Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Trixee's Passive Solar Build Perth 664Feb 26, 2015 7:40 pm My build thread: Custom build on 40 acres viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75656 Re: Trixee's Passive Solar Build Perth 667Feb 26, 2015 9:15 pm http://www.housebythewater.wordpress.com From blank block to new home in Mandurah, Western Australia. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65564 Re: Trixee's Passive Solar Build Perth 675Feb 27, 2015 12:54 am Great Trixee. By the look of the colour of the slab you have on your blog it looks like it has been sealed with a retardant. My slab had the same and it looks very dark and then changes colour over about a week or so. Maybe someone more informed can chip in. When the crew poured mine I was seeing whether I needed to water the slab and they recommended it if it was sealed with a retardant. If its going to be very hot you can put sand around the edges and then turn the hose on to fill it like a little pool. So exciting...... Re: Trixee's Passive Solar Build Perth 676Feb 27, 2015 10:19 am Fab news! Congrats on the slab!! Will you be popping some bubbles there today?! There seem to be a few of us now all within a couple of weeks of each other. Will be interesting to see how we all progress!! Re: Trixee's Passive Solar Build Perth 677Mar 02, 2015 12:42 am I've finally done my tile and colour selections! Squee! https://oursphouse.wordpress.com/2015/0 ... elections/ Writing that blog post was epic, I got interrupted so many times! If you don't want to read the waffle on the blog post, you can go directly to the pictures here: https://oursphouse.wordpress.com/colour-selections/ Squee! Re: Trixee's Passive Solar Build Perth 680Mar 02, 2015 1:08 am Yeah hubby was complaining about them being expensive! But the floor tile is only $48/sqm. The bathroom tile is $98/sqm retail, but I get trade discount of 20% for using the interior designer. The laundry tile was I think $60/sqm. 0 4987 I looked into it a few years ago and my conclusion was to just build a carport that will support panels and get a system installed separately. The company I looked at had… 1 6483 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17628 |