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24 March 2014

Re: Our Benham 33 journeyBuilding A New House

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Mar 24, 2014 4:04 pm

Really disappointed in Rawson at the moment...With these issues and seeing I am still waiting for the gyprock go be fixed 6 months after it was reported to Rawson I have had enough and today I have lodged a complaint with department of fair trading. They can rule on everything that needs to be done...

Ouch Jen - the rats... I'm curious to know (off-topic from the flooring thread, sorry folks...) how the builder can be ...

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2 February 2014

Re: What to do with my garden... PLEASE HELP!Landscape & Garden Design

Feb 02, 2014 8:37 pm

I saw some people doing raised garden beds with limestone blocks and now i'm confused if I did the right thing by digging out the holes instead of just installing limestone blocks. Maybe you could do a combination - a slightly raised edge to the courtyard garden to distinguish it, but not big enoug...

Maybe you could do a combination - a slightly raised edge to the courtyard garden to distinguish it, but not big enough...

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21 January 2014

Re: Which comes first: kitchen or floor?Kitchen Corner

Jan 21, 2014 10:12 pm

I noticed in a display home this weekend that the flooring was done after even the skirting! So instead of the skirting sitting on top of the flooring, the floor covering creeps up the skirting, making 67mm look decidedly skinny.

I noticed in a display home this weekend that the flooring was done after even the skirting! So instead of the skirting ...

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16 January 2014

Re: Knockdown and rebuild or renovate?Building A New House

Jan 16, 2014 9:22 pm

We're building on a smallish block in Sydney, so quite a different situation, but found it would be about 20% more to renovate rather than knockdown/rebuild with a volume builder. And that's 20% on an already quite big number.

We're building on a smallish block in Sydney, so quite a different situation, but found it would be about 20% more to re...

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16 January 2014

Re: Our Benham 33 journeyBuilding A New House

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Jan 16, 2014 8:52 pm

Thanks for that, so the lux package is something you can pay extra for? At the display home they gave us the impression this was included as standard but perhaps we misunderstood them? We were given a very helpful 2-page list at the Huntley display (the Ponds) which sets out every non standard item...

We were given a very helpful 2-page list at the Huntley display (the Ponds) which sets out every non standard item alon...

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16 January 2014

Re: Can we walk away after signing preliminary works contracBuilding A New House

Jan 16, 2014 5:04 pm

Check your documentation thoroughly. Our tender document very clearly says builder has a right to charge for work done to date (re before building starts). We're a bit anxious about the open ended nature of that particular clause... I wonder if anyone has been "bitten"?

Check your documentation thoroughly. Our tender document very clearly says builder has a right to charge for work done t...

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16 January 2014

Re: 3 Tone Kitchen... Opinions please ***PIC ADDED***Building A New House

Jan 16, 2014 4:56 pm

I think match the splashback to your benches or overhead cupboards - otherwise you're going to end up with 5 colours, including your floor (which looks like timber? If so, that's an influence in its own right).

I think match the splashback to your benches or overhead cupboards - otherwise you're going to end up with 5 colours, in...

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16 January 2014

Disputing a "marine environment" classificationBuilding A New House

Jan 16, 2014 4:34 pm

I wonder if anyone else has come across this? We are at tender stage and the (project) builder's engineer has furnished the world's briefest report stating that we are in a "severe marine environment" = $7500 extra for window bits, exposure grade bricks etc, plus another similar amount if ...

I wonder if anyone else has come across this? We are at tender stage and the (project) builder's engineer has furnished ...

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16 January 2014

Re: Upgrade Costs - What did you change and what did it costBuilding A New House

Jan 16, 2014 1:08 pm

Our (not proceeding) reno quote had double glazing come in at marginally cheaper ($30k vs $31k) than low-e glass. Surprised me! Adding some more downstairs space at the back in our project home build works out at $1300 per sq metre.

Our (not proceeding) reno quote had double glazing come in at marginally cheaper ($30k vs $31k) than low-e glass. Surpri...

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11 January 2014

Re: Our Benham 33 journeyBuilding A New House

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Jan 11, 2014 9:47 pm

Rawson should consider changing the title of their Customer Service Officers to just "Officers" as my experience so far has been lacking a lot on the "Customer Service" component. Your recommendation seems to have been taken up - they have changed the name to Pre Construction Ad...

Your recommendation seems to have been taken up - they have changed the name to Pre Construction Administrators!

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10 January 2014

Re: Pantries - What does and doesn't work?Kitchen Corner

Jan 10, 2014 8:27 pm

Maggie Beer said "only have shelves one container deep". I like the idea of not losing things, but my pantry won't be big enough to do that and fit everything in. My current pantry cupboards are just under 300mm deep = two containers and that's narrow enough to keep under control. I used t...

Maggie Beer said only have shelves one container deep. I like the idea of not losing things, but my pantry won't be big ...

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