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5 January

Pool surround gardeningLandscape & Garden Design

Jan 05, 2024 8:05 am

Looking for some advice on pool surround planting. We have roughly 500mm wide garden bed around the edge of our pool. Depth of the bed is only around 250-300mm to top of gravel around draining lines. Initial thoughts were to plant all plants in pots in ground (nursery pot in ground or pot in pot) to...

Looking for some advice on pool surround planting. We have roughly 500mm wide garden bed around the edge of our pool. De...

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butters7388

6 December 2020

Re: Sliding window panel removalWindows & Doors

Dec 06, 2020 8:38 am

Having issues with our sliding window panels. We built about 3 years ago, and have never been able to get the sliding panel from our windows out easily. The panel does not lift high enough for the wheels to clear the bottom frame rail. Has anyone else had this issue? It is on all windows, not just ...

There should be a security feature on the head of the window to prevent the sash from being lifted out. This is called ...

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1 December 2020

Sliding window panel removalWindows & Doors

Dec 01, 2020 12:41 pm

Having issues with our sliding window panels. We built about 3 years ago, and have never been able to get the sliding pa...

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2 October 2019

Ideas for narrow strip next to drivewayLandscape & Garden Design

Oct 02, 2019 6:27 pm

I'm looking for some ideas for a garden along the length of my driveway between the boundary and concrete. Currently it has grass but it is a pain to mow given the narrow width. Keen to see what others have done.

I'm looking for some ideas for a garden along the length of my driveway between the boundary and concrete. Currently it ...

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butters7388

17 August 2019

Cleaning behind freestanding ovenDIY, Home Maintenance & Repair

Aug 17, 2019 1:52 pm

I have noticed the splashback behind our freestanding oven is quite dirty. How hard is it to remove a freestanding oven/stovetop to clean behind it? It's a gas/electric combo. Looking in the instruction book it looks like it should be installed with anti tilt brackets and also chains.

I have noticed the splashback behind our freestanding oven is quite dirty. How hard is it to remove a freestanding oven/...

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15 January 2019

Re: Removing window panels for cleaningDIY, Home Maintenance & Repair

Jan 15, 2019 11:44 am

I was trying to remove the sliding glass panels from Windows, not doors.

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18 November 2018

Removing window panels for cleaningDIY, Home Maintenance & Repair

Nov 18, 2018 1:34 pm

So we are trying to remove the sliding panels from our horizontal sliders so we can clean them. We can't clean from outside as we have fixed security screens. I have tried the push up and pull out at the bottom method but the wheels/rollers get caught. Any tips?

So we are trying to remove the sliding panels from our horizontal sliders so we can clean them. We can't clean from outs...

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16 February 2018

Re: Who's building in Capestone, Mango Hill ?Building A New House

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Feb 16, 2018 2:23 pm

Unless you have bought one of the 450k+ blocks on the "lake" I don't think you will have any issues.

Unless you have bought one of the 450k+ blocks on the lake I don't think you will have any issues.

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11 August 2017

Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260Building A New House

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Aug 11, 2017 10:00 am

I looked into ring security floodlights but the $4 a month per camera for cloud storage is an additional cost that should really be free. I'm looking into a 4MP HIKVISION kit for our house.

I looked into ring security floodlights but the $4 a month per camera for cloud storage is an additional cost that shoul...

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31 July 2017

Re: Attaching fence post to built to boundary wallGeneral Discussion

Jul 31, 2017 4:44 pm

That was my thoughts. Our plans show that it is built 200mm inside the boundary. There is really nothing we can do about it now but wondering what the legalities are if the fixings cause any future damage to our wall etc and whether it has any impact on termite barriers and the like.

That was my thoughts. Our plans show that it is built 200mm inside the boundary. There is really nothing we can do about...

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31 July 2017

Attaching fence post to built to boundary wallGeneral Discussion

Jul 31, 2017 4:17 pm

I have just been advised by my partner that our neighbour has decided to fix a fence post to our built to boundary wall with dynabolts into our brick. Is this legal for someone to fix something to our house, without seeking and being granted permission? We are located in QLD.

I have just been advised by my partner that our neighbour has decided to fix a fence post to our built to boundary wall ...

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6 July 2017

Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260Building A New House

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Jul 06, 2017 7:37 pm

We had a similar issue on our block. We were the lower block and cut our block slightly and it was our responsibility. Then the neighbours decided to fill their block so they proposed to us that we should go halves. In the end they paid for the lot as they filled their block substantially.

We had a similar issue on our block. We were the lower block and cut our block slightly and it was our responsibility. T...

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6 July 2017

Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260Building A New House

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Jul 06, 2017 7:15 pm

Who does the retaining favour? Are you on the high side or the low side?

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26 May 2017

Home InsuranceBuilding A New House

May 26, 2017 9:33 pm

We are a couple of weeks out from handover and it is time to start getting our home and contents insurance sorted. just using hypothetical numbers, say our build cost us $250,000........how much would you insure the house for? Taking into account that the amount insured would need to cover rebuildin...

We are a couple of weeks out from handover and it is time to start getting our home and contents insurance sorted. just ...

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17 May 2017

Re: Billys Lookout - Coral - Grange 26Building A New House

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May 17, 2017 2:10 pm

Hi BrownDog77, Out of interest, did you check out any of the other displays at Port Macquarie? Thoughts on the overall display village? Cheers

Hi BrownDog77, Out of interest, did you check out any of the other displays at Port Macquarie? Thoughts on the overall d...

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10 April 2017

Re: Building the Bella with Homes by CMA in North Harbour, SBuilding A New House

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Apr 10, 2017 2:02 pm

It appears they are all the same. Poor communication from project home builders seems to be an industry wide problem.

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29 March 2017

Re: First Home - Mango Hill, QLDBuilding A New House

Mar 29, 2017 9:54 am

Hard to believe we are only 4 weeks in to our contract given the delays we had at the start of the build. We are now 4 weeks in and the brickies have just started. Windows are in and cladding is on. At this point we are going to be painting the cladding in the same colour as the roof and plant out a...

Hard to believe we are only 4 weeks in to our contract given the delays we had at the start of the build. We are now 4 w...

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27 March 2017

Re: Coral homes - Marcoola - PimpamaBuilding A New House

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Mar 27, 2017 3:33 pm

You see the rocks after they pressure hose the top layer off I think? We are going for a "salt and pepper" mix with ours, I think 70/30 black to white.

You see the rocks after they pressure hose the top layer off I think? We are going for a salt and pepper mix with ours, ...

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27 March 2017

Re: Coral homes - Marcoola - PimpamaBuilding A New House

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Mar 27, 2017 12:25 pm

what sort of driveway are you getting? exposed agg or coloured?

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20 March 2017

Re: First Home - Mango Hill, QLDBuilding A New House

Mar 20, 2017 10:03 am

Frames and roof are now all up. Electrical, plumbing and gas rough in also completed. Unfortunately they have gone against all our discussions and put the gas hot water system on the wrong side of the house. We are extremely disappointed by this, especially given the amount of times we told them whe...

Frames and roof are now all up. Electrical, plumbing and gas rough in also completed. Unfortunately they have gone again...