Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: New OB Project thread 2Dec 21, 2014 3:04 am Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: New OB Project thread 10Aug 17, 2015 8:50 pm gandn Wow! Looks like it is going to be a big job! I like the fact you've chosen not to demolish the whole place but to add to it as it's gorgeous already. Happily follow along for the ride. Good to finally have some positive feedback.... Most have just said "Knock it over".. Re: New OB Project thread 11Aug 17, 2015 8:57 pm Its an iceberg!! I chose to have the earthworks guys remove the roots rather than have a stump grind as all that would do is spread mulch under the slab. First of three large roots to remove. I stayed on site all day for this task making sure ALL the roots were removed. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: New OB Project thread 12Aug 18, 2015 7:10 pm Posting to follow I loved Docker Rob's thread and your plans look great <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=62083">viewtopic.php?t=62083</a><!-- l --> Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 13Aug 19, 2015 1:18 am The trees are all gone and the site looks a little sad - unfortunately most of the trees were in a really bad condition (rotten) or were within our future slab location. We will lose lots of birds but hopefully some will return once landscaping is done. This will make sure we won't stay cold this winter!! I think I seriously underestimated how much firewood would be left on site. I'll need to find a new location for firewood soon. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Apart from the firewood I was also able to keep a large amount of Silky oak which I intend to turn at some stage. - might have to wait until the house is finished. Next stop.... Partial demolition and soil stabilisation. Our Concreter has been booked in to the 7th of September Finally after many months of red tape and many other complications we are having good progress. I truly felt that our project wouldn't even get started so I'm currently on a massive high. Still negotiating with bricklayers. I can't believe current prices are $1.40 plus gst!!!! That is at least 30% more than I'd budgeted for Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 14Aug 20, 2015 2:16 pm Brick charges. Yes that was one of our first OMG moments. Especially with 22,000 bricks Does that price you have include anything or do you have to supply the rest also? Sand, cement, brick ties, lintels etc? Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 15Aug 20, 2015 10:02 pm gandn Does that price you have include anything or do you have to supply the rest also? Sand, cement, brick ties, lintels etc? Nope... it doesn't include anything. In fact the second storey is charged at $1.50 per brick. I've read here some of the OBs have managed to find much lower rates. Ive had no such luck. I also don't want to sacrifice accuracy as my doors and windows will be retrofit so walls and openings need to be accurate. Atleast the second floor is now timber. Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 16Aug 20, 2015 10:08 pm As my earthmover guy tells me Brickies build your house ...,.especially over here in the west where everything is double brick (kind of like a carpenter over east I would imagine). I'm an accountant and the prices Brickies started getting two years ago really increased. Builder were throwing in new cements mixers as incentives to try and get Brickies on board <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=62083">viewtopic.php?t=62083</a><!-- l --> Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands WA 17Aug 20, 2015 11:37 pm Demolition complete!! Not much left of the house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Next step was to stabilise the soil under the original footings. The original house is set on limestone footings which are in reasonable condition, however as we intend to drop the floor level by about 1.4m into the addition the new slab will be well below the existing footings. Step one is to stabilise the soil with chemical grout injection to a depth of about 1m. We will later reinforce this with a cavity fill wall also. The grout takes 3 days to start to harden and can be shaved into your desired shape in about 5-7 days. It reaches max strength in about 1 month. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The above picture shows injection points set approx 200mm apart. Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 18Aug 21, 2015 6:18 pm Looking good kasra - It's been a while since I have been in the OB forum, but glad I popped back today. I'll be following your thread for sure. Good decision you took those Tree roots out from under the slab otherwise over time it would have just rotted away and that's not good for under a concrete slab. Also think you have made a smart move removing the old Garage. From the photos it didn't look original anyway so not too much damage done Keep the pics and updates coming. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=44762 My Owner builder journey extending a 1930's Bungalow Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 19Aug 21, 2015 11:25 pm docker_rob From the photos it didn't look original anyway so not too much damage done Good pick up!! Yes, I'm glad we knocked it over. Also access would have been a nightmare. Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 20Aug 22, 2015 12:17 am Soak wells installed. Based on our roof area we require 2 x 1500x1500 soak wells. To be extra safe we have decided to place an extra 1500x1500 in the front also. This will give us an additional 50% safety margin over BCA. Most likely overkill. Now comes the interesting part... We are planning on having a 3 quote policy for all trades and this example demonstrates why its very important to take the time to get multiple quotes. Here were the results: 1. Plumber who I had used previously for mainly maintenance - $6900!!! for 3x 1500x1500 installed 2. Earthwork/landscape guys currently working onsite - $5000 for 3x 1500x1500 installed 3. Drainage guy who was referred to me by a friend. - $1500 for 2x 1500x1500 installed Job done!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16711 If you need to pay for a project manager you would be well advised to just engage a builder who would take full responsibility for the build. As opposed to you OB where… 5 15078 |