Do you have any concerns or foresee any problems with what we are planning? If your potential builder sees a problem in what you are planning you need to know about it as early as possible. A builder might raise questions about your existing house and structural system or have some useful feedback about the … Read more
Costs often spiral out of control in construction budgets, and the extra costs are not always where you think they might be. A building project requires the owners to make many choices on fixtures, fittings, floors and colours. It is not unusual for clients to spend $30,000 to $40,000 over their initial construction budget on … Read more
A house is not just a selection of rooms stuffed into an outside shape. A house is a collection of spaces that relate to each other. How artfully these spaces are arranged comes into the realm of the designer. From a client’s perspective, house design is often a wish-list of rooms, size of the land … Read more
If you are looking for a house designer, an architect design house or just getting some plans drawn for your next building project it may be useful to know the difference between a draftsman, building designer and architect. They all prepare plans for building projects. Key differences between draftsmen, building designers and architects: 1. Draftsmen: Are … Read more
Installing solar power at our family home in Sunrise Beach, Queensland We installed a 3.0Kw solar array in June 2011. Our power bills each quarter were between $750 to $900 and rising. We are a household of 4 and run a home office, pool pump and occasionally air-conditioning in winter for heating and in summer for cooling. … Read more
The guest chefs combine flavours, textures and colours in new and unexpected ways. Their dishes are plated with a presentation that makes their food new and exciting. Over time many of these dishes will filter down into mainstream everyday cooking and become part of our diet. Think of how meat and three vegetables has now been … Read more