Contracts – Contract Period
In your house building contract it will quote a Building Period. This starts when the contractor actually starts work (Site Clearance) The period will be in days. (Calendar days not working days) The time should allow for any expected loss…
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Travel Issues
It’s a Saturday and your partner says “Why don’t we go and look at some blocks that have been advertised in the paper?” So you jump in the car and in no time at all you are at the Site….
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Coin Floor – What The……..?
I found this ‘WTF’ idea on a site called White Trash Repairs For any Australians wanting to use this idea the cheapest way with current coins would be to use 5 cent coins. You would need 2757 coins per square…
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Contracts – Provisional Sums
All new house building contracts will have a section for Provisional Sums. These are used for work that MAY be required, but the builder can’t provide an accurate estimate at the time of signing of the Contract. The main area…
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Solar Hot Water
With the current emphasis on building efficiency solar hot water systems are pretty much a standard option if not automatically included. These systems incorporate either gas or electricity boosting for cloudy days. Here are a few thoughts on the options…
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New E Book – GUIDE to PRE-START / SELECTION
Once you have paid the deposit on your new house the next big step is the Pre Start or Selection Meeting. (some builders call it the ‘Gallery Meeting’, if you are having a custom built house it may be called…
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Seashell House or Cave House
This Russian house is supposedly modelled on a seashell. At 230m2 on three levels its got a similar floor area to a typical Australian House. The main problem is from the inside it looks more like a cave. If you…
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Contracts – Prime Cost Items
Some new house building contracts will have Prime Cost items. These are used for fixtures or fittings which will be required, but have not been selected prior to signing the Contract. So the total contract price reflects the cost of…
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Hiring a Dingo Loader
Spreading a lot of topsoil or levelling a large garden yourself?………….One of the best tools is a ‘Dingo’ or ‘Kanga’ loader. These can usually be hired locally at very reasonable rates. Can be a bit scary driving the dingo…
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Solar Design – Over the Top?
This modular pavilion has a floor area of 154m2. It has an average daily consumption of about 20kWh but with all those solar panels its expected energy production is 100 kwh. OK its efficient but it certainly looks weird. …
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