Start Here: Your Guide to Construction Knowledge & Resources

These specifications were originally written in 2020 for an NDIS tender package. However, they can be readily updated to accommodate a non-NDIS house. The primary modifications would involve fixtures, support rails, and the layout of bathrooms and wet areas, as NDIS houses usually have specific requirements in these areas.

That being said, I actually find the NDIS wet area design quite practical for standard house layouts. It simplifies cleaning by eliminating the typical nooks and crannies often found in these rooms, which are usually designed without considering liveability.

View and download for regions A + B here (.docx format)

View and download for regions C + D here (.docx format)

Renovation Project Specification

Here is a renovation project specification we developed. This was a partially demolished house, with partially started rebuild. The goal of this specification was to map everything, highlight and build a complete specification that could be used to complete the renovation project and guide everyone working on the job (communicated to all trades and suppliers to assist with quoting). We used this in conjunction with a QMBA Residential Renovation Contract - Progress Payments to administer the job.

View and download the estimate created for this job here (.XLS file format)

View and download the renovation specification here

Free and Open Source Office Alternative

If your looking for a free and open source alternative to the standard fare of word processors try LibreOffice.

LibreOffice is a FOSS alternative to using Google Docs or Microsoft Office. I highly recommend it for personal use.

Download LibreOffice here

Paint & Plasterboard

Learn all about them through the resources below

Read about paint and plasterboard here

Standards & Tolerances

Learn all about them through the resources below. Multiple States of Australia included.

Read and download here

Energy Efficient House Plan Designs and Specs

Your Home - https://yourhome.gov.au have created some awesome energy efficient house plan designs.

You may not have ever seen these but the Government gives away these designs for free and they are stunning house designs that they would have spent a motza on developing. Save creating a design from scratch and use on of these as your base plan.

View and download the plan sets here

View the Your Home Technical Manual 4th Edition here