Thread: Living up to my name

Good news Ray, the council must have finally come thru...
Looking forward to the WIP photos from empty block to completed dwelling and SHED....
Cheers, Peter

so much for retirement Hope it all goes smoothly Ray.

Put the plans in 27 November, went to council 10 days ago because they said it would be ready, they had "misplaced" some of our paperwork said they would give me a call when they found it, I said "I have all day, will wait here until you find it", 5 minutes later they had it, "Ok, will be ready to pick up 2 days time". Get phone call next day "We didn't advertise it when you lodged it, cant sign off if we don't" so waiting for 2 weeks advertising period to end this week.

Also, first geotech engineer specifies a Wisconsin mound for the septic, cost including treatment tank $20000-00
My plumber says "#^@** BS", I get another geotech engineer, guess what, standard septic with absorption trenches, $5000-00

To get town water connected $6000-00, $1500-00 for the council, $4500-00 for Southern Tablelands Water infrastructure , the only good part of this is all the mains in Woodstock start getting replaced next month.

Just as well one of my mates is doing all the excavation for the cost of fuel only and my sparky doing for cost of material only

I hope this is as rough as it gets and the rest is smooth sailing

Originally Posted by rwbuild

Well, its finally happened, have rented a house 1 block from where we are about to start building our retirement home and of cause THE MAN CAVE 7.0m x 6.0m x 2.7m wall height, 2.7 wide roll a doors steel framed

House steel framed, waffle pod slab, 3 bed, large lounge, 1.8m verandah full width at front, 3.0m verandah full width at rear, 2.7m walls, custom orb roof, hardiplank clad, septic

Will post a WIP

I have heard of waffle pod slabs, but know little about them. Whats the advantage of a waffle pod slab over a conventional slab?

Originally Posted by cava

I have heard of waffle pod slabs, but know little about them. Whats the advantage of a waffle pod slab over a conventional slab?

They tried them here to try to combat the slab cracking on brick veneer buildings. Not sure if they worked or not. The soil here is very reactive. I think the advantage of them is that they don't need to be as thick and the reo is mostly in the walls of the slab.

A waffle pod slab is basically a concrete torsion box. Because they are dimensionally accurate (+/- 5mm in the ribs and the slab thickness), all the design and real time stresses are at their optimum as well as the concrete quantity being exact. Time wise also a lot quicker with fewer holdups as a result of wet weather (no trenches full of water) and overall quality control is much better.

A conventional raft slab can vary greatly in beam and slab sizes as a result of blow out in trench depending on ground type, which affects the design performance and depending also on the care and accuracy of the contractor.

Waffle pod slabs have improved substantially since they first came on the market. We have all heard about the car jacks punching holes in 80mm slabs, etc. The minimum is now 100mm slab and a reduction in pod size resulting in more ribs + and increase in steel grade and sizes.

Well Ray you have already had some fun with the council and no doubt there is more to come!!

Are you intending to insulate your shed, roof and walls? Out there it would be a distinct advantage to do so.

Any ideas on solar hot water and power and water tanks?

Enjoy the next few months!!!

Originally Posted by artme

Well Ray you have already had some fun with the council and no doubt there is more to come!!

You think?

Are you intending to insulate your shed, roof and walls? Out there it would be a distinct advantage to do so.

Insulating the roof when I erect the shed, wall insulation & lining after the house is finished when I have had time to trial a couple of layouts and get a couple of new toys

Any ideas on solar hot water and power and water tanks?

HWS on demand LPG (European SS super efficient), Basix requires 2400 Lt tank but will put one on shed as well when $ allow

Enjoy the next few months!!!

I'm champing at the bit to get going

Looking forward to the WIP.

Surveyor pegs out house, shed and boundary today

Pick up approval from council Monday

Next, get water on, temp toilet and excavation

Glad i stumbled across thiss thread, something else for me to follow

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Ok, at last some WIP photos

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2 March.......................... 16 March......................... 18 March

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19 March......................... 20 March

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How long before construction can start on the shed and the house???

So that's the shed slab, yes?

Cheers