Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building post and beam house 6Sep 17, 2010 9:51 am http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Building post and beam house 12Sep 19, 2010 9:12 pm Quote: Hi xanthrope ( where's that from???), Thanks for the info and news. We haven't had to worry about cyclones here in Perth since Cyclone Alby decades ago but where we want to build is in a seismic zone! Seems Mother Nature is always making you remember her before building......... Sooooooo, a pole home flexes MUCH better ( in an earthquake ) than the usual double brick and tile on a slab that they build in Perth as bricks are so damn cheap. We must have lots of cheap clay or something...... We're sure leaning heavily towards a pole home but there is some pretty intense marital negotiating going on at the moment. ME, I want to build ASAP ( because I want to get out of the big smoke ) - the design SHE prefers. SHE is getting cold feet. Watch this space - I'm sure we're not alone in being a couple hesitating before we leap into the stressful spending of $$$$$! Good luck again with YOUR adventure! Wish you the best of luck. IMHO , now is a pretty good time to build as the market has died down somewhat. In Victoria, it is plodding along at around half the rate it was around 9 months ago. However in QLD, things are a lot quieter. You can negotiate a better qualty of house for the same price as I dont think builders will lower their prices - but this is stil a positive outcome for you,. Hope this helps convincing your partner. I still have another 4 -5 days before I get the contour survey, after which I will contact at least 2 more buidlers along with my plans (thanks to Google Sketchup) and see what they quote overall. Stay tuned. Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them. Re: Building post and beam house 13Jan 16, 2019 12:47 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The above photos are 4 houses being built on an undulating block using screw piles and XL-Floor as the subfloor system. XL-Floor has an R value of R2.6 Winter ad R2.4 Summer Hello everyone, After some suggestions and ideas about how to put a concrete path around the drop edge beam area on our new build. We are required to have a concrete path… 0 12867 The distance between my DEBs varies from 4.1m at the narrowest to 8.1m at the widest. 5 27281 |