May 9, 2012 | Building, Problems
A lot of times people would like to extend a deck or patio and do so with a minimum expense involved. They wrongly assume that if they were to use the same footing size and depth for any posts and the same bearer and joist size for any existing structure then...
Oct 5, 2011 | Building, Grants
The Queensland government is offering a grant of $10,000 to anyone who builds or buys a new house in Queensland before January 31 2012. This offer is for new homes to be built, investment properties or existing properties valued at under $600,000. The offer isn’t only...
Oct 5, 2011 | Building, Construction News
Queensland seems to be one of the hardest hit states in the recently released building approval results. A slump of 30% in new home starts shows that the economy isn’t going well at all and we haven’t really recovered from the global financial crisis (GFC) just yet....
Oct 5, 2011 | Building, Problems
After all of the recent flooding and wet weather throughout the country another problem has arisen, which may hinder home owners getting back into their houses – termites. The presence of termites may become more noticeable due to the disturbance of their nests...
