It was a please to meet with Kevin McCloud at the Grand Designs expo in Sydney yesterday.
if only some of his show users used RubySketch I think there would be a lot less issues with budget. :-)

We stumbled across this idea when trying to sort out an alternative solution for our customers. We build extensions, renovations and new homes for customers in the north & and north western regions of Sydney. Due to the rental crisis in Sydney our customers were having trouble finding alternative accommodation. I decided to build them a temporary home that we could put on-site whilst we were building.

 We purposely made the container small enough to fit on the block yet big enough to sleep 2 comfortably. At the moment there we are yet to fit a kitchen as a BBQ outside is easily set up and takes a lot less valuable space away.  Our modular home is attracting a lot of attention in NSW and we look forward to your feed back on how you could use one to improve your lifestyle.

Eco Sustainable building using RubySketch

Hi all thanks for looking at my Blog. If you wish to get a 3d model of the container The 3D Model is done in Sketchup, DWG , DXF
Please note that the container and the information is for personal use. I hope that you can build a better container than I did. If you do please send me a photo.
I wish you all the best in your container building. If you would like more information on how we did it download free 3D software by Google there is a link on the RubySketch website
If you need more information or you just need a couple of tips that are not here please email me.

If you like sustainable products follow the link. Ruby Sketch has added a sustainable product service that you can look at and down load 3d models for free. Great when building a low energy dwelling.
If you are on a very tight budget then go to economy range or more up market deluxe models or super high end products from the architectural collections.

If you like Australian made products then go there. http://rubysketch.com/search?q=container

These are a few homes we did renovations on last year

two storey extension in Baulkham Hills Shire

Enjoy a quick movie of one of our second storey editions that we did in north western Sydney.
As you will see the house was tired and the clients need more room for there growing family.
Basically we did a full make over on the home from concept, council approval, project management, construction through to hand over . We added an upstair living room, more living area and office space to suit the families growing needs. The extension consists of 3 extra bedrooms, new kitchen, cement rendering, a new office an inviting front entry an much more. The client considered knocking down and rebuilding yet it worked out much more ecconomical for them to renovate. If you are interested in our services please dont hessitate to contact us. We only build a limited amount of houses per year so get in quick.
www.aadbuild.com

Aadbuild. Quality not quantity. Renovations, Extensions and Additions: REDUCE THE RISK OF OVER CAPITALISING WHEN RENOVATING, EXTENDING OR BUILDING

Aadbuild. Quality not quantity. Renovations, Extensions and Additions: REDUCE THE RISK OF OVER CAPITALISING WHEN RENOVATING, EXTENDING OR BUILDING

REDUCE THE RISK OF OVER CAPITALISING WHEN RENOVATING, EXTENDING OR BUILDING

If you plan on renovating your home or buying a home and renovating for investment purposes this tip is the most important.
It is essential you know how much the home is currently worth.  You can use (Australia New Zealand only) RP data For more information on how RP Data can help you phone 1300 789 303 http://www.myrp.com.au/
Buy for less, sell for more - with confidence.


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Basically from this site you can figure out the price of the best house on your street. From this you can work out what type of budget you would be looking at when you aproach a contractor.
REDUCE THE RISK OF OVER CAPITALISING
http://www.aadbuild.com/