Building your own home

[PoppedCorn]

Looks like we are building again as well.
Was going to use equity and do some stuff in the house and on the block...got it appraised just out of interest by the local real estate people and things changed rather quickly.

Interesting year ahead

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Frames are up. From 9 months of nothing to this in a week and a smidge. Only a small place but i'm pretty pleased with myself to be building in my early 20s on a single wage.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

I was checking out my roof today and the cabinet maker was there. He told me that the plumbing is 350mm out in the kitchen and Ensuite. I don't know the consequences nor did he but I'm thinking disaster awaits....

What a utensil up

 

[freddy mercury]

I was checking out my roof today and the cabinet maker was there. He told me that the plumbing is 350mm out in the kitchen and Ensuite. I don't know the consequences nor did he but I'm thinking disaster awaits....

What a utensil up

$$$$$$$

 

[Hawk Dork]

I was checking out my roof today and the cabinet maker was there. He told me that the plumbing is 350mm out in the kitchen and Ensuite. I don't know the consequences nor did he but I'm thinking disaster awaits....

What a utensil up

Copper or PVC ?
In the slab or the wall ?
Is plaster up ,Im assuming it is

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Copper or PVC ?
In the slab or the wall ?
Is plaster up ,Im assuming it is

It's the waste pipes in the slab. Walls still bare with only electrical in them

 

[Hawk Dork]

It's the waste pipes in the slab. Walls still bare with only electrical in them

350 mm hopefully can be adjusted to reach and be hidden inside the vanity and cabinets

 

[Big Sauce 21]

350 mm hopefully can be adjusted to reach and be hidden inside the vanity and cabinets

It's currently in between the island and the stove. They will have to hack the slab up. Will that cause weakness over time ?

 

[Taylor]

It's currently in between the island and the stove. They will have to hack the slab up. Will that cause weakness over time ?

If they don't compact under it, but I wouldn't expect it to be a problem away from load bearing walls

 

[Cruyff14]

Geez getting NBN sorted is frustrated.

My street doesn't appear on Google Maps, nor the NBN lookup site.

NBN said ask my choice of ISP to action a "missing location request", I did that then they said they need a location ID. Going around in bloody circles, very frustrating.

 

[Hawk Dork]

It's currently in between the island and the stove. They will have to hack the slab up. Will that cause weakness over time ?

It will be covered over no one will even know...except you

If its carpet or floating floor they just flex if they have to
If its tiled the glue should have enough flex for micro movements over time if it occurs

 

[Poetic Justice]

Finally under way almost a year after purchasing the land.
Went to have a sticky beak given the slab was being poured and happened to notice on the triple garage pictured here that they had put the single garage on the wrong side (should be on the left.)
I didn't want to be that annoying owner but had to mention it to the concreters - they were pretty bloody happy actually given I'd been able to point it out while the concrete was still wet. If it had dried it would have been a major pain for them!

 

[craigos]

What kind of A Current Affair like tradies are you all employing?

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Concrete nightmares

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

We've decided to stay put for now. No building for me!

 

[Chief]

Geez getting NBN sorted is frustrated.

I’ve had it for two years and I’m still getting it sorted.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

What's the go with fences ? Anyone had issues before with neighbours and pricing ?

 

[Chief]

What's the go with fences ? Anyone had issues before with neighbours and pricing ?

We just went 50/50, they paid for retaining wall they wanted.

 

[iluvparis]

I’ve had it for two years and I’m still getting it sorted.

Welcome to Australian internet.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

I'm currently building 2 townhouses and I'm finding the state of then site extremely frustrating. There is rubbish everywhere, coke cans, lunch, cigarettes. The aluminum tread thing at the front door has been put in but they're hauling s**t thru the house so it's been damaged. No fence surrounding the property. Not a care in the world apparently.

 

[Hawk Dork]

I had my mate a tradie around he was giving me the local goss

One guy went for a walk on the beach runs into a stranger who says thats a nice house
He says its mine
I wouldnt mind buying it
Its not for sale
Everythings for sale come up with a number
He says 8 mil
The guy goes ok I will get my people to talk to your people tomorrow
The place is getting knocked down and new place is planned with a heli pad

Another guy just pays nearly 3 mill for another place and says he doesnt like the roof so he is taking it off and putting in another storie and a heli pad

The place has gone mad with city folks post covid

 

[aucklandhawk]

I'm currently building 2 townhouses and I'm finding the state of then site extremely frustrating. There is rubbish everywhere, coke cans, lunch, cigarettes. The aluminum tread thing at the front door has been put in but they're hauling sh*t thru the house so it's been damaged. No fence surrounding the property. Not a care in the world apparently.

You went with the cheapest builder, didn't you?

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

You went with the cheapest builder, didn't you?

Nope.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

I had my mate a tradie around he was giving me the local goss

One guy went for a walk on the beach runs into a stranger who says thats a nice house
He says its mine
I wouldnt mind buying it
Its not for sale
Everythings for sale come up with a number
He says 8 mil
The guy goes ok I will get my people to talk to your people tomorrow
The place is getting knocked down and new place is planned with a heli pad

Another guy just pays nearly 3 mill for another place and says he doesnt like the roof so he is taking it off and putting in another storie and a heli pad

The place has gone mad with city folks post covid

My cousin had a $5 scratchie and a phone number in his letterbox asking to call them for possibly selling them their house. It's getting insane.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Has anyone on here submitted the home builder application ?