Building Guidelines

Building around electricity easement guidelines

It’s hard to imagine a stiffer penalty than being forced to knock down your structure and start again from scratch. But this is exactly what can happen if you breach the wrong code under the Electricity Safety Act governing your… Continue Reading…

Health and Safety

An OH&S fine could ruin your business… even though it wasn’t your fault!

By now the court case of Hillman vs. Ferro Con is a household name within the Australian building world. In an unfortunate accident, in July 2010 a rigger was killed when struck by a steel beam that had fallen from… Continue Reading…

Owner Builders

Will owner builders in NSW be 2nd class?

The days of looking up to the man who built his own home with his own hands may be gone if a NSW Building Association is able to pass a law which effectively labels any renovation you do as 2nd… Continue Reading…

Protecting House with two hands

Builders Insurance

Flipping Real Estate – Remember warranty insurance

Flip real estate is all through the telly channels these days, and you’re liable to run across some program or another glamorising the get-rich-quick world of house flipping. There’s Flip this House, Flip Men, Home to Flip, Property Ladder, and… Continue Reading…