Buying decisions
What a Day of Dry Hire Costs in WA, and When Owning Wins
Dry-hire rates for a 1.7 tonne excavator around Perth, what the quoted rate leaves out, and the honest break-even for buying a Rippa machine instead.
Buying decisions
Ground conditions
Why Trenches Collapse in Perth Sand, and How to Dig Them Anyway
Bassendean and Spearwood sands have almost no cohesion. Here is what that means for trench walls, footings and pool digs, and the techniques that keep a hole open long enough to use it.
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Buying decisions
Ground conditions
Digging the Darling Scarp: Laterite, Clay and Granite in the Perth Hills
The Hills are the opposite of the coastal plain. Gravel that sets like concrete in summer, clay that clogs a bucket in winter, and granite that turns...
Perth blocks
Side Access in Perth: The Widths That Decide Which Machine Gets In
Older suburbs have generous side paths and newer estates have almost none. A guide to typical access widths across Perth, how to measure yours, and wh...
Perth blocks
Soakwells and Stormwater in Perth: The Rules and the Digging
Perth is one of the few cities where roof water goes into the ground on your own block. What councils require, how soakwells are sized, and how to dig...
Ground conditions
Tamala Limestone: Dealing With Caprock From Two Rocks to Busselton
The coastal limestone that runs the length of Perth's coast is soft enough to cut and hard enough to stop a small excavator dead. How to recognise it,...
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