Building New Home and Have a Few Questions

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  Archi on 16/12/2024 - 14:28

  +1

  Is Alpha panel a good alternative to yellow tongue and is it brittle after installation to sustain heavy bang (ex. a dumbbell falling of the floor) on the floor

  well that stuff is the sub floor, i'd be more worried about what goes on top of it whether that would sustain a drop from a dumbbell. don't think ceramic or marbled tiles would fair well against that, and timber floors would definitely leave a dent,

  curved fascade if not built from concrete, or brick you could use foam panels to shape the curve which is then cladded and then rendered.

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  Duckie2hh on 16/12/2024 - 14:38

  +2

  who can get this does at an affordable cost

  you get what you pay for.

  How durable is Venetian plaster

  As durable as normal plaster

  long durability the curve design in concrete look on the facade

  Price, quality, speed. Pick two out of the three options.

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  stickingly on 16/12/2024 - 14:47

  There are few recently built houses near me with curved finishes and none of them look good as they never seem to achieve a perfect curved finish.

  Then when the render starts to weather and get dirty as it inevitably will it makes it even more noticeable.

  I certainly wouldn't do it

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  mooseca on 16/12/2024 - 15:39

  Is the house on bearer and joists? Would normally put a gym on concrete/ground floor to avoid the banging.

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    viralpanda on 16/12/2024 - 16:15

    Apologies if got u wrong, but I am refeering to first floor on a residential property

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      rumblytangara on 16/12/2024 - 17:34

      +2

      Why would you put a gym on the first floor and then proceed to drop weights onto the floor?

      https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-panania-146…
      https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-epping…

      Ugh… that look is going to date really badly in ten years time. I mean, at its newest and best it looks like the 70s have come to say hello, once it's worn down a bit it'll just look old 70s.

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        wombatzzz on 17/12/2024 - 08:21

        "going to date really badly in 10 years"…..I think you mean as soon as it is finished. God these builds are ugly

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          rumblytangara on 17/12/2024 - 13:01

          @wombatzzz: I was being… politely understated.

          Otherwise, yeah. It's tacky right off the bat, and I'd expect to see some horribly ostentatious chandelier positioned to be visible from the street.

          Oh… in the first link there is a horribly tacky chandelier prominently positioned to be visible to all the neighbours. Figures.

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  Protractor on 16/12/2024 - 16:11

  +3

  Good luck getting any quality workmanship in any trade right now. Product wise do the research and ask your 'achitect' to line up inspections of other current builds and recently finished ,using any components you are using. Ask the owners about the procuct performance.

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  Rahonui on 17/12/2024 - 12:38

  +1

  1) You're comparing apples and oranges. I would suggest that the alpha floor will add significant cost to the build. It's going to need a big beefing up of all the supporting structure if you want that as a floor for the 2nd storey. Given your concern about cost, i wouldnt even think about it if i qwre you. Yellow tongue is goong to be up to the task, if you really want a gym upstairs, but you will need to talk it through with the architect/draughtsman as they will probably need to add a few pozis in that room - they will be able to advise based on what youre putting in there

  2) It's not hugely durable. Couldn't recommend it in most cases. It's nice as a feature wall though. $200/m isn't a bad price. It's not one you'd want to skimp on and get someone off airtasker or anything though! Wall paper is a cheaper option for an accent wall, if you cant see yourself spending a couple of grand on the plaster option.

  3) Again, the price concerns… Short answer, you can't. Either get it done with bricks and then rendered to smooth the curve, or get an expensive formwork job and pour concrete in it. The concrete option will have extremely good longevity and is the better option. Render will look fantastic at first, but expecially on a tight radius expect cracks and potentially chipping within 5-10 years