process

Articles in the process category.

6 articles.

Slab Pour Checklist

A practical checklist of what to verify before the concrete is poured on a Queenslander build-under.

23 July 2026 4 min read

Building a Kitchen Cabinet, and Learning Why Cabinetry Is a Trade

We were short on kitchen storage, so I built a run of melamine cabinets with a timber benchtop over a weekend. It was my first real crack at cabinetry and much harder than framing a house. Here's how it went and what I learned.

19 July 2026 6 min read

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Trade Sequence for a Build-Under

The correct sequence of trades for a Queenslander raise and build-under: what comes before what, with the inspection hold points.

16 July 2026 5 min read

Build Process

What Happens on House Raise Day

A real account of what happens on the day a Queenslander is raised: what the raising contractor does, what to expect, what can go wrong and what to watch for.

2 July 2026 5 min read

Build Process

Building a Veggie Patch the Possums Couldn't Get Into

We built raised beds, filled them, planted them out and watched the possums eat the lot. So we built a full timber-and-mesh enclosure around the whole thing. Here's how it went together and how it's growing now.

27 June 2026 13 min read

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Owner-Builder Records to Keep

The documents an owner-builder must keep throughout a Queensland raise and build-under, and why having them in order matters at sale time.

18 June 2026 4 min read

The finished living room with original timber floors — The finished Coorparoo Queenslander.

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