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6 December 2017
Re: Rock excavation!!!! How much would it costBuilding A New House
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Dec 06, 2017 11:19 am
Sorry only just saw this. We were charged for equipment time. For total rock we had over 650 tonnes removed. The excavations took at least a month to complete. They didn't need to send me any photos because we visited the site nearly daily and could see the rock. You can see the rock quite well now....
Sorry only just saw this. We were charged for equipment time. For total rock we had over 650 tonnes removed. The excavat...
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morphjk
17 June 2017
Re: Rock excavation!!!! How much would it costBuilding A New House
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Jun 17, 2017 8:58 am
[quote="morphjk"]We built in an allowance of $10,000 for rock and we ended up blowing out by another $30,000. We knew that they would likely buy rock because of the area but didn't expect that much. Trust me we saw it and it took a solid month to break the rock up. Soil tests only go down...
Good lord !!!!! 40K is too much. I would stop the work straight away as I would not be able to afford that . was there ...
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morphjk
17 June 2017
Re: Rock excavation!!!! How much would it costBuilding A New House
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Jun 17, 2017 8:57 am
Wow morphjk that's a big cut too! The rock wall does look good. Yeah it was massive. This was our second build and never expected this. We are 80m away from our first build. Certainly didn't need to retain it thanks to the rock wall
Yeah it was massive. This was our second build and never expected this. We are 80m away from our first build. Certainly...
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morphjk
16 June 2017
Re: Rock excavation!!!! How much would it costBuilding A New House
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Jun 16, 2017 10:50 pm
We built in an allowance of $10,000 for rock and we ended up blowing out by another $30,000. We knew that they would likely buy rock because of the area but didn't expect that much. Trust me we saw it and it took a solid month to break the rock up. Soil tests only go down a certain depth Good lord ...
Good lord !!!!! 40K is too much. I would stop the work straight away as I would not be able to afford that . was there ...
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morphjk
16 June 2017
Re: Rock excavation!!!! How much would it costBuilding A New House
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Jun 16, 2017 8:53 pm
We built in an allowance of $10,000 for rock and we ended up blowing out by another $30,000. We knew that they would likely buy rock because of the area but didn't expect that much. Trust me we saw it and it took a solid month to break the rock up. Soil tests only go down a certain depth
We built in an allowance of $10,000 for rock and we ended up blowing out by another $30,000. We knew that they would lik...
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morphjk
5 April 2017
Re: Replacing a vanityBathrooms and Laundry
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Apr 05, 2017 6:43 pm
Yeah I have asked them though they don't have any timber oak looking vanities, there's not much to choose from. I asked to supply my own and they gave me a big spill as to why they most definitely can't. So I am trying to work out another way. Thanks! Well that sucks of they are being like that. It...
Well that sucks of they are being like that. It can be easy enough to change out but it'll depend on your design
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morphjk
5 April 2017
Re: Replacing a vanityBathrooms and Laundry
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Apr 05, 2017 5:08 pm
Hi, I am building a new house and I am not happy with the vanity. After handover how hard would it be to replace a vanity? I have no idea and I am hoping it not too hard/costly. Thanks! Have you asked them about other options they might have? Or supplying your own? First house we built we supplied ...
Have you asked them about other options they might have? Or supplying your own? First house we built we supplied our ow...
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morphjk
16 December 2016
Re: Custom Build in WarrnamboolBuilding A New House
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Dec 16, 2016 5:21 am
It's been a bit disheartening this week, after all the progress over the weekend it seems nothing much has happened. The tiler has been back today and finished tiling the butlers pantry, which is cool. http://forum.homeone.com.au/u/13830_1481803721.JPG They've also siliconed a lot of the tile edges...
Towards the end things seem to always really slow down. Less things to see and run start wondering why things have slow...
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morphjk
2 December 2016
Re: Custom Build in WarrnamboolBuilding A New House
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Dec 02, 2016 8:35 am
Thanks Morphjk, that makes sense to me; the only reason I wasn't 100% is that originally we were never asked what colour we wanted the meterbox and I had to chase them up to tell them I wanted it in Monument so I wasn't sure if it was something they normally did or not. Our builders didn't ask us b...
Our builders didn't ask us but painted it to suit the bricks
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morphjk
1 December 2016
Re: Custom Build in WarrnamboolBuilding A New House
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Dec 01, 2016 8:18 pm
Our meter box was painted at the very end
Our meter box was painted at the very end
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morphjk
1 December 2016
Re: Custom Build in WarrnamboolBuilding A New House
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Dec 01, 2016 8:41 am
The pendants are big but I don't think they look out of proportion.
The pendants are big but I don't think they look out of proportion.
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morphjk
16 November 2016
Re: Custom Build in WarrnamboolBuilding A New House
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Nov 16, 2016 12:51 pm
Haha I checked the electricity box last night. Hopefully someone will leave something unlocked. I went up one day and the garage door was wide open so sucked home and got my wife and we did a walk through. We have been able to get in quite a bit. We move in Saturday week so not much to see now
I went up one day and the garage door was wide open so sucked home and got my wife and we did a walk through. We have b...
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morphjk
16 November 2016
Re: Custom Build in WarrnamboolBuilding A New House
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Nov 16, 2016 5:20 am
Dreading the lock up stage!! Do they leave a key in the electricity box? Someone said they sometimes do.... I'm hoping my dining room window doesn't turn up for a while so I can climb in! C U S T O M. C O R A L. B R O N T E. 43 http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=79581 They did leave a key ...
They did leave a key in ours but it was kept in a key safe. A lot of the time I got in by the tradies of site letting m...
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morphjk
25 September 2016
Re: Custom Build in WarrnamboolBuilding A New House
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Sep 25, 2016 1:50 pm
My brother reckons it only normally takes a few days to get the sheets up. Obviously there is more time involved in setting it etc It took about a day and a half for sheeting or place which is 22 square. That didn't include the finishing
It took about a day and a half for sheeting or place which is 22 square. That didn't include the finishing
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morphjk
2 June 2016
Re: Gap between Vanity and Shower Bathrooms and Laundry
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Jun 02, 2016 11:14 am
I actually just met with the builder. We are recessing it in and losing part of our WIR
I actually just met with the builder. We are recessing it in and losing part of our WIR
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morphjk
1 June 2016
Re: Gap between Vanity and ShowerBathrooms and Laundry
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Jun 01, 2016 3:00 pm
What are the dimensions of the room? A smaller wall hung basin without storage or a semi-recessed basin would give you a bit more clearance but I'm guessing you don't want to give up cupboard space. I like your wife's layout but I think 700 is a smidge tight. Our current ensuite is the similar to t...
It is 2300x1900
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morphjk
30 May 2016
Gap between Vanity and Shower Bathrooms and Laundry
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May 30, 2016 3:05 pm
We are about to commence building and my wife wants to move our toilet and vanity around. The builders seem to like it where it is. They have indicated that if they move it the way she would like it will leave only 700mm between the vanity and shower which they think is a bit tight. My wife points o...
We are about to commence building and my wife wants to move our toilet and vanity around. The builders seem to like it w...
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morphjk
24 September 2015
Re: Building in Northern TasBuilding A New House
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Sep 24, 2015 7:48 pm
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff443/natstella1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_23.jpg View of kitchen, living and dining looking from the media room. I'm super worried it's really small now they have painted the kitchen layout on the floor ! From the photo it does look small. Some times it is hard to ...
From the photo it does look small. Some times it is hard to tell.
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morphjk
15 September 2015
Re: Building in Northern TasBuilding A New House
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Sep 15, 2015 6:26 pm
Thanks morphjk I think I'm stressing more because I feel guilty for not making the bedrooms bigger ! I really can't wait until it is all plastered :) thanks for the reassurance. I know when we built and it was framed up we felt it was small but you will notice it once it has been plastered.
I know when we built and it was framed up we felt it was small but you will notice it once it has been plastered.
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morphjk
15 September 2015
Re: Building in Northern TasBuilding A New House
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Sep 15, 2015 5:41 pm
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff443/natstella1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_16.jpg Slab is down !! :) so hard to picture how it's all going to fit on there eek! It always looks small on the slab even when framed up but once you get plaster it'll look bigger
It always looks small on the slab even when framed up but once you get plaster it'll look bigger
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