Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Total NEWBIE Guide to Building your First Home available ?? 4Apr 22, 2009 9:30 pm I've just got my hands on 'Not Just Bricks & Mortar: The Complete Guide to Home Building in Australia", George Kallidis, 2007. It's got everything - Building Contract Information, Design Principles, Council Requirements, Workmanship Standards and good building practices. Some of it is commonsense, but it's got a lot of great info. Re: Total NEWBIE Guide to Building your First Home available ?? 5Apr 23, 2009 1:30 am http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/ConsumerP ... /index.htm DOCEP website. It's for WA but has commonsense info for everywhere in Aust. THere's some good stuff to start with, including (pulled from the site contents): Before construction starts During construction and after Licensed builders Roof restoration Termites and pest control Having problems? The pros and cons of building a house The Homebuyers' Survival Guide provides a rich resource of information for people thinking about building a home or extending or renovating their existing one. Homebuyers' Survival Guide My tac-home-ter: Been in 8 months! Re: Total NEWBIE Guide to Building your First Home available ?? 6Apr 23, 2009 1:35 am Quote: I've just got my hands on 'Not Just Bricks & Mortar: The Complete Guide to Home Building in Australia", George Kallidis, 2007. I just googled it! For 'WA'liens, Boffins Bookshop. $40 in stock. I might go tomorrow! http://www.boffinsbookshop.com.au/bookw ... 1741105728 Any other books or documents anyone has found helpful? My tac-home-ter: Been in 8 months! Re: Total NEWBIE Guide to Building your First Home available ?? 7Apr 23, 2009 1:42 am Just googled a few more (also available at Boffins, though some currently not in stock) Building Your Own Home rev. Author: WILKIE George Price: $42.00 Availability: In Stock. Synopsis: This complete guide to building your own home covers every step of the process. It includes how to select land and gives design guidelines, outlines the roles of professional consultants and the workings of control authorities, offers advice on preparing working drawings and details a who's who of subcontracting and the supply industry. This revised edition includes sections dealing with new materials and systems and also covers the impact of the GST on the building process. Penguin Dictionary of Building Author: Maclean J. H & Scott Hahaha, I think we all need one of these just to understand the contract! Landscape and Building Design for Bushfire Areas Author: Ramsay GC Rudolph L Building & Renovating on Time & on Budget Author: Choice Books Format: SOFTCOVER Publisher: Choice Books ISBN-13: 9781920705268 Price: $25.00 Availability: Not In Stock. Synopsis: This is an excellent guide if you're building or renovating, whether sub-contracting it yourself or using a builder. It has technical information, plus lots of good oil on building problems and procedures, building contracts, and more. Reviewer said "…indispensable for anyone building or renovating…will save you lots of heartache." My tac-home-ter: Been in 8 months! a building inspector should be able to tell you about any major problems but we need a floor plan with dimensions to clarify options for extra bedrooms ... sometime an… 1 9688 Cant give recommendations in general with that builder, but during the colour selection, this is honestly personal preference. Depends on the style you want. Do you want… 1 557 Soak wells and electrical run in happening this week! Summit has told me they will relocate the laundry plumbing after the walls are completed. I'm actually pretty happy… 13 36707 |