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hi i dont know where in melbourne you are but there is a place in plenty road preston i think its "barastock" they would have a website but we used to get it from here for the horses it was about...

hi what about that pebble stuff they put around pools probably a bit expensive not sure of the durability on a driveway.ive seen the painted driveways but with the traffic the paint tends to wear in...

hi we had this problem in the house we brought i thought it was termites called pest guy he came told me not to worry about it and didnt even charge me for coming out to look.so if it is borers your...

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thx ausdesign i havnt got plans back yet or been to a engineer yet i was just trying to see what options i could use within our budget ive looked in the australian standards before posting on...

thats beyond bad but not all owner builders are like that most go above and beyond the australian standards ive seen the same results with builders doing the job.i think its up to the individuals...

yeah thx doogie trust me if we had the money that is definately the option i would go for the next house will definately be done this way and by more tradies.unfortunately we dont so we have to do it...

we have that here to inspecters have to come check holes check the frame and then final check for occupancy certificate.if any problems are found at any stage then they have to be fixed before any...

hi mick i dont expect it to be dead easy just alot of hard work its the technical side thats hard to understand at times.as for owner builders stuffing up if you watch aca youll know that their are...

ok guys thx for all the advise ive got the answer to my questions and much appreciate them cheers shelley

ok land cost 7.5k and all up with the land ive estimated 80k we dont have to borrow anything we will be paying cash for the lot.so even if it took 2yrs to build bottom dollar is we walk away with...

thank you myla i also dont think its difficult just technical cheers shelley:U:U:U

im sure most builders would love owner builders to crash n burn as they would have more work but giving up isnt an option for us but thx for your concern:U

thx ausdesign i have been told we have to go 1mtr deep and 150 more then the bricks for the pad footing.good point about the tie down rod ill make sure we do that.thx for your help:U

hey burnsy the only thing about construction that hasnt been finalised is the foundations but everything else has been pretty straight forward we know were using timber frame made by truss company 3k...

ok firstly ive got an architect drawing the plans now.the $100 dunny is off the books.a kit home is out of our range.the local building inspecter has given me his home phone number to ring him if i...

i dont think owner building to sell is pointless as you only have to live in it for 3mths to legally avoid paying capital gains tax but you cant sell within the first 6 mths as the insurance company...

we have no intention of building a house that isnt safe or will require fixing in the next several years it will be built to last the 50 yrs houses are meant to last.there are a lot of houses built...

hi autogenius they sound very cheap to do but are they safe they sound flimsy and im more comfortable using bricks as they seem pretty strong.

yeah looked into that but too much this time round.i just rang boral to see what bricks to use and they said any of them would be suitable as their all compressed now anyway so they can stand the...

ok just spoke to the building inspecter he dosnt know anything about brick piers he wasnt even sure what bricks we had to use i had to explain how to tie down the bearers to the piers i think were in...

wouldnt it be cheaper to use bags of cement and do it ourselves with a mixer.i just worked out about 2500 for the concrete truck surely bags would be cheaper time isnt a problerm as we dont have...

thx for that i totally agree which is why were doing 1500 x1400 between piers using timber frame with al cladd and tin roof so way under the max allowable in the asa a little more money and time but...

Thx for that we will be using all brick piers i was quoted 650 for the engineer to design footings but my architect has said she will speak to her engineer mate and put it in the plans for me all up...

thx for that i just got quoted $182.00 +gst per cubic mtr of concrete delivered 30km one way.seemed a bit high to me but not sure???

he hasnt actually said the width as we didnt know at the time what material we were using .and you are very right about country inspecters he is 85 yrs old and so laid back its frightening seeing as...

hi autogenius the building inspecter told me to go down 1mtr deep we are building a house so they will be load bearing above ground will be 450mm so i figured i could dig the holes 1mtr fill with...

thx echidna thats what i thought but is there a particular strenght of concrete i need to order and how do i work out how much i need?????

thanks brikie i did see a picture of a brick pier in as1684 under concrete footings but no imformation like what width of hole needed what size metal tie rod (12y?) if the hoop iron goes under first...

the reason were using brick piers is its the cheapest option for us as budget is virtually non existant i got quoted 13k for a slab and just under that for steel doing it ourselves so we have to do...

hi ive been told kitty litter works just leave it there for a week or so it soaks up the oil and pretty cheap too

hi all im looking in the asa for the standards relating to brick piers but cant find them if anyone knows what page to look on that would be great.also has anyone done brick piers as this is our...

ok just an update on the windows there were 6 windows i could use the others are a mixture between fixed,awning,casement and gable windows so may have to sell most but still happy with whats left.was...

still looking anyone interested please

hi we are building a new house in wycheproof if anyone knows or can do this work please msg me anyone from bendigo to swanhill.it will be doing all the stumps bearers and joists thx start april 08 we...

thx ill do that

hi we need a stump guy can anyone recommend one in bendigo or swan hill we are half way between there at wycheproof victoria thx

wow ive just read your blog over a couple of days wanted to take as much in as i could your costings are way off what we have budgeted for our new house we are owner building very soon ( i have...

thanks guys that helps:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

all exterior walls will be load bearing and using stumps for foundation

please i still need help cant find it anywhere:C

thanks mick ive got aust standards but cant find bearer sizes just spacings.plans are on their way i just wanted to print out material lists as i have to have a final figure for bsa

ok thats it ive searched 20+ pages and still cant find what im looking for.ok i have f7 100x100 treated pine stumps 1mtr deep with 450 above now i need to know what size bearers to use and what...

hey mike if it takes awhile just go through the pages to find your thread and post reply it will then go back to page 1 cheers good luck

you guys are so funny its amazing given how far weve come from the good old days of doing everything by hand but ive learnt from this question how modernised i am i honestly thought you had to use a...

just wanted to say thx to everyone for your advice i have 60 stumps to do and will use circular saw once again thx for the help:D:D

thanks guys youve all been a great help i like the price of doing it by hand hubby dosnt like the sound of it though lol:U

hi were building our first of many houses and wanted to know what nail guns we would need we are getting frames and trusses made but need to nail bearers joists and frames are they all the same gun...

hey dan go to grays auctions i think they have one in canberra but merbu is only $1.25 mt and everything else is cheap as i just brought some from melb great quality best price ive found cheers...

lol if it saved time and cut corners hed work it out

sorry ivan i meant 90x90 stumps