Updated info on latest build:
Build 4 (2nd house [1st in Wellard])
Location: lot 861, 13 Coracina Vista, Wellard 6170 (little south of Perth)
Builders: Dale Alcock on FBR-owned land, using HX2
Materials: concrete blocks (230mm high)
Weather: Waited for bad weather to pass then built in beaut weather.
Completed: 2 Aug, 2021 to 6 Aug 2021 (4 and half days, 29 laying hours)
Details: Lot is 374 sq m. 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house. 4300 concrete masonry units (~20,000 SBE)
Special: down to 1 operator in control van and 2 people on site ("could get away with one"). Site person does things like loading HX with blocks using telehandler, installing brick ties. Next build to be next door once slab cured.
Income: ? The price paid for 3 of the 5 bare lots was $555,000
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Build 3 (2nd non-residential): childcare centre
Location: Amberton Beach, near Eglinton, northern Perth
Builders: Dale Alcock, using HX2
Materials: concrete blocks. Lintels (up to 4.8m long) made by FBR. Termimesh on slab; waterproof damp course flashing on first course and over lintels (coastal environment).
Weather: some very heavy rain and strong winds
Completed: 5 June, 2021. 16 build days
Details: >60m long slab, big build (size of about 5 houses), walls up to 4.8m high. 8,670 concrete masonry units (36,500 SBE), dble leaf cavity wall. Water not connected to site. Some minor mechanical issues.
Special: 25 windows, many small ones; HX had to build from 5 different positions; FBR made the lintels
Income: ? prevailing commercial rate
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Build 2: community centre (first commercial structure)
Location: Byford, WA; 40km south of Perth; cnr Balawarra and Kardan Blvd
Builders: Archistruct, using HX2 and WaaS
Weather: sunny, cloudy, hail, high winds, heavy rain
Completed: Tues 1 Sept - Tues 8 Sept (HX returned to HQ for weekend)
Details: 390mm x 230mm high x 90mm thick blocks; dble leaf cavity wall, step-down course below the slab; av lay speed 174 blocks/hr (800 SBEs/hr); top speed 228 blocks/hr; 15 courses high (~1.5 storeys); brick ties manually installed. Rendered finish. Tenanted by real estate co and a cafe.
Special: 1st non-residential structure, new adhesive application system
Income: prevailing commercial rate
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Build 1: Display home
Location: 31 Elderberry Drive, Dayton 6055, WA; site bordered by 7 occupied homes
Builders: Archistruct Builders and Designers; using HX2
Weather: fine
Completed: 8 July - 11 July, 2020 (3 and a half days; HX deployed 7 July, started building 8th); Open home 24 April 2021 postponed to 1 May following lockdown.
Details: 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom residential home; 11 courses. 2991 blocks (390 x 230mm x 90mm; 13,759 SBE), single leaf wall. Average lay speed when running 146 blocks/hr (671 SBEs/hr); peak 228 blocks/hr (1,049 SBEs/hr)
Special: First real build; roof trusses and prefab kitchen ordered from 3D TAD; Mike interviewed by Channel 9 News
Income: ? House sold for $532,000
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