Field Notes.
Technical writing on residential construction. Drainage, structure, sequencing, contracts — the things we wish every homeowner knew before they signed.
Technical writing on residential construction. Drainage, structure, sequencing, contracts — the things we wish every homeowner knew before they signed.
A new build holds a lot of construction moisture. As it dries out, timber and plaster move slightly. Here's what's normal, what isn't, and what to do about both.
Most expensive structural problems on a residential build start as a drainage issue someone left alone for two years. Here's how to keep water moving the way it should.
Trees, garden beds and overwatering are the three most common ways homeowners damage a building they paid a lot of money to construct. Here's the short version.
A residential build is a long financial relationship. The fortnightly claim is where that relationship lives. Here's what a good claim contains, and what to push back on if yours doesn't.
A companion piece to /our-process. What actually happens between the first phone call and the first day on the tools, and why we put this much structure around the start of a project.
On a tight Sydney site, basement excavation often means underpinning a neighbour's footings. The sequencing isn't optional. Here's how we approach it.
