A New House

May 07, 2021 1:47 pm

Hi, folks, we recently finished building our first home, and the other day, I found there is a large gap between the cladding outside of the first floor to the roofing of the ground floor. Is this normal? https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/1_1620350950.jpeg That's very messy work! provided there is a f...

That's very messy work! provided there is a flashing in behind that cladding it should be okay. Normally you want a 10m...

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SejaeD

7 May 2021

Re: how much does gyprock ceiling cost now?General Discussion

May 07, 2021 7:15 am

Do you have anyone you recommend on the north shore or northern beaches ? I will PM you one of my gyprocker's details

I will PM you one of my gyprocker's details

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SejaeD

6 May 2021

Re: Exterior Colour Suggestion/FeedbackBuilding A New House

May 06, 2021 9:36 pm

Hi Community! We are finalising our selections for exterior and hoping to get some suggestions (specifically on the contrast of Fascia and Downpipe). Roof Tile: Artist Ink Main Render: Shale Grey Cladding: Surfmist Fascia: Surfmist Face Brick: Loongana Limestone Front Downpipe: Shale Grey Back/Rest...

With due respect, ( and I am only offering an opinion because no one else has ) I think you have too many colours and t...

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SejaeD

4 May 2021

Re: Base price vs final cost priceBuilding A New House

May 04, 2021 3:34 pm

Hi We are starting the process of building a new home and really trying to get an idea of what to expect on cost. Interesting in finding out recent experiences of what your base price was vs the final cost. Would be helpful to know what builder/house design and any upgrades. Thanks :-) The best thr...

The best thread I have read on this forum was by a gentleman who built with Clarendon and gives a really good breakdown...

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SejaeD

3 May 2021

Re: Knockdown rebuild in Ryde - shortlisted buildersBuilding A New House

May 03, 2021 11:43 am

I am starting my knockdown rebuild in Ryde and still shopping around builders. After talking to over a dozen of them, from the largest Metricon to the small Austec, I have narrowed down to: Better Built Homes - Have paid the tender fee $1200, waiting for the soil test and contour to be conducted. S...

Hi Rachel Just be careful with one of the builders you selected there. I have a friend who is building with them and th...

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SejaeD

3 May 2021

Re: Interior walls cracksBuilding A New House

May 03, 2021 8:10 am

Hi Simeon I'm in Melbourne. What are rough prices to get a structural engineer to do an inspection? And yes these were the cracked bricks outside the same wall. Metricon already replaced the bricks https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/82972_1619789278.jpg And here is another example of cracks to a door w...

Lucky Metricon offer a life time structural guarantee as I think you are going to need it! sorry to say I would expect ...

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SejaeD

1 May 2021

Re: Interior walls cracksBuilding A New House

May 01, 2021 5:22 am

Lucky Metricon offer a life time structural guarantee as I think you are going to need it! sorry to say I would expect ...

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SejaeD

30 April 2021

Re: Slab Positioning issueBuilding A New House

Apr 30, 2021 5:05 pm

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 mak...

You could send them an email/letter making a point that you won't be paying for the slab until it is confirmed it is po...

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SejaeD

30 April 2021

Re: upstairs additionGeneral Discussion

Apr 30, 2021 3:23 pm

that looks pretty self explanatory

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SejaeD

30 April 2021

Re: upstairs additionGeneral Discussion

Apr 30, 2021 3:11 pm

Hey @youxuan welcome to the forum Builders and trades do assorts of non compliant sh!t, you need to keep on your toes and check the engineering details Builders dump on other Builders work all the time, certification should be done by Engineers and building surveyors If you don't have the correct d...

So true, so true! couldnt have said it better

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SejaeD

30 April 2021

Re: upstairs additionGeneral Discussion

Apr 30, 2021 2:51 pm

I have just had an upstairs addition project completed by a builder in Northern beaches (Sydney) in Dec 2020. I proceeded with the downstairs reno (with another builder) immediately after upstairs. After the demolition of downstairs walls, I am now horrified to see the supporting structure done by ...

Can you post a screenshot of your original strurctural drawings with a detail of that connection? also I will PM you th...

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SejaeD

30 April 2021

Re: Slab Positioning issueBuilding A New House

Apr 30, 2021 2:43 pm

what contract are you using?

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SejaeD

30 April 2021

Re: Slab Positioning issueBuilding A New House

Apr 30, 2021 2:21 pm

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 d...

Ral21 Step one would be to get a copy of the survey the builder has. Step two if they dont give you the survey get your...