Monthly Archive: September 2012
Conventional Raft Slab
A ‘Conventional’ Raft Slab is a concrete base with thickened beams laid directly on the base. This photo shows the base covered in poly and with reinforcement in position ready for placing of concrete. Advantages Better thermal mass, and incorporates thermal mass…
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Want a Flat Roof ?
When thinking about a flat roof for your new home my advice is…..a roof can be: Flat. Inexpensive. Have a long leak free life. PICK ANY TWO! Sounds harsh but my experience, and others I have talked to, confirms this…
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Interior Fashion
When we looked at remodelling our first house in 1976 the fashion colours for bathrooms fittings were avocado and sepia. I really thought avocado would look nice………How very 70’s, or even how very early 70’s! It was a good thing…
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Waffle Pod Raft Slab
A ‘Waffle Pod’ slab is now probably the most common Concrete ‘Raft’ House base. Its generally taken over from the Conventional Raft Foundation. It’s an example of composite construction with polystyrene pods forming voids in the underside of the concrete…
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Boundary Fence Fail
Driving along a quiet Werribee Street awhile back I had to stop to take a picture of this! Are they trying to recreate the Berlin Wall? Is it a World War 2 buff trying to create his own Colditz? Is…
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Green Roof
How would you like to be mowing the roof of this house? This is a ‘Green Roof’ something which is quite common in many Northern Hemisphere Countries but not so common in Australia. They can work well in keeping a…
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Building On Sand
Building on sand at first seems to be an issue…… although I have heard it said that sand is actually the easiest ‘soil to build on. If you live in West Australia there is a good chance that your house…
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