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i reckon there should be a seperate part for estimating and quoting types of work and materials. good way for everyone to pick up tips and the different ways people order, measure, quote building...

a standard door height is 2040mm and the most common widths are 720mm or 820mm

you will need solid core doors check out the corinthian or hume doors internet sites they have their products on...

it is a bizaar design do you know the history behind it? did an architect design it? its different

ask the guys your getting quotes from to break them down (itemise) so you can see where the money is going, and offer to pay them cash aswell if you can afford to

you need continuous antcapping for your basewalls comes in 2.4m lengths you also need termite proof silicon to seal the joins the company who makes it is called alterm.. any builders supplier in...

builders use concrete nails or dynabolts (1200cts) as this is the most effecient method of fixing the bottom plate, and nothing wrong with it either i am yet to see the walls of a house ripped off a...

i use 100 x 25 oregon for valley boards

that is exactly what theyre designed not to do :?

i work for a small-medium builder and we use databuild.. its just the software though the estimator still has to enter the current rates, prices,formulas, allowances etc and keep them up to date,...

get a die-grinder, you can buy a multitude of attachments that you can do that sort of detailed grinding with

quite a few of the bigger window companies such as stegbar and airlite wont use maple (aka meranti) for their products anymore as they were constantly getting claims for bowed windows and doors..
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ya probably better off getting a 14v or 18v cordless drill/driver.. hook onto ya belt/ nail bag when yer on the roof much easier than dragging a lead around behind ya

give mapei a call they manufacture the self levelling compound you after but i dont know who you can buy their products through over in crow land! give them a buzz and ask where you can get it from
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sounds like the perfect situation to use self levelling compound, id be doing it one pour as well. make sure you have enough bags of it and maybe hire a mixer unless your fit!

just go your local hardware and buy a set of imperial and metric allen keys.. you can often find them in bargin bins there not much anyway.. cant go wrong!

i reckon you should check out new modern units selling in your area, id be suprised if many had baths also real estate agents are good people to ask about what helps sell.. i would design the...

i would probably go for mdf treads& risers carpet over it.. and maple or pine for handrail + balusters.. not really a veneer kinda guy

do you want the bricks matched?

i guess thats a reflection on the builders you work for

in sydney for the first course in block retaining walls we lay 'clean out blocks' and then conventional blocks up from there. we have horizontal and verical reo in the wall.. the blocklayer should...

go to a steel fabricator who specialises in stainless work

did your blocklayer hose out the dags from inside the cores after he laid the wall?? to late now anyway! i would punch a hole at the top of the voids in the wall and pour in structural grout (m-bed)

you can use treated pine for bath framing, hebel blocks are popular now too and are probably better.. you well need a sand/cement bed for the bath to sit on as well some guys are now using that foam...

i would order:

6/3.0 90 x 90 TP H3 LOSP posts
4/3.6 240 x 45 TP H3 LOSP bearers
15/4.8 140 x 45 TP H3 LOSP joists @450 cts
8/4.8 70 x 45 TP H3 LOSP battens @ 900 cts

plus associated gal...

solid core fire doors and doors over 2040 in height are required to be hung on three 100mm hinges.. it wouldnt hurt the door in your situation either !

as a rough guide about $700 for asbestos removal and $20/m2 for 10mm plaster... add a bit more if yer having cornice/shadow line add a bit more on top of that because its a small job

common building practice for your situation is to cement render the brickwork which will be 5-7mm thick (so you get a flat, plumb and smooth substrate to tile to) then roll on ya waterproofing and...

my local tip sells crushed concrete, brick and terracotta.. builders use it for temporary access onto muddy sites excellent drainage. i dont actually mind the look of it ! from memory its around $20...

if your 1st floor addition is of brick veneer construction it will need significant structural modifications to support the brickwork..

most 1st floor additions are weather board, blue board or...

if you have limited space onsite i would definatly go prefab... get the manufacturer to hold the frames and trusses till you have bearers, joists flooring down.. then get them delivered and up. ur...

i would screw 2400x1200x7mm plywood sheeting to underside of the purlins using countersunk tek screws, would be the easiest, cheapest most maintenance free (paint or stain or seal the ply)... put...

i work in sydney when we put a UB in a ceiling we pack it off the brickwork using 100mm oregon and 2/90 X 45 pine plates to pack it up... if its a stud wall same thing plus extra studs.. just the way...

dont forget solid blocking between joists

for whats it worth i would tape it up the rips with sarking tape from inside the roof

next your going to tell me bricks arent layed to a string line these days

how is the sarking damaged? ripped?

i would give the whole blue board thing a miss... im working for a extension builder at the moment and we only use insuclad or unitex systems now - after numerous call backs to fix cracking blue...

the project homes being built these days dont have eaves (i presume to keep costs down?!) i havent heard of any consistent leaking problems with this set up...

how big is the area of your roof...

yea just measure the sizes of yer windows then ring trend windows or wideline windows etc (assuming you want aluminium windows) and order same size without timber reveals

you can also fix sheets of ply down to the slab or battens and then nail ya boards to that conventionally... but you may need to raise your door frames up if needed

use a laser or dumpy level (you can hire these or buy a cheapy) to get a few spot levels while your placing the concrete in the footings, then screed to the concrete to these levels...

price will depend on what the builder includes in his quote... many extension builders will design, engineer, pass through council and construct. they employ there own draftsmen, contract...

from memory minimum pitch for colourbond 4-5 degrees and for tray deck minimum pitch 1 degree

hey sorry i didnt read yer post properly the first time, yea could do that, put packing on top of the joists under ya fc sheets to get the fall and use a shower channel.. they are quite expensive if...

i hope you have home and contents insurance, but then again they wouldnt pay you out if they find youve built your bathroom floor without fall!

guys ya gotta put fall in your bathrooms :o

a company like stegbar would probably be a start, remember the yellow pages is your friend get a few quotes...

measure your existing door give them those dimensions if you need a custom size, as...

if you can check if their is blocking between the floor joists? joists should have solid blocking at the ends & every 1800 at least

were doing renovations/ additions to a house in sydney northshore area.. contract price is $450000 the bank would only lend them $300000 because the bank thought they were overcapitalising, the...

in nsw retaining walls over 300mm in height have to be designed & certified by an engineer.... but if you follow that heel and toe design someone described earlier should have no problems.. make sure...

i didnt say you were a builder your obviously far far from it, i said you sound like a textbook builder