Overlooking – Direct Line of Sight
An important issue when building a new house is Overlooking . . . . . . you won’t want to be overlooked by your neighbours . . . . . . and you need to avoid overlooking them, otherwise they…
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Designer Fail of the Year
Someone sent me this picture entitled plumber fail of the year but that’s a bit harsh! The plumber only put the toilet where the plan showed it! . . . and he didn’t design the floor plan. Even then the…
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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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Cooling Options – Add On Refrigerated Cooling
Don’t like the builder’s standard Evaporative Cooling System? A cost effective option I have found to work well is adding a centralised refrigerated unit to the standard ducted heating. This means both systems share the same controls, fans, ducts and outlets…
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Drinker’s Door Lock
As it’s coming up to the Festive Season it might be worth thinking about specifying this lock for the front door of your new home. Remember getting home after one drink too many and having trouble getting your key in…
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Bushfire Upgrades
To determine exactly what is needed in the way of ‘Bushfire Upgrades’ . A full examination of the location and the house design is required Its your safety so its worth getting an expert! Likely Extras The following are typical…
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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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Can $21,000,000 Buy An Attractive House?
Well what do you think? . . . . . . . . Looks like a fire station to me! Here is what the Agent says: ” Reflecting the iconic modernism of architect Charles Gwathmey, this exquisite 8000+/- sq. ft. 7…
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Levels of Bushfire Attack
A Bushfire Assessment of your new house will put it in one of the following 6 levels: Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) Description of Predicted Bushfire Attack and Levels of Exposure BAL – Low There is insufficient risk to warrant specific…
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Submersible Pumps
As well as the more common pressure pumps you will frequently see submersible pumps at your local supplier . . . . . So what’s the difference? Characteristics of Submersible Pumps: Most domestic submersible pumps come with an attached…
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