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16 November 2012

Draftmans Drawings costs.....General Discussion

Nov 16, 2012 9:58 pm

Hey So looking at getting a draftsman to draw up my plans and we have a quote and just want to see if it is around the mark cause we are new at all this. We have provide a plan of what we would like. The plan is of a house of around 300-320m2 and we are located in Adelaide. The quote is as follows: ...

Hey So looking at getting a draftsman to draw up my plans and we have a quote and just want to see if it is around the m...

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BlakeyP

13 November 2012

Save on Bathrooms....Bathrooms and Laundry

Nov 12, 2012 11:50 pm

Hey all I have been looking at a bathroom online site being http://www.saveonbathroom.com.au and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these guys. The stuff on they're site seems to look great and at a very good price. Just dont want to buy it and find out the hard way that its no good...

Hey all I have been looking at a bathroom online site being www.saveonbathroom.com.au and was wondering if anyone has ha...

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BlakeyP

30 October 2012

Re: Ques on home theatre designHome Theatre & Automation

Oct 30, 2012 6:07 pm

Hey Tan thank alot for that that is like what we are looking at doing ourselfs.So to see some pics really helped me see how it would work. What are the dimensions of your room? Thanks Blake

Hey Tan thank alot for that that is like what we are looking at doing ourselfs.So to see some pics really helped me see ...

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BlakeyP

30 October 2012

Re: Ques on home theatre designHome Theatre & Automation

Oct 29, 2012 11:16 pm

Hey Thanks a lot for the input. Yeah i dont like cavity doors that must so might save room but think they are ugly. Asha i do like the seating idea. i think it back to the drawing board for me.

Hey Thanks a lot for the input. Yeah i dont like cavity doors that must so might save room but think they are ugly. Asha...

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BlakeyP

19 October 2012

Ques on home theatre designHome Theatre & Automation

Oct 19, 2012 2:06 am

.Hey Attached is the plan iam looking at for my home. As you can see the home theatre is 4.2x3.5m, Iam looking at having 2 rows of seats my main question is which way should he seats go? facing the 3.5 wall or the 4.2 wall? Also will a room of this dimension what would be the best ceiling height? La...

.Hey Attached is the plan iam looking at for my home. As you can see the home theatre is 4.2x3.5m, Iam looking at having...

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BlakeyP

18 October 2012

Re: Pool close to house?Pools & Spas

Oct 18, 2012 1:01 am

Hey To all thx for your input i guess a pool is an option still with it being close to the house as long as I go about it the right way. Wheel Thx alot fot the pics it good to see how it all works and some finish products. Blake

Hey To all thx for your input i guess a pool is an option still with it being close to the house as long as I go about i...

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BlakeyP

11 October 2012

Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!Building A New House

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Oct 11, 2012 3:18 am

Hey Sunshine Thx a lot for your input illgo have a look at those pics now and we going give all the specs of fireplace we want to our builder so he can plan for it. If anyone does place any input to myself over the next five day and I dont reply I am not being rude just have to go away for work for ...

Hey Sunshine Thx a lot for your input illgo have a look at those pics now and we going give all the specs of fireplace w...

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BlakeyP

9 October 2012

Re: Pool close to house?Pools & Spas

Oct 09, 2012 10:42 pm

Thx a lot for the replys this give me some more know and its good to know it wont cost me to much more if I need to extend the piers. All info supplied was great thought this was going to put a hold on the pool. But that will be when i find out the sewer line where I want to put the pool lol Blake

Thx a lot for the replys this give me some more know and its good to know it wont cost me to much more if I need to exte...

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BlakeyP

9 October 2012

Pool close to house?Pools & Spas

Oct 09, 2012 6:45 pm

Hey Okay we are building a new home and we are looking at have a pool in the back yard. One of the end of the pool will be 1.35-1.5m away from the end of the house. The pool itself we are looking at will be fibreglass. Attach below is the plan that I am looking at for the outdoor and pool area. The ...

Hey Okay we are building a new home and we are looking at have a pool in the back yard. One of the end of the pool will ...

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BlakeyP

8 October 2012

Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!Building A New House

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Oct 08, 2012 10:42 pm

Hey gogo Yeah I see what you mean bout the fireplace in the main bed and not enough space so to have this as an option i would have to add more length to the room. With the floating wall behind the bed, the room is now 4.2m instead of 4m as seen in big floor plan so there is 400mm each side of bed f...

Hey gogo Yeah I see what you mean bout the fireplace in the main bed and not enough space so to have this as an option i...

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BlakeyP

8 October 2012

Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!Building A New House

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Oct 08, 2012 2:12 pm

Thx Gilbeys The whole thing is open to the room and it will have a feature free standing tub. The 1m floating will in the middle at the entrance of ensuite is one so a TV can be mounted in a good spot for the room and two we may have a double sided gas fireplace in it which can be seen in both the e...

Thx Gilbeys The whole thing is open to the room and it will have a feature free standing tub. The 1m floating will in th...

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8 October 2012

Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!Building A New House

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Oct 07, 2012 11:14 pm

In that case, ensure that you factor in some sort of external shading for those windows on the western side of the house. Okay cool. what we where looking at it getting some sun louvers on those windows or something like that. I tried to kind limited windows down the side of the house and have my m...

In that case, ensure that you factor in some sort of external shading for those windows on the western side of the house...

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7 October 2012

Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!Building A New House

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Oct 07, 2012 5:11 pm

BlakeyP- Which area are you building in and which direction is North? There doesn't appear to be any robes in the minor bedrooms-is that right? :th:[/quote] North is in the direction of the back of the house slight to the right but not much. The block is in Ethelton, Adelaide. Bedroom two and three ...

BlakeyP- Which area are you building in and which direction is North? There doesn't appear to be any robes in the minor ...

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BlakeyP

7 October 2012

Re: New Build in AdelaideBuilding A New House

Oct 07, 2012 2:03 am

Gristy thank for the replay yeah that does make sense and that is the way we are thinking of going just trying to find a builder with that much flexibility may be hard. Well everyone here are the pics at better res cause couldnt read on last I think. Ensuite: http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b573...

Gristy thank for the replay yeah that does make sense and that is the way we are thinking of going just trying to find a...

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BlakeyP

7 October 2012

Re: Ensuite DesignBathrooms and Laundry

Oct 07, 2012 1:54 am

Hey Here is the pic at better res: http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b573/blakeyp1/SAM_0137-1_zps8f1fb32e.jpg

Hey Here is the pic at better res:

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BlakeyP

7 October 2012

Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!Building A New House

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Oct 07, 2012 1:50 am

Hey Let me begin with saying sorry bout the bad photos as plan but I am deploy to Afghanistan at the moment so I have limited resources. Well we have a block it is 12.15m2 x 45.54m2 so it thin. We are looking at building a 280-300m2, 4 x bedroom home with maybe a pool area which will add around 20-3...

Hey Let me begin with saying sorry bout the bad photos as plan but I am deploy to Afghanistan at the moment so I have li...

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BlakeyP

5 October 2012

Re: Ensuite DesignBathrooms and Laundry

Oct 05, 2012 1:52 pm

Hey Thx for the quick reply. The room is now 4.2m width and there is no doors or screens at all in the room to maximise the space we have. I love this layout just wondering if it will fit ok towel rack location is a good question. In the 1m wide floating wall we are looking at placing a gas fireplac...

Hey Thx for the quick reply. The room is now 4.2m width and there is no doors or screens at all in the room to maximise ...

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BlakeyP

5 October 2012

New Build in AdelaideBuilding A New House

Oct 05, 2012 5:51 am

Hey Let me begin with saying sorry bout the bad photos as plan but I am deploy to Afghanistan at the moment so I have li...

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BlakeyP

5 October 2012

Ensuite DesignBathrooms and Laundry

Oct 05, 2012 5:06 am

Hey Just wanted to show the ensuite and master bed design that we are looking at and see what people think. The design attach is basically what we are looking at but the room might be 200mm wider and the bedroom part may be cut down by 300mm. The toilet and shower will be reversed to that the toilet...

Hey Just wanted to show the ensuite and master bed design that we are looking at and see what people think. The design a...

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BlakeyP

5 October 2012

Re: HOW TO POST A PHOTO!!Photos, Videos & Avatars

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Oct 05, 2012 5:03 am

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b573/blakeyp1/Ensuitelayout_zpsa9eb9fdc.jpg