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thorney

14 October 2009

Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home......Is Officially Ours :)Building A New House

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Oct 14, 2009 10:08 pm

Hi everybody!!!! *waves* :D Thanks for all the congratulatory messages ::kiss:: ...it's soooo good to be finally back online again! :z: :z: What a mental week or so it has been.....l dunno how l survived it to be honest! ::wornout:: :lol: :lol: The move last Tuesday went extremely well. No breakages...

Hi everybody!!!! *waves* Thanks for all the congratulatory messages ...it's soooo good to be finally back online again! ...

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thorney

5 October 2009

Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always RightBuilding A New House

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Oct 05, 2009 10:20 pm

Hi everyone :) Just taking a quick break from the seemingly never ending packing to post an update. As you can see by the thread title, our house finally became ours this afternoon :D...not without some drama though...fair dinkum as if l haven't had enough of that already!! ::hyst:: ::wornout:: Call...

Hi everyone Just taking a quick break from the seemingly never ending packing to post an update. As you can see by the t...

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thorney

2 October 2009

Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home..Handover 2/10 who knows? who cares!Building A New House

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Oct 02, 2009 10:55 pm

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and support ::kiss:: ......l really do appreciate it and lord knows just how literally insane l would be now had l not had y'all lending your ears and offering words of wisdom :) l was hoping to wake up this morning feeling more hopeful and positive but alas, l c...

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and support ......l really do appreciate it and lord knows just how literally insan...

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thorney

2 October 2009

Re: NBG Buckingham- Some Good News & pics (30/9)Building A New House

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Oct 02, 2009 1:19 am

Heya blessed.... Great to see that things are moving along after the disappointment of your PCI.....at least you had one!! :P :lol: Hopefully your handover won't be delayed too much longer. Ain't the hotwater set-up frightfully ugly!! Mine is exactly the same. All the cords, rubber and copper strewn...

Heya blessed.... Great to see that things are moving along after the disappointment of your PCI.....at least you had one...

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thorney

2 October 2009

Re: No action for 9 days is this normal? or is it Whip time lolBuilding A New House

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Oct 02, 2009 1:02 am

:( Oh chlo....sorry to hear that your build has come to a stand still after such a promising start...it's frustrating and having an SS like that makes it worse. Yes, there is always other builds happening but really there is no excuse for your SS to make you feel that you and your build is less impo...

Oh chlo....sorry to hear that your build has come to a stand still after such a promising start...it's frustrating and ...

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thorney

2 October 2009

Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home...28/9 The End is Nigh :)Building A New House

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Oct 02, 2009 12:48 am

Thanks for making me smile TC.....yup, l've had plenty of 'are you nuts?' type reactions and comments from family and friends during our build. I'm sure they all cannot wait til this house thing is over with...hmph, me too. Tomorrow with any kind of luck! Thanks Jodie....l'm sure that in a week or s...

Thanks for making me smile TC.....yup, l've had plenty of 'are you nuts?' type reactions and comments from family and fr...

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thorney

2 October 2009

Re: building my coral brampton - new pics 01/10!Building A New House

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Oct 02, 2009 12:24 am

OMG Jess!...just look at how fast your house is coming up!!! l can't believe how quick things have progressed, you must be stoked ! ::lol:: It's looking fantastic.....love the angled front door windows...oh! and the door itself! :: A big thumbs up to your SS for the cleanliness of your site!! and yo...

OMG Jess!...just look at how fast your house is coming up!!! l can't believe how quick things have progressed, you must ...

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thorney

2 October 2009

Re: Pinkfairys GJG dreamhome...Lots of pics 1/10Building A New House

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Oct 02, 2009 12:17 am

Yay!! Thank you thank you for the pics......you have a full on house now and it's looking awesome!!! :: :: And your so kind to avail us with the kitchen bench sneak peak......NOT!!! l Can't see nothing but paper, cardboard and tape woman!....how cruel :P A big yay for the painters but a big boooo ab...

Yay!! Thank you thank you for the pics......you have a full on house now and it's looking awesome!!! And your so kind to...

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thorney

2 October 2009

Re: My C@ventry 33 - Doubts for handover 06/10Building A New House

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Oct 02, 2009 12:02 am

::surprise:: ::frown:: ::cry:: Oh.My.God Tillie.....This is is just plain sh*tful what your going through. l dunno what else to say really but l am feeling your pain too. Everything is certainly not all rosy in my paddock either.....my handover tomorrow is also is in doubt. I'm so over the whole thi...

Oh.My.God Tillie.....This is is just plain sh*tful what your going through. l dunno what else to say really but l am fe...

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thorney

1 October 2009

Re: Chateau Lisa - I'm in!Building A New House

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Oct 01, 2009 11:41 pm

Am taking time out from my wallowing to wish you a heartfelt Congratulations!! You did girl!.....you came, you built, you conquered!! :z: :: :z: :: ....and did a fantastic job at that!....Congratulations again ::lol::

Am taking time out from my wallowing to wish you a heartfelt Congratulations!! You did girl!.....you came, you built, yo...

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thorney

1 October 2009

Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home...28/9 The End is Nigh :)Building A New House

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Oct 01, 2009 11:33 pm

Ok so we have Handover tomorrow and l can't believe that l would be saying this on the eve of getting the keys but l am far from excited about tomorrow. This is not how l envisaged it would be like at all ::sad:: ::sad:: Not that l've slept all that great in all these months but the last few nights ...

Ok so we have Handover tomorrow and l can't believe that l would be saying this on the eve of getting the keys but l am ...

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thorney

1 October 2009

Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home...28/9 The End is Nigh :)Building A New House

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Oct 01, 2009 10:26 pm

You home is really looking great Thorney, well done... :: I can't believe how quick your builds gone, they have been great builders, would you recommend them to people? Have you been happy with most things? Am loving the size of your alfresco, how big is it? It looks huge! Can't wait till' I am at ...

Thanks pfm Yup, l'm really happy with the quality of the build and the timeframe. If l ever built again (not going to h...

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thorney

1 October 2009

Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home...28/9 The End is Nigh :)Building A New House

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Oct 01, 2009 10:03 pm

:z: :z: :z: :z: :z: Love your portico - frontpath skewered curve .... Have you been able to get some ::bedtime:: now that the time is nigh? My head would be buzzing with "to do" stuff! ::lol:: ::lol:: Am so excited for you that I'm buzzing too! ::lol:: ::lol:: In fact, I'm buzzing for any...

Thanks tc.....l love my curved path too.....everything is so square and straight so l thought l needed to bring some cu...

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thorney

1 October 2009

Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home...28/9 The End is Nigh :)Building A New House

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Oct 01, 2009 9:55 pm

Well done Thorney it looking fantastic. I love your big alfresco :: I agree with the bathroom benchtop it looks abit peachy on my computer, like mundie said a darker one to match the feature tile would be nice later on down the track, then you could get dark towels too. One thing you could do is......

Thanks taffy I just love the alfresco and also the extra wide path from it to the garage Yup, it is peachy...too peachy...

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thorney

1 October 2009

Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home...28/9 The End is Nigh :)Building A New House

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Oct 01, 2009 9:46 pm

Thank you sammy, jess, ydg, rowena, blessed, megzy, lisa, erinleigh and chlocho for your compliments :) Hi thorney, yay!!!!! It is all coming together so well. Bloody dogs, when our concrete got done the guy doing our fences had a little jack russell running around but luckily didn't go near the fre...

Thank you sammy, jess, ydg, rowena, blessed, megzy, lisa, erinleigh and chlocho for your compliments Thanks MM, Ya, the ...

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thorney

29 September 2009

Re: New range from Clipsal!Lighting + Lighting Design

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Sep 29, 2009 9:41 am

Wow there you go, so you can get them customised!.....l'll definitely look into getting some done down the track. Thanks Mike :)

Wow there you go, so you can get them customised!.....l'll definitely look into getting some done down the track. Thanks...

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thorney

29 September 2009

Re: Sorry - another question about underlayFlooring & Floor Covering

Sep 29, 2009 9:37 am

Thanks Ash, I understand that a soft underlay can cause movement and thus problems down the track ( l learn't that from this wonderful forum :) ) especially if the carpet is not laid properly to begin with. As our carpet was laid with a power stretcher and architectural smooth edge, hopefully that w...

Thanks Ash, I understand that a soft underlay can cause movement and thus problems down the track ( l learn't that from ...

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thorney

28 September 2009

Re: Ensuite Shower Size 1200mmX900mm/900mmX900mm Please adviceBathrooms and Laundry

Sep 28, 2009 11:19 pm

I could never go back to the 900x900 showers. We have one in this rental (ensuite) and l never use it as the bathroom one is 1000x1000 and so much more roomier. It's amazing the difference 100mm makes! Both showers in the new house are 1200x900, would've like to have gone deeper for both of them and...

I could never go back to the 900x900 showers. We have one in this rental (ensuite) and l never use it as the bathroom on...

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thorney

28 September 2009

Re: My new place - Render pics Page 4 - 13 SepBuilding A New House

Sep 28, 2009 11:05 pm

Great to see your build is flying along....geez your almost finished!! :lol: :lol: Looking good....are you pleased with how it's turning out?

Great to see your build is flying along....geez your almost finished!! Looking good....are you pleased with how it's tur...

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thorney

28 September 2009

Re: building my coral brampton - more frame pics 23/09!Building A New House

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Sep 28, 2009 11:01 pm

Great to hear your house is flying along.....be great to see some pics of it though!! :P :P :lol: Great job on your lighting selections.....love the Odysey pendant especially :: :: Just with the tastic, we have the same one l'm pretty sure....but in the silver and it looks really nice...it ties ever...

Great to hear your house is flying along.....be great to see some pics of it though!! Great job on your lighting selecti...