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linnibea

15 October 2011

Re: Demolition, salvaging homeGeneral Discussion

Oct 15, 2011 8:53 pm

hey Sunshine, you can do it in whatever time frame you want, we had the time so it was no big issue to us. You have to be out a month before all the services are abolished because they all state they need to allow a period of 20 working days to get it done. We moved out start of September, arranged ...

hey Sunshine, you can do it in whatever time frame you want, we had the time so it was no big issue to us. You have to b...

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linnibea

15 October 2011

Re: Demolition, salvaging homeGeneral Discussion

Oct 15, 2011 8:21 pm

By the time the demolition crew came for the big pull down we had removed all tapware, bathroom, windows, carpets, doors, carport, robes, curtains, awnings, front fence, pavers, retaining walls, weatherboards, ducted heatings, air conditioners, decking and even the kitchen sink...lol.[/quote] wow - ...

By the time the demolition crew came for the big pull down we had removed all tapware, bathroom, windows, carpets, doors...

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linnibea

15 October 2011

Re: Demolition, salvaging homeGeneral Discussion

Oct 15, 2011 6:40 pm

We demolished our house last year in Melbourne. We wanted to recycle as much as we could, interestingly enough the companies who were prepared to do lots of recycling were the most expensive. I ended up finding out what the demo guy would only send to the tip and I put it up on Freecycle. We had tri...

We demolished our house last year in Melbourne. We wanted to recycle as much as we could, interestingly enough the compa...

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linnibea

28 September 2011

Re: Premier Builders GroupBuilding A New House

Sep 28, 2011 11:22 pm

I agree BurleighJ, glad your build is going well. Actually the others I have heard of who are building with Onley are happy too so they must be doing all right. I think if you started a thread trashing some of the big builders (Met$%con, Hen^&y, etc) you would get heaps of complaints as well as ...

I agree BurleighJ, glad your build is going well. Actually the others I have heard of who are building with Onley are ha...

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linnibea

26 September 2011

Re: Microwave locationKitchen Corner

Sep 26, 2011 3:55 pm

ours will be like Laila's, behind a door and on a shelf above our toaster and kettle. I have a WIP but its not enormous so I am happy with where it will be.

ours will be like Laila's, behind a door and on a shelf above our toaster and kettle. I have a WIP but its not enormous ...

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linnibea

23 September 2011

Re: Poll - Grooves up or down on decking ?Outdoor Living

Sep 23, 2011 10:53 am

grooves down! Our previous house had grooves up merbau, what a waste. Not only did everything underneath rot through but it was painful to walk on after a while. The boards also had cracks from the nails as well. Definitely go grooves down from now on.

grooves down! Our previous house had grooves up merbau, what a waste. Not only did everything underneath rot through but...

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linnibea

17 September 2011

Re: Premier Builders GroupBuilding A New House

Sep 17, 2011 9:32 pm

Was the problem with Premier or Onley? Onley have only been building for Premier for less than a year I thought. And room4acubby had Romeo as a builder and the "problem" at Romeo has been dealt with. We are building with Premier, Prime are our doing the build. We are really happy with thei...

Was the problem with Premier or Onley? Onley have only been building for Premier for less than a year I thought. And roo...

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linnibea

10 August 2011

Re: Tiled Roof vs Colourbond - pros/cons (and noise questionGeneral Discussion

Aug 10, 2011 6:52 pm

Ask any SES member and they will tell you to go for colorbond and make sure you have eaves. They do a lot of call outs to homes where the tiles have moved in high wind, especially brand new homes. And no eaves is a recipe for overflow disaster in the guttering. Just my humble opinion of course.

Ask any SES member and they will tell you to go for colorbond and make sure you have eaves. They do a lot of call outs t...

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linnibea

2 August 2011

Re: Custom Designed House in Settlers RunBuilding A New House

Aug 02, 2011 8:50 pm

Hey Justin and Michelle, I understand the concern about walking through the kitchen, it does seem a little awkward. Can I ask if you already have kids or not? The reason I ask is that if you have teens I could understand the beds at the front etc but as a mum of young kids I prefer my kids at the re...

Hey Justin and Michelle, I understand the concern about walking through the kitchen, it does seem a little awkward. Can ...

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linnibea

25 July 2011

Re: Costs to build a new home.Building A New House

Jul 25, 2011 6:54 pm

How long is a piece of string? Costing a house is all dependent on the materials you use so very hard to know without knowing what they are. If you are going for a custom build you can roughly say anywhere from $10000- per sq to $20,000 per square...just depends on what its made of and how expensive...

How long is a piece of string? Costing a house is all dependent on the materials you use so very hard to know without kn...

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linnibea

24 July 2011

Re: Premier Builders GroupBuilding A New House

Jul 24, 2011 1:12 am

Hi we are building with Premier in Greensborough. Our builder is Prime and we are building a modified Delatite/Jameison Attic. See our blog if you like for more info. http://www.thehalls.com.au cheers Linnibea

Hi we are building with Premier in Greensborough. Our builder is Prime and we are building a modified Delatite/Jameison ...

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linnibea

14 July 2011

Re: Recommend me a Painter! Melb NEFinishing Touch

Jul 14, 2011 3:28 pm

i have a great painter, very much a perfectionist about his job. Has worked twice for me and been great. PM me for his mobile. Based around Greensborough area though, not sure just where you are.

i have a great painter, very much a perfectionist about his job. Has worked twice for me and been great. PM me for his m...

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linnibea

5 July 2011

Re: What colour ceaser stone benchtop have you got?? - HELP!Kitchen Corner

Jul 05, 2011 10:04 am

We are having antique white cabinetry with Cracked Pepper caeserstone. If I could work out how to put up a picture I would. I have blogged a picture in my last post. http://www.thehalls.com.au cheers Linda

We are having antique white cabinetry with Cracked Pepper caeserstone. If I could work out how to put up a picture I wou...

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linnibea

4 July 2011

Re: What are you most looking forward to?General Discussion

Jul 04, 2011 6:17 pm

I am looking forward to: storage a pantry bigger than a small fridge a garage with internal access a room that no lego shall leave from (kids rumpus) a big bedroom no more kids sharing a bedroom MY sewing room and hubby would say HIS man cave

I am looking forward to: storage a pantry bigger than a small fridge a garage with internal access a room that no lego s...

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linnibea

29 June 2011

Re: External Stairs - who is responsibleBuilding A New House

Jun 29, 2011 6:25 pm

issued solved, builder has agreed to put in the timber stairs at the front door...all good and thanks for the advice.

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linnibea

28 June 2011

Re: External Stairs - who is responsibleBuilding A New House

Jun 28, 2011 12:47 pm

yeah we will get something more permanent done after we are done building, more interested in who puts up the temp timber stairs at the front until then.

yeah we will get something more permanent done after we are done building, more interested in who puts up the temp timbe...

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linnibea

28 June 2011

Re: External Stairs - who is responsibleBuilding A New House

Jun 28, 2011 11:45 am

ok. Amazing what you think is in the price sometimes and then it isn't. So will need to sort out something for the front...fun.

ok. Amazing what you think is in the price sometimes and then it isn't. So will need to sort out something for the front...

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linnibea

27 June 2011

External Stairs - who is responsibleBuilding A New House

Jun 27, 2011 8:46 pm

We are about to start building our new home and are going over our contract. Our house is slightly raised at the front requiring stairs and an alfresco area out the back that we have nominated to arrange building rather than have the builder do it. So I am going through the contract and it says that...

We are about to start building our new home and are going over our contract. Our house is slightly raised at the front r...

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linnibea

24 June 2011

Re: South east VIC BuildersBuilding A New House

Jun 24, 2011 10:54 pm

we are about to start building with premier now. Has taken a lot longer that we would have liked but thats not completely premiers fault. Quality is great and price is pretty good too. We have gone with a classic style home but they have modern too.

we are about to start building with premier now. Has taken a lot longer that we would have liked but thats not completel...

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linnibea

22 June 2011

Re: South east VIC BuildersBuilding A New House

Jun 22, 2011 5:27 pm

Try Premier Builders Group, they have some lovely homes