PropertyInvesting.com | davemc | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/davemc/activity/ Activity feed for davemc. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:53:21 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 a42572f3e8b9c65b625065e6f0774add davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/3/#post-4574850 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:10:13 +0000 April 18 was day 220 and I finally moved in see photos athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/davemcwe have a veranda going up at the back for both houses, one has been rented. The veranda is costing 15KDave

]]> e3f6f9f031c448b89a323722306394d8 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/3/#post-4574849 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:45:31 +0000 Hi KYNo nothing done for crossover driveway yet, we have a builder friend looking into that and paving and all the other things needed, looking around at the moment for a fully completed house as my next investment, but we'll see.Another good place for curtains is vinnies (St Vicent de Paul) we have stacks of them from there most brand new.Dave

]]> 4c31b2a1d006d648036b8e5fbf1155f4 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/3/#post-4574847 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:25:06 +0000 Day 216The Practicle Completion Date is April 10 (Day 222) where we get a walkthrough of the houses by the project manager, then around a week later should get the keys. This is also the insurance start date one for my own and landlords insurance for the other. I'll post photos of the walkthrough next week should anyone be interested. The bill for…[Read more]

]]> 51e6b6965c71e2ee20dc31d84cc29442 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574846 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:44:02 +0000 Day 176 and the cupboards are in also the bathshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/davemc/Dave

]]> c869e799752c98fca813b14ff7db1aa4 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum MaaJa wrote: Happy greetings https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574845 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:38:56 +0000 MaaJa wrote:
Happy greetings Davewe are new to this and have enjoyed and learnt from your postings. As my partner and I are beginning a similar development I was wondering what the difference is between building a project home and organising a builder, plans etc myself.  Jan

Hi,The project home people do almost everything, I dont go the sel…[Read more]

]]> 520fb1d5522e23aea3f91222824739e9 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum Day 156 the doors are all on https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574843 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:57:40 +0000 Day 156 the doors are all on and it gets locked up, photo's thru the windows I guess.see latest at http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemc/Dave 

]]> 0160b35422d281fd6fa7806ed427379e davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574842 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:00:39 +0000 millions wrote:
Thanks for sharing your experiences guys!  Did you attend any seminars or purchase anything to prepare you for your development?What is the first thing you need to do after you've purchased your site?  –  ( I have a duplex and triplex site already)  Speak to council town planner, hire your own town planner, hire a good sur…[Read more]

]]> deb223ba292d7f03a40a899aad4fcda5 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574841 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:55:18 +0000 Larsont wrote:
Hi Linda'snipIt seems that Dave, maybe I'm wrong here, went with a builder from day 1, this sheds some light on my costs blow outs. But they are different deals, and my inclusions attempted to do something for the environment, my values cost money it seems. Good luck Looking forward to the photos Dave.Terry

I went with a project…[Read more]

]]> 5386c470614155afa7fa5d5fd8d320b5 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574840 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:48:58 +0000 bindin46 wrote:
Hi DaveThis is great stuff forgive me for asking but in W A we dont have torrens titles what  is it ?Steve

I thought it was more prevelant these days, but quoting from Wkipedia:Torrens title is a system of land title where a register of land holdings maintained by the state guarantees indefeasible title to those included in th…[Read more]

]]> 98c5fd2e4679a2a9d9e41337dec6821f davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574837 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:15:54 +0000 Thanks Terry,amazing how all the 'little' things add up.We are up to Day 112 and all the gyprock and insullation and cabling is in so things are moving along, some more pics at the weekend.DAve

]]> c8510a34a89cc814b71a7298624fa197 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574835 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:18:55 +0000 elkam wrote:
Hello DaveJust wondered if you have used special glass for the windows between the houses.Nice brickwork.ElkaNo special glass, it's tinted, if we had a fence up that would block out the other house, we have no plans for a central fence yet.dave

]]> 30202ef9cceddadce1b4e4c96d6fe0f8 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574834 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:16:56 +0000 davemc wrote:
Day 93 and the brickies are doing their thing… should be done by christmas.http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemc/Dave

Day 110 and the brickies are finished, they did a really good job.Jan 7th the gyprock comes in and work recommences. Hope everyone has a good christmas.Dave

]]> 42a0e259ad26cf71230b78276e0dd197 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum JL wrote: Nice Dave,I'm yet https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574832 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:44:00 +0000 JL wrote:
Nice Dave,I'm yet to have the courage to do this.  Maybe a year or two.Well done, they look good.Jodie

Thanks, the brickwork is almost done, I'll do some more pics this weekend.DAve

]]> 524a0500b92e37359b42a5bae139fcb6 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum Day 95 and some of the walls https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574830 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:14:40 +0000 Day 95 and some of the walls are completed.http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemc/ Dave

]]> 4a338a92a3aa1d2065e00008f94da928 davemc replied to the topic Chelsea 1 West Ham 0 in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391569-chelsea-1-west-ham-0/#post-4578092 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:57:01 +0000 Go Curbs and the Hammers at least they sound like they have something to do with property.Dave (Hammers forever)

]]> 14cc571caa294a6c32ddb9fff3aebbff davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574829 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:49:29 +0000 Day 93 and the brickies are doing their thing… should be done by christmas.http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemc/Dave

]]> 1733c927f60becc8f53df4a14bfcffa4 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/page/2/#post-4574828 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:44:53 +0000 World Changer wrote:
Great work man!Are they giving you a fixed price on the dwellings?It would be interesting to see the figures if possible .

They came in at about $111K and $116K, that was fixed for 12 months then we had to pony up another $4k after the 12 months, it all depends what you put in as extras.Dave

]]> b7687259808c6a2914c6af49a2f83806 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574826 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:36:25 +0000 Hi Again,Some new bills are arriving, conduit for phone and cable TV – $180/unit, underground electrical around $300 per and so it goes.I take the pictures with a 10mpix DSLR camera, in Lightroom it is easy to make inspections ot the whole house by zooming around.Dave

]]> 148733a9bd772a54c25ef638d77a632d davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574825 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:09:44 +0000 elkam wrote:
Hello DaveNice roof line but now I'm a bit lost. The slabs are separate but the roof lines are abutting. What is the space in between for? CheersElka   

Yes the gutters just touch in the middle, however the land is torrens title and I wanted them completely separate, on the right will be a garage with a wall and the left house has…[Read more]

]]> 981b168eab053e32daeb5ed6283f33e3 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574823 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:18:03 +0000 Hi and it's Day 79 both roofs are nearly all up, should be done by Mondayhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/davemc/DAve

]]> 45ffbaa5a291a668e9da0b04b21f9d44 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574822 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:49:39 +0000 Hi All,Day 68 and all the framing is complete…wating for the brickieshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/davemc/ Dave

]]> bcaf1e8492349e0c633fe02e5e6e1e7e davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574820 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:27:54 +0000 elkam wrote:
Hello DaveThis may be a stupid question, but did the slabs need all this time to dry? Is that the reason that the frames have only just arrived?  CheersElka 

Hi,Yes it takes a few weeks to cure and get really hard. Now on Day 63 and the frames are coming up fast…http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemc/ Dave

]]> 8b13c1230f85943b6cdab201f878c133 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574818 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:58:11 +0000 Day 58: The wood frames have arrived , this week should see some more actionDave

]]> 4e7b50410d52f896d03bbda295f8daaf davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574817 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:29:42 +0000 BTW we have already received an offer to rent, it's tight around here.Dave

]]> f8ed871fc6ffee27cf1ff8c12def58d0 davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574816 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:26:29 +0000 Hi all,Thanks all for your comments, the bricks have turned up on site…http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemc/The 2 slabs have now been invoiced around $40K The surveyor bill was $2KBecause we took more than a year to get going after we signed the contracts with Fairmont they added $4k and put in an extension with the council.The area I am building…[Read more]

]]> 4c1e77f6c347977bd6eb02415421caec davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574813 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:02:04 +0000 Hi,The Memphis is basically the II as well, single story. First up we went to see the town planner at the council with the rough idea of what we wanted to do. No problems there, chose the houses at Fairmont, they do most of the work submitting plans. They put us on to a surveyor who didnt want to do the survey until the old house was down so we…[Read more]

]]> 27e827cb5b09377c4f9258f0acbd6d7f davemc replied to the topic Building 2 Houses with Photos in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390949-building-2-houses-with-photos/#post-4574811 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:30:13 +0000 Hi Elka,As background, I purchased this property in June 2000 for $105k, land 800 sqm, subdivision on Torrens titles, each block was valued at around $150K. I am getting Fairmont Homes to build 2 Memphis II houses. I will use one for my PPOR and the other as a rental.I'll detail some of the other costs when I get these together.Dave

]]> 2e914b5c99f5abb4cf7ce23e179cbe59 davemc replied to the topic Property development site - evaluation checklist in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385397-property-development-site-evaluation-checklist/#post-4546985 Tue, 09 May 2006 06:50:59 +0000 Check for a Significant Tree Those can hold you up, set you back a couple grand or increase costs of footings even if its next door

]]> ebf85868ddcfcebb53e789d5cb1d8b2d davemc replied to the topic transportable houses in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4384965-transportable-houses/#post-4544749 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 06:52:06 +0000 If you get an old one look out for asbestos, it may cost 5K or 6K to replace it.

]]> 4071c75b3a57073303da1e439c8bf4cd davemc replied to the topic Asbestos Removal - Help Please in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383859-asbestos-removal-help-please/#post-4538930 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 01:54:13 +0000 We have to remove the asbestos panels on our old house before we knock it down and we have had a quote from a pro outfit for 2.5K

The laws have changed in the last couple of years and has to be done by qualified removers not the spivs.

Dave

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