spacesailor Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 My turn shortly !, Across the road are to build a " granyflat " at the rear of their block, so all your noise will be here soon. LoL spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) You get your OWN special noise. No cheapskate arrangements for you.. Another Granny off the street. Nev Edited May 1, 2022 by facthunter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 MY neighbor complains about my listening to the aircraft passing overhead on my VHF receiver. I can only run my aircraft motors when he is not at home. Makes me happy to have that ' grannyflat ' take a long time to get an erection !. LoL spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 How I am being overshadowed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Yet another monstrosity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Gee, that's some pretty cheap and nasty-looking style of construction, too. What's happened to proper brick and tile? One mistake with a stovetop fire, and that place would burn like a Roman candle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 The bricks and tiles will come later. Only the 3rd day of putting up the upstairs framework, with a stop for rain in the middle. It's a Metricon home, one of Melbourne's biggest builders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty_d Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 3 hours ago, onetrack said: Gee, that's some pretty cheap and nasty-looking style of construction, too. What's happened to proper brick and tile? One mistake with a stovetop fire, and that place would burn like a Roman candle. Brick veneer, pretty standard building method. Timber frame with foil wrap over it, bricks are spaced out around 50mm leaving an air gap cavity for insulation. Add more insulation between the timber and you've got a double walled structure without the cost of doing two layers of brick, and something to screw the plaster to at the same time. Lot easier to install services eg wiring in too. As for tile - you can keep that stuff. Our house had concrete tile roof, and finding leaks was a nightmare. I ended up ripping them off and reroofing with Colorbond. No leaks since and the rain sounds a lot better! 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Tiled roofs are BS, especially the cement ones. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 33 minutes ago, facthunter said: Tiled roofs are BS, especially the cement ones. Nev That's what's on my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 They were common once. A lot of weight on the frame when wet. Keeps Roof Seal in business. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 They started the brickwork a couple of days ago. I went out to take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 She'll be right, a good coat of concrete render will fix any imperfections in the brickwork!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Looks "altered" to me. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 Opening post was one week short of a year ago. They removed the scaffolding today. Still a lot of finishing off, cleaning up and landscaping to do, but here's what it looks like naked. Here is a photo from the builders website showing a completed version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Of course the big question at the moment is, will it be finished? They did well to get this far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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