'With existing home renovations I've found that term "Schedule 1" covers a lot of renovations in Porirua, as in no consent required. From a council and consent process, are you able to enlighten others as it might encourage others to start those reno's. ' Rew has asked a pertinent question...
Question Bank Competition Drawn
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Aug 3rd, 2018
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Pleased to announce the first winner of the Ak-tiv Question Bank magazine draw #1 is...... Quentin Smart! Quentin very wisely chose Sanctuary Magazine for his preferred read (my first pick for sure!). You can read his question here. I'll be answering that question very soon too so check back...
Looking for illumination?
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Jul 18th, 2018
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Thinking of building and have a lot of questions but not a lot of answers?
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Question Bank Deposit #3
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Jul 18th, 2018
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'We added more skylights upstairs post-build. Possibly the framing could be specified from the outset to allow for apertures in the potential locations for skylights when it is not certain that they are going to be required. ' This is a good one to consider. Often when you are building...
Question Bank Deposit #2
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Jul 13th, 2018
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'I’d like to convert my garage into a commercial kitchen. I’ve been baking from my current kitchen but it’s getting too small. Surely it’s just a matter of buying a few commercial benches, hiring a plumber, electrician and painting the walls right?'
Recently we completed the design and documentation for...
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