Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 26, 2017 9:50 pm Good evening, We are very close to signing our contract to knock down and rebuild. Exciting times but we are very nervous as this is our first time and we don't really know what to expect. We haven't chosen the demolition company yet and would appreciate any recommendations as a first step. Any tips and advice, such as things to look at and be aware of, the must do, etc will be very much appreciated. Thank you all in advance, Lilly Re: Building with the Dennis Family - tips and advice please 2Oct 26, 2017 10:36 pm Hi Lily! SNAP! We are doing a KDR too and with DFH and we are first timers too! =D We are building the Macedon 313 in the outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. We just got the ok from our council for dispensation and have just applied for a power pit to be installed and in the process of gathering quotes for demolition. Its all very daunting! We are still living in the house to be demolished but we will have to start looking at rentals soon. Looking at a possible March start date, fingers crossed! Re: Building with the Dennis Family - tips and advice please 3Oct 26, 2017 10:48 pm Lenz88 Hi Lily! SNAP! We are doing a KDR too and with DFH and we are first timers too! =D We are building the Macedon 313 in the outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. We just got the ok from our council for dispensation and have just applied for a power pit to be installed and in the process of gathering quotes for demolition. Its all very daunting! We are still living in the house to be demolished but we will have to start looking at rentals soon. Looking at a possible March start date, fingers crossed! Hi Lenz88 who applied for the council permits? Is the builder right? There is sooooo much to do and I have no idea where to start. To make things more challenging we have an 8 months baby! Oh Gosh!!!! Do we apply to the electrical pitch with our electricity supplier? Re: Building with the Dennis Family - tips and advice please 4Oct 26, 2017 11:19 pm lillybeth Lenz88 Hi Lily! SNAP! We are doing a KDR too and with DFH and we are first timers too! =D We are building the Macedon 313 in the outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. We just got the ok from our council for dispensation and have just applied for a power pit to be installed and in the process of gathering quotes for demolition. Its all very daunting! We are still living in the house to be demolished but we will have to start looking at rentals soon. Looking at a possible March start date, fingers crossed! Hi Lenz88 who applied for the council permits? Is the builder right? There is sooooo much to do and I have no idea where to start. To make things more challenging we have an 8 months baby! Oh Gosh!!!! Do we apply to the electrical pitch with our electricity supplier? The builder applies for the permits on your behalf. Where are you building and do you know if you need any council dispensations? We waited till we got approval from the council before we applied for the power pit. We will take this time to pack up and prepare for the move.8 month olds are not too bad - 8 and 11 year olds have so much stuff!!! =D Hi everyone, Newbie renovator here, after some advice for combining our family room in the picture and the alfresco and make a larger family room. There is a flush sill… 0 1570 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 3478 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 6196 |