Tag Archives: architects

November 11, 2011
5:49 am
by: Marcus

Builderforlife Tweet 37

#170dayHouse Day14 Subfloor inspection booked for Monday. Steel columns arrive Monday. Plumber will rough in tuesday. Hydronic no answer yet

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November 9, 2011
10:42 pm
by: Marcus

Day 1 / 170

These are some further notes I took on the work we did during day one of the #170dayHouse Day one; set out It is really much later in the process than day one . The architectural design is done, council … Continue reading →

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October 13, 2011
4:44 pm
by: Marcus

Ten things you’ll never hear a builder say.

Builders know best,  but you will NEVER hear us say; Is that all  the Architect cost? That was cheap. Duct tape wont fix that! This costs a little extra but I’m going to absorb that bit. You can pay me … Continue reading →

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October 7, 2011
9:03 am
by: Marcus

Collectable houses

A home by my favourite Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright,  is coming up for sale. At around $ 200,000 it is well under the usual asking price range of $1.5 to $4 million.

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September 20, 2011
2:40 am
by: Marcus

The beret wearers

Builders are very left brain, practical bricks and mortar people. Architects are clearly right brain imaginative types   At times Architects have been known to dress like complete wankers;

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September 14, 2011
6:27 am
by: Marcus

Tattoo house

This is reasonably impressive. A Victorian home designed by Andrew Maynard Architects Every element within the Tattoo House needed to perform multiple functions for maximum return- hence the kitchen bench becomes part of the stair Be sure to check the … Continue reading →

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