Posts by verukins • Home Renovation & Building Forum

1 May 2014

May 01, 2014 9:21 pm

Our experience, like everyone im sure, had its good and bad bits.... If I had my time again, I would not build with them is the simplest way of putting it... however at the same time, its very hard to compare to other builders - as we have only built the once. Design, chippies, tilers were good. Pai...

Our experience, like everyone im sure, had its good and bad bits.... If I had my time again, I would not build with them...

Re: Additional insulation on underside of roof - ?Heating, Cooling & Insulation

9 February 2014

Feb 08, 2014 11:53 pm

same type of insulation is in the roof of the upstairs rooms.... its meant to be acoustic insulation R3.5 I believe - but I would have to check that in my building docs..... (and even if its in the docs, it doesn't mean the builder actually used what was specified) as far as the other comment - I wo...

same type of insulation is in the roof of the upstairs rooms.... its meant to be acoustic insulation R3.5 I believe - bu...

Re: Additional insulation on underside of roof - ?Heating, Cooling & Insulation

8 February 2014

Feb 08, 2014 8:29 am

Alrighty then - this is a pic of the area - that also shows off my mad photo editing skills and ability to use mspaint to type in clunky text. http://imageshack.com/a/img824/5404/d9be.jpg

Alrighty then - this is a pic of the area - that also shows off my mad photo editing skills and ability to use mspaint t...

Re: Additional insulation on underside of roof - ?Heating, Cooling & Insulation

6 February 2014

Feb 06, 2014 9:15 pm

sorry I haven't replied properly to this yet, im going to take a photo just to make sure we are all talking about the same thing... i should be able to get to this on the weekend.

sorry I haven't replied properly to this yet, im going to take a photo just to make sure we are all talking about the sa...

Additional insulation on underside of roof - ?Heating, Cooling & Insulation

27 January 2014

Jan 27, 2014 12:09 pm

Hi all, house was built 2 years ago, we have a 2nd floor living space in the "ceiling space" (as it appears from outside) - and have access to the roof space around this. There is insulation on the external sides of the internal walls in this space - but this area still gets ludicrously ho...

Hi all, house was built 2 years ago, we have a 2nd floor living space in the ceiling space (as it appears from outside) ...

Re: Building height/slab levelGeneral Discussion

7 February 2013

Feb 07, 2013 6:57 pm

fair call - but as imagine you may hear a little - its awful hard from an "outsiders" point of view to try and find people to give you a straight anwer.... as per any industry - there's a lot of bull artists in building.... its just that the result and cost assosicated with building mistak...

fair call - but as imagine you may hear a little - its awful hard from an outsiders point of view to try and find people...

Re: Building height/slab levelGeneral Discussion

6 February 2013

Feb 06, 2013 6:51 pm

the house was designed and built by the one builder - so there is no issue there. maybe im not conveying what im after well..... what specifically, can i look for on the plans (or in any other document) - and what benchmarks or standrads or (insert something else) can i compare that too in order to ...

the house was designed and built by the one builder - so there is no issue there. maybe im not conveying what im after w...

Re: Building height/slab levelGeneral Discussion

6 February 2013

Feb 06, 2013 3:39 pm

yep, was the builder - so thats my line of through as well.... still, they're point of view seems to be "there is nothing wrong with the height - and even if there waqs, its not our issue"... so i need to be able to prove both..... showing that they engaged the engineers and surveyors isnt...

yep, was the builder - so thats my line of through as well.... still, they're point of view seems to be there is nothing...

Building height/slab levelGeneral Discussion

6 February 2013

Feb 06, 2013 3:11 pm

Hi all, i built a new house approximately one year ago - and due to a raft of issues that were never addressed, am now considering options as to how to get some of the not-so-good work fixed. One major hassle has been the height of the house - or to the point, the height of the slab. The slab is so ...

Hi all, i built a new house approximately one year ago - and due to a raft of issues that were never addressed, am now c...

Re: Good Neighbour fence - bottom rung full of dirtOutdoor Living

5 June 2012

Jun 05, 2012 11:08 am

yep - which is why i asked the question in the first place! (ive re-read my original post - im not sure how it could be mis-interpreted) Anyhoo - So assuming drilling holes will cause rust issues - is there anything i can do to mitigate this, such as paint the holes once the water/mud has drained ? ...

yep - which is why i asked the question in the first place! (ive re-read my original post - im not sure how it could be ...

Re: Good Neighbour fence - bottom rung full of dirtOutdoor Living

4 June 2012

Jun 04, 2012 6:04 pm

thanks for the suggestion.... - i just hosed out one section of the fence..... and there dont appear to be any existing holes at either end..... (after hosing out, i ran my hand along the bottom and couldnt feel anything)

thanks for the suggestion.... - i just hosed out one section of the fence..... and there dont appear to be any existing ...

Good Neighbour fence - bottom rung full of dirtOutdoor Living

4 June 2012

Jun 04, 2012 5:47 pm

Hi all, after the building process completed, an existing good-neighbour fence now has its "bottom rung" (dont know what the correct term is) full of dirt.... weeds are growing out of it etc. i have used a screw-driver to dig out most of the dirt, however, a reasonable amount is seemingly ...

Hi all, after the building process completed, an existing good-neighbour fence now has its bottom rung (dont know what t...

Pre-emrgent weed killersLandscape & Garden Design

16 May 2012

May 16, 2012 1:16 pm

Hi all, Currently putting in retaining walls etc in my back garden - and want to start prepping for my lawn. All the guides i can find talk about killing weeds using a "normal" weed-spray, such a round up - which im all good with. They then go onto talking about using a pre-emergent weed s...

Hi all, Currently putting in retaining walls etc in my back garden - and want to start prepping for my lawn. All the gui...

Re: Termite inspection cost - seems very high.General Discussion

5 May 2012

May 05, 2012 12:19 pm

thnaks for all the replies. 1) yes our warranty becomes void if we use someone else 2) Prices - fair enough, so even though its a bit more than what some others have said, it is in the ball park Have no issue with going elsewhere - if it wasnt for the warranty. I am not convinced that the warranty i...

thnaks for all the replies. 1) yes our warranty becomes void if we use someone else 2) Prices - fair enough, so even tho...

Termite inspection cost - seems very high.General Discussion

27 April 2012

Apr 27, 2012 10:02 am

Hi all, i recently received a letter from the pest control company that installed the kordon penetration barriers in our new house, stating that the yealy inspection was due. I was a bit shocked by the cost - at $255 (and more for saturday.... how dare we have jobs!) - it seems excessive for what th...

Hi all, i recently received a letter from the pest control company that installed the kordon penetration barriers in our...

Networking everythign in the houseHome Theatre & Automation

21 December 2010

Dec 21, 2010 1:56 pm

Hi all, we have recently got planning approval for our place (after a long wait with council) and i'm now starting to look at some of the finer details. Being a nerd that designs networks for a living - our house will have network cables running everywhere (and a central patch panel - and what im tr...

Hi all, we have recently got planning approval for our place (after a long wait with council) and i'm now starting to lo...

3 August 2010

Aug 03, 2010 4:14 pm

colol -thanks - just having a read now. i'd still be interested in specifics in a pm about what went well, what went wrong, how they addressed it etc.

colol -thanks - just having a read now. i'd still be interested in specifics in a pm about what went well, what went wro...

3 August 2010

Aug 03, 2010 10:23 am

hey nick - just a gentile prod about that message.... hope you managed to sort out your PC and teach your son that laptops are not for sitting!

hey nick - just a gentile prod about that message.... hope you managed to sort out your PC and teach your son that lapto...

21 July 2010

Jul 21, 2010 10:51 pm

hey nick, pm sent in regards to opinions... would be interested to see build photos etc if your happy to post.

21 July 2010