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Been busy lately so I have not updated this thread for a while. As you will see from the photos we are nearing completion. Fixout will be completed within 2 weeks. Followed by painters and tilers and then the fit off stage. We have had our challenges due to the difficult site and lousy...

Roof slab got poured yesterday. Trusses for remainder arrives later this week. We have tendered for a number of similar properties lately and the average cost appears to be around $1180/sqm for a unit with basement car park and two levels of living. Underground car parks with no or partial...

It was a busy week last week as we handed over a two story duplex and a low set house.

Another floor slab got poured last weekend.

Starting to take shape. Plumbers and electricians on site this week as well as core fill of the blocks. Then the form workers return to get the next floor ready. Work is moving along smoothly and getting easier as we go. The location and the constraint on space is an issue however, with good...

Ground floor slab got poured on Saturday which was a culmination of a hectic week. The police let us close down half the road however, as we are close to a school they would only allow road closure after 9:30am. They also required a traffic management plan with stop/go signal men. So we...

That area needs a face lift and it is central to everything. I am sure it will get redeveloped over time. The owner of the comic shop is a nice guy and likes to talk.

Construction cost will be around $178k per unit. Good progress this week with the start of the form work for the ground level slab. we expect the next slab to be poured within two weeks.

We diverted all storm water onto the neighbors block as a temporary measure so this is not an issue for us anymore. However, he still needs to seek permission from the owner of our site to drain his storm water.

Slab for the basement carpark was pored last week, a total of around 70 cubic meters of concrete was poured. Due to the cold weather it takes a bit longer than usual for the slab to be prepared. You can see from the photo how the concrete in the shade is still "green". We also had to achieve...

Lost more time due to the rain. It also does not help when the entire roof water from the neighbours property is draining into our site. I have put pressure on the neighbour to get it sorted asap. However we have made progress with new gutter and removal of lead paint and repainting of the...

Under pinning via pouring mass concrete in nine stages. We simply dig under the slab by going in 450mm and another 450mm out about the same depth as our footing. We leave a 50mm gap between the concrete and the slab for non shrink grout that is applied the next day. It is a slow process as...

Appartment construction photo Photo taken soon after the site was cut. The wall on the left has been partially demolished and the underpinning completed. We are also working on some of the main building footings and walls where possible. The amount of fill that has come out of this tiny site...

I will get some photos up soon. There are no lifts and no requirement to build to cyclonic conditions. I has a skillion roof and large steel canter levered awning over the footpath. Construction is rendered block work and suspended concrete slab. Units require a fire management plan so it...

This is my first attempt at building a three story eight unit apartment complex. I thought I will post some information on progress for those that are interested. To start with, we began tendering for the work around august last year after being referred to the client by Richard Luke...