Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Gladesville - NSW 21Jun 15, 2016 6:06 pm Follow gandn, also old OB's like Vass. I've learnt loads from them viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75739&p=1299716#p1299716 Re: Gladesville - NSW 23Jun 15, 2016 6:16 pm Building4my3tots Follow gandn, also old OB's like Vass. I've learnt loads from them viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75739&p=1299716#p1299716 Cheers for the compliment B4M3T's. It's nice to pass on learnt knowledge like I've learnt so much from here also. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: Gladesville - NSW 24Jun 15, 2016 6:21 pm Hi BBTony. We have just finished our owner build after 19 months! We too have a brick subfloor with an elevated suspended slab. Feel free to check our my posts or PM any questions some of the earlier photos have disappeared from my thread so let me know if there is something you want to see a photo of. Re Termim3sh. We went with them. They have gone completely overboard with it. It's not cheap, but neither are termites I guess. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: Gladesville - NSW 25Jun 15, 2016 7:31 pm The current dwelling is a single storey building. There's not much plant worth keeping in the garden as they are mostly privets I believe. We have a few trees at the back that we are keeping. It is a sloping block, around 3m down away from the street. Will post up engineering plans soon but it's a suspended concrete slabs on piers and footings. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=83291&start=20 ROADMAP CDC approved: 17/02/2016 Demolition: 01/07/2016 Excavation: 25/07/2016 Footing: 10/10/2016 Bricks & blocks: 20/10/2016 Block work corefill: 31/10/206 Re: Gladesville - NSW 26Jun 16, 2016 9:21 pm Here is the footings and piers engineering plan. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=83291&start=20 ROADMAP CDC approved: 17/02/2016 Demolition: 01/07/2016 Excavation: 25/07/2016 Footing: 10/10/2016 Bricks & blocks: 20/10/2016 Block work corefill: 31/10/206 Re: Gladesville - NSW 27Jun 16, 2016 9:23 pm Can't see the plan. You should try using tapatalk on your mobile. Super easy Edge39.my-letter-box.com Re: Gladesville - NSW 28Jun 16, 2016 9:26 pm SteveMc - Just installed that yesterday - don't know full well about the image features on it yet. I've been trying to find more information about Termite Barrier AS3660.1 - Part A & Part B. What needs to be done for each part etc etc Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=83291&start=20 ROADMAP CDC approved: 17/02/2016 Demolition: 01/07/2016 Excavation: 25/07/2016 Footing: 10/10/2016 Bricks & blocks: 20/10/2016 Block work corefill: 31/10/206 Re: Gladesville - NSW 29Jun 16, 2016 9:54 pm Thanks mate. The plan looks solid. My only concern would be ventilation in the sub floor. Will the internal strip footings all have full bricked walls? Ie. No openings? Instead of brick piers, you could use gal posts fixed to the Concrete piers? Having lived in a house with a similar strip footing and pier structure, water movement and moisture is inevitable. Better to plan for this rather than pray it never happens. I guarantee you will have issues if you don't ventilate. Edge39.my-letter-box.com Re: Gladesville - NSW 30Jun 16, 2016 11:01 pm Thanks Steve. What would moisture do to the concrete slab? I'm thinking about using Kordon for both the termite barrier and their moisture protection. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=83291&start=20 ROADMAP CDC approved: 17/02/2016 Demolition: 01/07/2016 Excavation: 25/07/2016 Footing: 10/10/2016 Bricks & blocks: 20/10/2016 Block work corefill: 31/10/206 Re: Gladesville - NSW 31Jun 17, 2016 2:25 pm Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=83291&start=20 ROADMAP CDC approved: 17/02/2016 Demolition: 01/07/2016 Excavation: 25/07/2016 Footing: 10/10/2016 Bricks & blocks: 20/10/2016 Block work corefill: 31/10/206 Re: Gladesville - NSW 32Jun 17, 2016 2:42 pm Quote: The plan looks solid. My only concern would be ventilation in the sub floor. Will the internal strip footings all have full bricked walls? Ie. No openings? I would include access hatches/doors into the sub-floor spaces to allow for termite inspections and also to allow future access to drainage in this area. Re: Gladesville - NSW 33Jun 17, 2016 2:49 pm There's actually a door at the lower ground level - from ground level there's another set of stairs to exit the house for laundry. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=83291&start=20 ROADMAP CDC approved: 17/02/2016 Demolition: 01/07/2016 Excavation: 25/07/2016 Footing: 10/10/2016 Bricks & blocks: 20/10/2016 Block work corefill: 31/10/206 Re: Gladesville - NSW 34Jun 18, 2016 4:17 pm bigboytony Thanks Steve. What would moisture do to the concrete slab? I'm thinking about using Kordon for both the termite barrier and their moisture protection. We have kordon at our place viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75739&p=1299716#p1299716 Re: Gladesville - NSW 35Jun 18, 2016 4:47 pm You should have brick vents to the external sub-floor walls at 1200mm centres to allow the area under the house to breathe should moisture under the house occur ( not if but when as SM says above ). Openings in the internal walls under there also promote cross flow ventilation as well. It won't have an adverse effect on the concrete slab but the air will become musty and could eventually find its way inside the house. It also promotes conditions suitable for termites. Stewie Re: Gladesville - NSW 36Jun 18, 2016 5:19 pm Suspended floors may also need to be insulated to satisfy the latest energy efficiency requirements of the Building Code of Australia (now the NCC). Whoever does your Green Star/Basix calculations should be able to advise what insulation is required to get your design across the line. Re: Gladesville - NSW 37Jun 20, 2016 2:15 pm Could someone explain to me how contracts work for the contractors, mainly the insurance for work that is over $20,000? Thanks Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=83291&start=20 ROADMAP CDC approved: 17/02/2016 Demolition: 01/07/2016 Excavation: 25/07/2016 Footing: 10/10/2016 Bricks & blocks: 20/10/2016 Block work corefill: 31/10/206 Re: Gladesville - NSW 38Jun 20, 2016 4:27 pm Basically if anyone does work for you over the value of $20,000 they have to provide a certificate of insurance for that kind of work ( material and labour ), similar to HOW. That premium is added to their contract which you basically pay. https://www.google.com.au/url?q=http:// ... YUhXnHl4eA It makes it a bit of a sh1t fight because of the dramas contractors have to go through to do the paperwork and a lot of them will tell you they won't do it. Stewie Re: Gladesville - NSW 39Jun 21, 2016 10:55 am Stewie D Basically if anyone does work for you over the value of $20,000 they have to provide a certificate of insurance for that kind of work ( material and labour ), similar to HOW. That premium is added to their contract which you basically pay. https://www.google.com.au/url?q=http:// ... YUhXnHl4eA It makes it a bit of a sh1t fight because of the dramas contractors have to go through to do the paperwork and a lot of them will tell you they won't do it. Stewie They are also very sne@ky at getting round it. Example keeping the quote just under the $20K or doing it as 2 seperate jobs. Re: Gladesville - NSW 40Jun 21, 2016 11:51 am Thanks Stewie & gandn. My demolition is in 9 days - I'm both excited and nervous about it. I don't have anyone locked in yet for the excavation or concrete slab yet which worries me as I still want to get one more quote. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=83291&start=20 ROADMAP CDC approved: 17/02/2016 Demolition: 01/07/2016 Excavation: 25/07/2016 Footing: 10/10/2016 Bricks & blocks: 20/10/2016 Block work corefill: 31/10/206 Hi all, We are looking to build a new two storey house in western Sydney. 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