Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 25, 2011 1:51 pm Hi All, My partner and I are just about to purchase our first block of land which is really exciting and we have already chosen the plan/house to build in Adelaide SA, in about 18 months time through Fairmont Homes. We are both new to Building/Construction/Landscaping etc and we would really appreciate any hints, tips, things to be aware of, ideas, do's/dont's etc etc, anything at all. As things happen I will post photos and updates. Cheers Re: Advice, Tips, Ideas Wanted 2Oct 25, 2011 2:16 pm Hi! Welcome to H1....... The best place to start is this forum - you will spend hours reading through everyone's threads and gathering ideas etc Although, the best thread (at all different stages of the journey) is viewtopic.php?f=31&t=5823 for tips and tricks! Good luck on your journey! Our building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=51657 Re: Advice, Tips, Ideas Wanted 3Oct 25, 2011 5:54 pm @Eiffel Thanks for your reply, I will look into it and urs also. Thanks, Re: Advice, Tips, Ideas Wanted 4Oct 25, 2011 6:05 pm If you are buying the block now but not building for a while this link will take you to some tips about the block boundary pegs. http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?cat=26 The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Just be careful with building stability during construction, that is when the structure may be weakened, refer to your engineering drawings for stability methodology. 1 6102 Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. We definitely wish to settle and get these people out of our life. They are trying to charge us interest on late… 7 9040 Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 3087 |