Building Design, Prime Time
We are building designers from Prime Design. We created the Building Design, Prime Time podcast, to provide valuable information for anyone looking to undertake a new build or extension project. We share our tips, tricks and stories from a building designer's perspective.
Building Design, Prime Time
Latest Episodes
E142. What happens when your designer, builder, engineer etc disagrees?
A builder heats up a set of continuous reinforcing steel with an oxy torch just to bend it out of the way for a downpipe. A different building surveyor tells Frank a laundry needs the same waterproofing as a bathroom, then another one says he's...
E141. How council approval timeframes really work
In Tasmania right now, a process that used to take two and a half weeks can stretch out to six or seven. Frank explains exactly why. You're not imagining it, and you're not being lied to. In this episode, Frank and Amelia pull back the cu...
E140. What do Building Surveyors actually do?
Most people hear the words "building surveyor" and picture someone showing up once or twice with a clipboard. But is that really the whole story? In this episode, Amelia and Frank to pull back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood roles ...
E139. When should you stop changing your design?
Frank once had a client rack up 24 revisions on a single project. Twenty-four. And it still didn't end well.If you've ever found yourself endlessly tweaking your floor plan, second-guessing a window choice, or scrolling Pinterest at midn...
E138. How to design for the extension you'll add later
There's one design decision that can quietly cost you tens of thousands of dollars later, and most homeowners never even know it's being made. It's not your kitchen. It's not your bathroom. It's something far less obvious, buried in the layout ...
