Cut Height – Using a laser level and RL
Cut HeightDetermining cut heights and Finished Floor Levels is not hard, but having it explained in a simple way is very useful. Here are the steps......but before we start, there…
House Raising Prep Starts
House Raising PrepUnexpectedly I got a call from Shane that there was a cancellation of another client's job and that we could get started on cutting the site early. Yes…
Protected: DocuSubbies
Project Documents Here you can download all approved and final documents in relation to our Cochrane Street Project. If you require anything else, please contact us and we will get…
Demolition Cleanup
We picked a nice day for cleaning up the old stumps and other rubble. Took Mitch from U-Dig only a few hours and two massive truck loads, all ready to…
The House As We Bought It
The house as we got it...These are some photos of the house before we bought it...
Estimates
Having a budget is useful. Sticking to it is difficult, especially when it is for a home that's forever (never being sold).On this page we have made an attempt to…
Protected: Actuals
ActualsThese are the actual expenses to date. We have built an online form to record expenses (and add new expense categories) on the fly so it's nice and easy to…
Surveying
File Formats Surveyors want CAD drawings (or dwg files), not PDFs. So when you get your architecture designs, make sure that you get the right files. SurveyingOne of the requirements…
Demolition (Day 10)
Demolition done in 100 hours (solo)!12 hour day today, four trips to the dump totalling 2,600kg, which is 5,200kg of lifting, lovin it :-).Next week:fingers crossed Energex will remove the…
Demolition (Day 9)
Massive day today, started at 8AM and Adrian was already on-site to pick up some of the flooring, thanks mate, helps me and we love to see things being recycled.…
Demolition( Day 8)
Today felt like I got very little done, picked up the demo saw to cut a hole in the driveway, thanks Mitch from U-Dig for lending me the saw. Then…
Demolition (Day 7)
Finally got some of the floors demolished, yes! Paid $92 for dumping. Also worked out that lodging the plumbing Form 1 saves $315 when doing it online as opposed to…
Gas
Plan Ahead If, like us, you need your gas line and gas meter physically removed (for example because of relocating the house and/or major earthworks) start the abolishment process at…
Demolition (Day 6)
Weight lifting day... manually lifted more than 4,000kg of timber into and again out of the trailer dumping it at Ferny Grove Refuse Centre while it was bucketing down with…
Demolition (Day 5)
Did a half day today, still got all the walls pulled down and the piles of timber are getting bigger. Also finally closed the house up completely.Tomorrow I'm meeting with…
Demolition (Day 4)
Two aims today, (1) cover the big holes out the back to prevent the rain from flooding the place and (2) start taking down some external walls. Summary... both done,…
Demolition (Day 3)
Today is Sunday, decided to take it easy. Like for many others in Brisbane, it's a perfect day to go to the Ferny Grove Resource Recovery Centre (aka dump). I…
Demolition (Day 2)
Roof structure gone!... and the brand new 40V Makita Recip saw was absolutely amazing, I could not have done it so safely and quickly without it. The only thing was…