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Habitable Rooms
What is a Habitable Room? You see the phase in several planning and building documents with regard to things like Ceiling Height (see Room Height) and Overlooking. Well according to the Building Code of Australia (BCA) A Habitable Room is…
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Bridging Finance Basics
Guest post by Callum Scott of Scott Finance Buying Your Next Home . . . . but haven’t sold your current house? You can put your home on the market, sell it, settle and then rent while waiting for your new home…
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Protecting Underground Pipes
One of the problems that happen all too often during a new house build is that Sewers and Drains get filled with concrete. Its normally happens on: A knock down and rebuild project where the sewer connection wasn’t sealed during…
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Construction Loans
Guest post by Callum Scott of Scott Finance Before looking at the difference between a construction loan and a standard mortgage, it is important to realise that the criteria for obtaining a construction loan are pretty much the same as those…
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Garden Photo – Fail
One of the rules of getting your house Ready for Sale is to remove your pets, and hide their baskets food bowls etc. If you don’t you might find your house advertised on the internet with a photo of your…
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Staging Your Old House
Presentation of your existing house, or staging as its now known, is important to make sure you get the most money for your new house. Probably the best look is a de-cluttered home. If you remove all the homely touches…
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Love the Display Home
BUT CAN YOU AFFORD IT? When you visit a Builders Display home you will probably be given a price list which quotes the Basic Price for the house you are looking at. Don’t be fooled!……… The feature you see in…
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Different Soil Classification Results
When you look at a new house block its always worth asking the Developer’s Agent what the Soil Classification is ……….. Only don’t take what you are told too seriously! Usually the developers opinion is going to be that the…
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Small Strata Developments
A small strata development is a way of retaining an existing house and providing a rear Block. It is an alternative to a Battle Axe Block. This plan shows a typical Small Strata Development. With this type of development there…
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Buying a Block
anewhouse GUIDE – E book Aimed at making sure you consider a wide range of issues to ensure you get the right block for your new home! Posts from this Blog and Much More. In pdf format so you can read it on…
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