Australian Standards
A lot of people people misunderstand how Australian Standards apply to Contracts so here is a quick guide. Standards Australia All Australian Standards (AS) are published by Standards Australia. which is a non-government organisation. It’s role is to meet Australia’s need…
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Glaring Fail
Here is a new town house development in Melbourne. Just a couple of ‘small’ problems Those huge master bedroom windows face west so they are going to get the summer sun all day from around 2.00pm until late in the…
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Overlooking – Avoiding ‘Direct Lines of Sight’
When considering Overlooking you need to avoid having a ‘Direct Line of Sight’ into: A Habitable Room window. (The following link explains what a habitable room is: Habitable Room ) A Secluded Private Space – Area primarily intended for outdoor recreation activities…
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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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