Browse Forums General Discussion Re: When things go bad. 6Apr 10, 2010 4:32 pm Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: When things go bad. 10Apr 19, 2010 8:34 pm Moisture ingress can come from many places but if, as was mentioned in a prior post and the correct approach is taken on design and care is employed by the construction crew, then there is no problem with moisture ingress. Waterproofing is a big consideration and should never be overlooked. Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: When things go bad. 11Apr 19, 2010 8:49 pm Yep, our first house was built 30 years ago on a block of land that had a similar-looking construction that had been abandoned for many, many years. We incorporated it into our plans as an underground garage/workshop and built the house partly on top of it. Now this was in the wettest part of the Adelaide hills and there was never a hint of dampness in that garage. Must try to find some pics.... Cheers zeke BTW, an architect who came to have a look at it called it a "white elephant" - but the house we built (without an architect ) ended up winning a HIA award for the best custom house of that year. We were pretty chuffed. i wouldn't be worried, you'll definitely miss something, no matter how many times you review. we've spent close to 5 months ensuring everything got reflected in the… 5 9432 Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 8433 You might be able to apply to divert the sewer at your expense. In NSW you would contact a Water services co-ordinator and they would give you advice as to whether or not… 1 12862 |