This post has been created as a repository of links to other websites that are directly relevant to our project. No doubt any other owner builder might find some of them useful. We are adding more links nearly every day during the project.
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Bathrooms
- Basin Pop Up Plug & Waste 32mm/40mm with Hair Catcher Black
- Basin Pop Up Plug & Waste 32mm/40mm with Hair Catcher Chrome
- Eleanor Shepherds Crook Basin Mixer w/Handle Matte Black/Ceramic 5Star
- Eleanor Shepherds Crook Sink Mixer with Handle Matte Black/Ceramic 5Star
- Frameless Ultra Clear Glass Panel 1500x2100x10mm
- Highgrove Bathrooms
- IXL Tastic 2 x 275W Triumph 2 In 1 Bathroom Heat And Light
- Kitchen cabinet handles black white porcelain 160mm
- Matte Black Kitchen Tap Mixer Tall 320mm
- Quoss Freestyle Shower Full Set
- Roca The Gap Square Close Coupled Back to Wall Bottom Inlet Soft Close Quick Release Toilet Seat from Reece
- VJ Sheets TraditionalPLUS
Bedrooms
Building Industry News
- 2024 ‘worst year ever’ for builders falling like dominoes
- A lot of pressure on businesses in the construction industry
- A Queensland building firm has collapsed
- Aussie building company Clarke Homes goes into administration
- Bensons Property Group enters administration
- Builder collapses, multiple customers impacted
- Builder warns of industry collapse after 50,000 tradies quit: ‘Very bleak’
- Collapsed group of businesses owe $26m, customer loses $14k
- Homeowner shock as company collapses
- Major Australian home builder collapses under weight of unpaid debts
- Major Victorian builder Grandeur Homes collapses, 110 projects in limbo
- Secret horrors being hidden from Aussie homebuyers
- Vulnerable: Collapsed builder slammed
Businesses Willing To Work With OBs
- Altitude Plumbing
- Be All Scaffolding
- Drew Electrical & Air Conditioning
- Ecolife Solutions
- Mancini Masonry
- Morgan Consulting Engineers
- Platinum Concrete Designs & Construction
- Safe Edge Protection
- Shielded Insurance Brokers
- Steele House Raising
- Surfex Waterproofing
- Survey 360
- That’s Glass
- Allure Pest Solutions
- Alure Pest Control
- Brisbane City Cranes
- Brisbane Power Poles
- Brisbane Right Price Locksmith
- Brisbane Town Planning
- BT Scaffold Hire
- CJ Locates Locator Services
- Concepts Unlimited Design
- Master From Italy Tiling
- Phase Shift Electrical
- Queensland Designer Homes
- South East Building Approvals
- U-Dig Earthworks
Cabinets
Ceilings
Certification
- Building Certifiers- Certificate of Accreditation
- Building Consultants in Brisbane
- South East Building Approvals
Cladding
Concreting
- Platinum Concrete Designs & Construction
- AS3660:2014 Termite Management Part 1 New building work
- Calculating slab height using RLs
- Cobblestones
- Concrete Precast Sleeper
- Dividing Fences & Retaining Walls
- Does My Concrete Slab Need a Vapor Barrier?
- How To Stencil Concrete and What Colours And Patterns Are Available
- Is a vapour barrier necessary under a concrete slab?
- Mesh & Loose Cobblestones for Driveways & Pathways
- NCC – ABCB – Part 3.3 Drainage
- NCC – ABCB – Part 4.2 Footings, slabs and associated elements
- Residential slabs and footings (AS 2870—2011)
- Stencil Concrete Pavers
- Top 5 Concrete Stamping Ideas For Your Driveways
Construction
- 2021 Revision of AS 1684 – Residential Timber Frame Construction Standard
- ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 2022 (1 May 2023)
- AS 3660.1:2014 Termite management, Part 1: New building work
- AS 4440-2004[Current] Installation of nailplated timber roof trusses
- BCC – Building work noise
- Brisbane City Cranes
- Construction Australian Standards Store
- E-Beam Span Tables
- How To Set Up A Laser Level. Construction Site Levelling.
- Hyne Design Software (Free)
- Installation Guide 2020 Roof Truss
- LVL Beam E13.2 H3 LOSP
- NCC 2022 – Consolidated Requirements (1 May 2023)
- NCC 2022 Complete Series
- NCC 2022 Volume One – Building Code of Australia (1 May 2023)
- NCC 2022 Volume Three – Plumbing Code of Australia (1 May 2023)
- NCC 2022 Volume Two – Building Code of Australia (1 May 2023)
- Ozbuild Materials
- Primed Treated Pine Lining Boards 138 x 18mm
- Pryda Connectors
- Renegade Red Rotary Auto Laser Level RIRL500-2
- Slip-resistance for stairways, landings and ramps Advisory Note 2020
- Smart Piece Count Calculator
- SmartLVL 13 Design Guide
- Span Guide
- Timber structures Part 3: Design criteria for timber-framed residential buildings
- Understanding AS1684-2
- Versace Timbers
- Wesbeam LVL and other
Development Approals
Dividing Fences & Retaining Walls
Doors
Earthworks
Electricals
- Brisbane Power Poles
- Drew Electrical & Air Conditioning
- Annecy Glass Swivel Arm Wall Light
- Brisbane Power Poles
- Edison Light Globes
- Forli Ceramic Swivel Arm Wall Light
- Gentrax GT2500 Inverter Generator
- Hisense 75″ S7QAU 4K QLED Canvas TV (2025)
- IXL Tastic 2 x 275W Triumph 2 In 1 Bathroom Heat And Light
- Poles and Holes
- Trader Vintage Data Sheet
- Trader Vintage Electricals
Energy (Solar etc.)
Engineering & Soil Testing
Entertainment Area
- BCC – Building a deck
- BCC – Swimming pools and spas
- HPW – Deck, balcony and window safety
- QBCC – Pool Register
- QBCC – Pool Safety Standard
- QBCC – Swimming pool safety laws
- QBCC – Wood Plastic Composite Decking Boards And Non-Conforming Building Products
- Qld Gov – Building laws and codes
- Qld Gov – When you don’t need building approval
- Residential Timber Decks
- Schimmel’s Building Materials
Fasteners
Flooring – Finish
- 102 X 18 T&G FJ Pine VJ Both Sides Panelling
- 140 X 21 T&G ‘B’ T/Knot Hoop Pine P/End Flooring
- Flooring Hoop Pine T&G Tight Knot
- Porcelain Slip Resistant | Floor
- Primed Treated Pine Lining Boards 138 x 18mm
- Primed Treated Pine Lining Boards 138 x 18mm 302
- T&G Flooring Cuts 2 Hoop Pine (knots on both sides)
- Versace Timbers
Flooring – Structural
- Deck Joist Span Tables
- E-Beam Span Tables
- Floor Bearer Span Tables
- Floor Joist Span Tables
- Hyne Design Software (Free)
- LGL (Laminated Glued Lumber)
- LVL Beam E13.2 H3 LOSP
- LVL E13: Treated H3 External: 240×45
- Pryda Connectors
- Rimboards
- Smart Piece Count Calculator
- Span Guide
- STRUCTAflor
- STRUCTAflor – Rflor
- Structaflor 19mm Yellow Tongue 3600×800: Termicide Treated
- STRUCTAflor Ultimate
- Sunstate Timbers (site out-of-date)
- TecBeam (Pryda) 1.10.2 Connection to Steel Beams
- Wall Plate (on top of steel beams) Design (page 12)
- Wesbeam LVL and other
Formalities
Forms
Glazing
House Raising, Sliding and Restumping
- How To Lay Out A Foundation
- Site Set Out – Understanding Profiles
- Steele House Raising
- The Start of a Foundation: Batter Boards, String Lines & Footings #1
- Brisbane House Raising and Restumping
- Brisbane House Restumping
- Budget House Raising
- Calculating slab height using RLs
- Can A Raised House Fall Over?
- Meier House Removals
- New Farm Home Collapses
- Queensland house falls on neighbouring property during renovations
- Raise My House
Insurances
Interior (furniture / tech etc.)
Kitchen
- Fisher & Paykel Series 7 Contemporary Freestanding Dishwasher Black Steel DW60FC4B2
- LG NeoChef 42L Smart Inverter Microwave Oven 1200W MS4236DB
- Samsung 648L French Door Fridge Black SRF7500BB
- Double Bowl Farmhouse Sink – 833mm
- Double Butler Sink Bundle – 800mm
- Double Farmhouse Sink with Offset Bowl – 838mm
- Eleanor Shepherds Crook Basin Mixer w/Handle Matte Black/Ceramic 5Star
- Eleanor Shepherds Crook Sink Mixer with Handle Matte Black/Ceramic 5Star
- Falcon 90cm Classic Deluxe Freestanding Induction Oven/Stove Mineral Green and Chrome CDL90EIMGCH
- Fienza Modern Vintage Eleanor Kitchen Mixer Tap – White Porcelain Lever – Matte Black
- Kitchen cabinet handles black white porcelain 160mm
- Kitchen cabinet knobs oval black white porcelain 40mm
- LG 635L Side by Side Fridge – Plumbed
- Matte Black Kitchen Tap Mixer Tall 320mm
- Narrow Double Fluted Fireclay Sink
- Pressed Tin Panels
- Schweigen 90cm Undermount Black Rangehood BGUM9B
- Series 8 fully-integrated dishwasher 60 cm variohinge
- Tradco White Porcelain Cabinet Pull Handle – 256mm – Matte Black
Laundry Pantry
- Haier 9kg Front Load Washer & 8kg Heat Pump Dryer Laundry Pack HWF90ANB1HDHP80ANB1
- Double Farmhouse Sink with Offset Bowl – 838mm
- Eleanor Shepherds Crook Sink Mixer with Handle Matte Black/Ceramic 5Star
- Haier 9.5kg Front Load Washing Machine & 8kg Heat Pump Dryer Dark Grey Laundry Package HWF95ANB1HDHP80ANB1
- Kitchen cabinet handles black white porcelain 160mm
- Narrow Double Fluted Fireclay Sink
- Pressed Tin Panels
Lighting
- Annecy Glass Swivel Arm Wall Light
- Antique Bronze Iron Wall Mount Lamp Industrial Water Pipe Wall Light Sconces for Coffee Shop – 220V-240V Bronze 3
- Black Water Pipe Wall Mount Lighting Antique Industrial Metal 1 Bulb Dining Room Sconce Light with Valve – 220V-240V Black
- Edison Light Globes
- Forli Ceramic Swivel Arm Wall Light
- Metal Orb Grid Cage Wall Light with Pulley Deco 1 Light Antique Wall Sconce in Bronze for Bar – 220V-240V Bronze
Location Services
Locksmith
Misc
- 55″ 4K QLED CanvasTV Series S7NAU – Hisense Australia
- Apply for PowerPass
- Beosound Balance – Omnidirectional speaker | B&O
- Hisense 75″ S7QAU 4K QLED Canvas TV (2025)
- Hisense 75″ S7QAU Canvas 4K QLED Smart TV [2025]
- Ink Poster
- Local Sawmills & Timber Mills in Greater Brisbane
- Ozbuild Materials
- Queensland salvage yards
Plumbing
- Altitude Plumbing
- BCC – Building work noise
- City Hire
- Form 1 – Permit work application for plumbing, drainage and on-site sewerage work
- Form 7 – Notification of responsible person
- Licence Requirements (QBCC)
- Lodge a plumbing application – Brisbane City Council
- NCC 2022 Volume Three – Plumbing Code of Australia (1 May 2023)
- RAK Washington Close Coupled Suite S Trap 240 4.5/3L White 4Star
Retaining Walls
- Mancini Masonry
- 5.4m Portable Conveyor
- ABCB Housing Provisions – Part 5.7 Weatherproofing of masonry
- Besser Blocks Explained
- Concrete Precast Sleeper
- Coreflute Protective Floring
- Durawall Concrete Retaining Wall Sleepers
- Kanga Mini Loader
- Northcote Pottery Rockbank Letterbox Charcoal
- Pier Caps
- Piers Caps and Wall Caps
- Portable 4.5m conveyor belt
- RBP Group
- Retaining Wall – French Tall 263 Pier Cap
- Wetstop Waterproofing
Roofing
Safety / Workwear
Scaffolding
Screens (Fly/Security)
Security
Solar
Stairs
Standards / Codes / Compliance / Legislation
- 2021 Revision of AS 1684 – Residential Timber Frame Construction Standard
- ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 2022 (1 May 2023)
- AS 3660.1:2014 Termite management, Part 1: New building work
- AS 4440-2004[Current] Installation of nailplated timber roof trusses
- AS1684.2 – Residential timber framed construction (Part 2: Non-cyclonic Areas)
- AS1720.1 – Timber Structures (Part 1: Design methods)
- BCA Glazing Provisions
- Building Act 1975 (Qld)
- Construction Australian Standards Store
- GEMS Act: 2017 Review
- Housing Industry Association
- Installation Guide 2020 Roof Truss
- NCC 2022 – Consolidated Requirements (1 May 2023)
- NCC 2022 Complete Series
- NCC 2022 Volume One – Building Code of Australia (1 May 2023)
- NCC 2022 Volume Three – Plumbing Code of Australia (1 May 2023)
- NCC 2022 Volume Two – Building Code of Australia (1 May 2023)
- SmartLVL 13 Design Guide
- Timber structures Part 3: Design criteria for timber-framed residential buildings
- Understanding AS1684-2
Surveying
Termite and Other Pest Protection
Tiling
Timber
Toilets
Tools
- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit LS003GM201- 40V Max Brushless 305mm (12”) Slide Compound Saw Kit Features
- 40V Max Brushless Orbital Recipro Saw
- AEG Black Friday Events
- FESTOOL CT 15l HEPA Class Dust Extractor
- Festool Vacuums
- Gentrax GT2500 Inverter Generator
- IMEX EL Series 600mm Pro Digital Level
- Independent Power Tool Repairs
- Laser Measuring
- Makita LS003GM201 – 40V Max 2×4.0Ah 305mm XGT Cordless Brushless Slide Compound Saw Kit
- Makita VC006GMZ02 80V Max (40V x 2) XGT Li-ion Cordless Brushless AWS M Class 40L Dust Extraction Vacuum – Skin Only
- Makita XGT 40v
- Makita XGT Brushless 12 inch Dual‑Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw with AWS review
- Renegade Industrial Dome Head Tripod
- Renegade Red Rotary Auto Laser Level RIRL500-2
- SawStop Jobsite Pro
- SawStop® Contractor Saw
- Table Saw
- Woodworking Products
Town Planning
Walls
Waterproofing
- Sealed Up Waterproofing
- Surfex Waterproofing
- ABCB Housing Provisions – Part 5.7 Weatherproofing of masonry
- Does My Concrete Slab Need a Vapor Barrier?
- Is a vapour barrier necessary under a concrete slab?
- Kanga Mini Loader
- Licence Requirements (QBCC)
- Master From Italy Tiling
- NCC – ABCB – Part 3.3 Drainage
- Portable 4.5m conveyor belt
- Waterstop Solutions
- Wetstop Waterproofing
Windows
