Posts by Lunar • Home Renovation & Building Forum

10 December 2019

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Dec 10, 2019 3:04 pm

I am trying to work out how much work to go after painting. I can think of: Wet area tiling Wet area installations Main flooring Electrical Plumbing Kitchen benchtop installation Have I missed anything? not sure if the owner of this blog is on this forum but he/she did a really good timeline captur...

not sure if the owner of this blog is on this forum but he/she did a really good timeline capturing her build stage. An...

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Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold CoastBuilding A New House

18 March 2017

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Mar 18, 2017 3:18 pm

Congratulations Tribe7! Good Luck with the new build, I look forward to following it.

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17 May 2016

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May 17, 2016 11:00 pm

Hi Guys, does anyone know what brand/model the flick mixer in the bathrooms are? Thanks Lou Hi LouR, I believe they are Caroma Quatro solid http://www.caroma.com.au/bathrooms/mixer-taps/quatro-solid However our bath spouts don't look like any on there. I hope this helps.

Hi LouR, I believe they are Caroma Quatro solid http://www.caroma.com.au/bathrooms/mixer-taps/quatro-solid However our ...

10 May 2016

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May 10, 2016 10:37 am

Hi all... I am waiting for my tender presentation... Myself n hubby have a couple of weeks before our tender presentation and have been visiting the various suppliers to get an idea of what colours, tiles, brick colours we like... We are not quite sure of the colours yet... Just getting the hang of...

Hi gfernz, Welcome! I can help with some old photos of the Master suite in the Ambassador 41 at the Ponds. Unfortunatel...

15 April 2016

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Apr 15, 2016 11:09 pm

Sorry, another quick question if I may in relation to security. The alarm system that Wisdom provides in their inclusions, are people finding they need to upgrade this, or is it generally sufficient? Has anyone installed security cameras through Wisdom, or would these be better off being done post ...

Hi Oz, We didn't upgrade the alarm system itself but we did update the sensors to be pet friendly. Also in the standard...

29 January 2016

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Jan 29, 2016 7:11 pm

All, I am building a Washington 32 nova terrace facade and I have chosen heaps of upgrades and now awaiting my kitchen, colour appointment. I need your opinion on the below upgrades I have chosen - terracotta roof tiles for $2990 - brick work above garage and to the upper side for $3000. Standard i...

Hi Simham, We upgraded to brick above the garage and at the rear of the house and are pleased with the result. Our roof...

29 January 2016

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Jan 29, 2016 7:02 pm

On a good note after we had our land excavated on Wednesday and were appointed a site supervisor yesterday (YAY!!!). Looks like things are finally happening ::celeb:: Congratulations LouR and good luck with your Construction phase :z:

Congratulations LouR and good luck with your Construction phase

22 January 2016

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Jan 22, 2016 3:06 pm

Lunar, The driveway looks good, can i ask what the cost was for it? We are starting to look at landscaping options and have had a few quotes along with what Wisdom Landscapes. We have a similair layout in that the block slopes so we will have a tier in the backyard and we are getting the retaining ...

Thanks Greg_K, Driveway and front paths: 43 sq metres of 'Designer Concrete' with a fleck spray on 3 sq metres of plain...

21 January 2016

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Jan 21, 2016 4:56 pm

Thanks for coming back Lunar. What will be interesting is how the Christmas break gets factored into the timeline - we had been told 30 weeks from when the fences were erected which puts us around mid May but we were hoping might be a little sooner. I believe our contract was 26 weeks then when the...

I believe our contract was 26 weeks then when they added on the rain days we got our PCI date. Luckily we didn't have t...

20 January 2016

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Jan 20, 2016 7:24 pm

Hi All, Sorry its been a while since i posted but just to give people a quick update our frames and roof trusses were all completed prior to the Christmas break and with tradies resuming last week we should have our ground floor brickwork completed by the end of the week. Then we are hoping its not...

Hi Greg_K, We moved in just before Christmas. Our bricks were laid on 02-06-15 and we had handover on 11-12-15 for a Ma...

7 January 2016

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Jan 07, 2016 9:57 pm

Hi Carix, Just search for 'ambassador' at the top left of this page and it will pop up.

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Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - LandscapingBuilding A New House

10 December 2015

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Dec 10, 2015 9:01 pm

Looking good Sheilzy :) I really like the curve on the driveway and it mirrored on the path.

Looking good Sheilzy I really like the curve on the driveway and it mirrored on the path.

Re: Trixee's Passive Solar Build PerthBuilding A New House

8 December 2015

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Dec 08, 2015 12:14 pm

Fingers crossed for you today trixee I hope it all goes well!

6 December 2015

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Dec 06, 2015 6:06 pm

As to time taken to build, yes it has been a long slog - 8.5 months : April Fool's Day - portaloo May 2nd - slab laid Dec 1st - PCI Dec 11th - Handover Thanks again, Lunar. That roughly corresponds to 37 weeks. So they put 7 weeks down to inclement weather? They only have 30 weeks to build, don't t...

Thanks again, Lunar. That roughly corresponds to 37 weeks. So they put 7 weeks down to inclement weather? They only hav...

6 December 2015

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Dec 06, 2015 4:06 pm

Hi imtellinya, We didn't get any insulation in the GF ceiling except where we had upgraded to it in our contract. We had also added insulation to the interior GF walls as well. Thanks, lunar. This is why it is all so confusing. The tender and 'smart' inclusions list (2013) clearly states - R3.0 to ...

Thanks, lunar. This is why it is all so confusing. The tender and 'smart' inclusions list (2013) clearly states - R3.0 ...

6 December 2015

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Dec 06, 2015 12:38 pm

Hi imtellinya, We didn't get any insulation in the GF ceiling except where we had upgraded to it in our contract. We had also added insulation to the interior GF walls as well. They did put it in our GF leisure ceiling as standard as that is single storey so that ceiling is under a roof: http://i744...

Hi imtellinya, We didn't get any insulation in the GF ceiling except where we had upgraded to it in our contract. We had...

Re: Trixee's Passive Solar Build PerthBuilding A New House

5 December 2015

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Dec 05, 2015 7:39 am

Yay! Only three sleeps to go before you are in :) I bet you will be having a very busy weekend preparing for it. Good luck!

Yay! Only three sleeps to go before you are in I bet you will be having a very busy weekend preparing for it. Good luck!

Re: Trixee's Passive Solar Build PerthBuilding A New House

26 November 2015

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Nov 26, 2015 1:00 pm

You're on a roll trixee, its all go! I love your kitchen and the black pendants. Thanks for the heads up btw over my fancy wood shaving pendant light not being dimmable. I have just spoken to the shop and will get the electrician to change the dimmer switch to a normal one as I want to keep the ligh...

You're on a roll trixee, its all go! I love your kitchen and the black pendants. Thanks for the heads up btw over my fan...

22 November 2015

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Nov 22, 2015 2:28 pm

Hi am99, I'm glad you like the bathroom and blog :) The bathroom niche and glass shelf was an extra ($500) which we saw in the show home at One Minto. I'm afraid I don't know what the shower pressure is like yet. Good hopefully! I can't wait to move in and be out of construction, it feels like this ...

Hi am99, I'm glad you like the bathroom and blog The bathroom niche and glass shelf was an extra ($500) which we saw in ...

18 November 2015