Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Tondelver House - Southern Highlands 45Dec 11, 2014 9:16 pm Build thread http://tinyurl.com/llgc7yk Re: Tondelver House - Southern Highlands 55Feb 19, 2015 2:23 pm Build thread http://tinyurl.com/llgc7yk Re: Tondelver House - Southern Highlands 57Feb 25, 2015 4:01 pm Thanks for the update. It is good to see real progress on your build. You seem to have got a good price for the crane hire. Your build certainly looks different to most stick built homes. Re: Tondelver House - Southern Highlands 58Feb 25, 2015 6:26 pm Looks fantastic! Interesting way of getting around the insulation issue! Is there any probs with rodents etc with it being exposed? Build thread http://tinyurl.com/llgc7yk Re: Tondelver House - Southern Highlands 60Feb 26, 2015 10:04 am BB7 - not sure about the rodent issue - at the moment if they want to nest in the glass wool blankets - let them I say!! We did evict three rabbits and a disgruntled goanna when the containers were moved! At some stage I am thinking I might be able to use some of the container wall panels that I cut out to form a barrier around the base of the building before back filling. I want the house to look like it is sitting on the ground not on piers. Beetaloo - it's been great having a lockable container on site the whole time as a secure tool shed! I now need to think about how I am going to start cutting out the walls and window openings whilst still leaving a secure lockable area. Overall I was extremely pleased with my levels. Of 22 contact points (where I need to weld the container base to the metal plates) there are 4 where the base rail doesn't touch the metal plate in the pier. These range between 3 - 10 mm and will be very easy to pack with some scrap metal plate. Having used the water in a hose method to level I was very happy with those results. The only 'major' issues was bad positioning of one of the piers. One of the container corners is sitting very close to the edge of the pier so I might build up that side of the pier in case the inspector questions it. Besides, with 6 piers to a container side compared to 4 that I've seen on many other builds, the load spread is far better. 1 10527 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 18498 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 4801 |