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: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 14Aug 20, 2015 2:16 pm Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: OB Project - "New vs Old" - Nedlands, WA 18Aug 21, 2015 6:18 pm 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 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 16716 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 15088 |