Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Gladesville - NSW 25Jun 15, 2016 8:31 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 26Jun 16, 2016 10:21 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 28Jun 16, 2016 10:26 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 30Jun 17, 2016 12:01 am 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 3:25 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 33Jun 17, 2016 3:49 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 5:17 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 5:47 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 6:19 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 3:15 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 5:27 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 11:55 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 12:51 pm 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 Alternatively, you can sign a contract with pre-defined known amount you pay to the builder for management and warranties and then you just pay the invoices their provide… 2 5251 In NSW the maximum deposit for building work is 5% until the builder provides HBCF insurance 1 3279 |