Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Oct 28, 2015 10:07 am Hi all, I'm reasonably experienced with various renovations having previously done a bathroom, kitchen, 10x7 shed, various chook houses etc. and I'm really looking forward to creating a cubby for the kids... but I want it done right! We're only at the sketching stage but I have a Dingo booked for this weekend to do some other work so I'd like to try and have the floorplan ready to go so I can dig the post holes. Can anyone offer any advice on what affordable yet sturdy timbers I should look into? It will be 2 stories, the top half being relatively exposed to the elements. The lower half will be fully enclosed. I have attached my rough plans, yet to sort out the exact sizing. Any Townsville recommendations for a good price on timber or have you found Bunnings prices are competitive? We've already spoken with the council about heights/distance from fence etc. but is there any other things to look out for with regards to the entire build? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Any advice on the best way to anchor the cubby to best resist termites and rot? I'm unsure whether to use stirrup anchors with post or the Hi Wind anchors. My location is Townsville so we're subject to the occasional cyclone. How far apart should the anchors be at most? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6901 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. WA has a particular way of building and unfortunately that's the way a large amount of sills are finished. 3 7004 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 17598 |