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What’s The Side View Of Your House?

Author: Brian Ashworth August 27, 2012

When most people look at a house they look at two things: The Floor Plan. The Front Elevation. (the Facade) Sometimes that works fine when all the houses are in a line, and the same size…….but what about when the…
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External Appearance, Structure

Appearance, Facade

Toilet House

Author: Brian Ashworth August 24, 2012

Yes this house really has been built to look like a toilet. It was built in 2007 by Sim Jae-Duck (Mr Toilet Duck??), Chairman  of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World Toilet Association. Located in the city of Suwon,…
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Toilet, Toilets, what the

Contracts – Contract Period

Author: Brian Ashworth August 22, 2012

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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Contract Conditions

Contracts

Travel Issues

Author: Brian Ashworth August 20, 2012

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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Choosing a Block

Blocks, Traffic

Coin Floor – What The……..?

Author: Brian Ashworth August 17, 2012

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

Author: Brian Ashworth August 15, 2012

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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Contracts, Ground Conditions, Payments

Contracts, Provisional Sums

Solar Hot Water

Author: Brian Ashworth August 13, 2012

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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Plumbing, Solar Hot Water

Hot Water, Solar, Solar Hot Water

New E Book – GUIDE to PRE-START / SELECTION

Author: Brian Ashworth August 11, 2012

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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Selection

E-Book, pre-start, Selection

Seashell House or Cave House

Author: Brian Ashworth August 10, 2012

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

Author: Brian Ashworth August 8, 2012

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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Contracts, Payments

Contracts, Costs

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