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kirashogun
4 April 2023
How to get Dulux Professional paint through retail
Renovation + Home Improvement
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Apr 04, 2023 6:27 pm
I wanted to touch up some paint on existing house. I took a photo of all the paints used during the house build and they are all from the Dulux professional range. How do ordinary folks like us get access to this as it's not really available online or at places like Bunnings?
I wanted to touch up some paint on existing house. I took a photo of all the paints used during the house build and they...
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kirashogun
12 April 2022
Re: Building a new House in “uncertain times”
Building A New House
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Apr 12, 2022 11:30 am
I'd wait for things to settle down. I'd also be very careful about building with smaller builders and builders with weak balance sheets as inflation is out of control everywhere. A lot of builders needs money from future jobs to pay for existing jobs that's already in progress (cash flow management ...
I'd wait for things to settle down. I'd also be very careful about building with smaller builders and builders with weak...
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kirashogun
6 April 2022
Re: Laminated tinted windows vs 3M film
Building A New House
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Apr 06, 2022 4:57 pm
I have double glazed laminated 3mm+3mm on one side and regular 4mm hardened on the other. The main advantage is UV protection for internal furniture/flooring and since it's baked in the product and sandwiched between 2 glass sheets, the different thickness also offers better acoustic filtering. To b...
I have double glazed laminated 3mm+3mm on one side and regular 4mm hardened on the other. The main advantage is UV prote...
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kirashogun
25 March 2022
Re: How utility disconnection/reconnection work during a KDR
Building A New House
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Mar 25, 2022 3:44 pm
Normally you don't disconnect water during KDR unless you are moving the water meter. Even then, construction cannot start until water is connected. Water is required at all stages of construction.
Normally you don't disconnect water during KDR unless you are moving the water meter. Even then, construction cannot sta...
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kirashogun
24 March 2022
Re: Heating and cooling option for the new build
Building A New House
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Mar 24, 2022 1:50 pm
Hi members, can you share your experience and advise on the heating and cooling options for the new double story townhouse build in Melbourne south east. Not sure what options are cost effective and also energy efficient to run at low cost. some of the options I can think of: 1. Ducted Gas Heating ...
I have owned both evaporative cooling and now central refrigerated cooling (3 phase 20kw). I can honestly say for Melbo...
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kirashogun
12 January 2021
Re: Latitude 37 vs Comdain
Building A New House
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Jan 12, 2021 5:31 pm
Chose Comdain. I also found L37 a bit arrogant and their inclusions seems really bad compared to the price they charge. Comdain seems expensive at the start but they only use quality materials. Behind the surface, Comdain is a cut above your typical major builder. They use support grade thick frames...
Chose Comdain. I also found L37 a bit arrogant and their inclusions seems really bad compared to the price they charge. ...
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kirashogun
15 December 2020
Re: Owner Supplied Materials
Building A New House
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Dec 15, 2020 8:11 am
It won’t work. If you want to do that, go down the owner builder path. You can’t just squeeze builder margins and expect them to just sit there and nod not to mention the legal mess with warranty. Building a house is not like buying a TV.
It won’t work. If you want to do that, go down the owner builder path. You can’t just squeeze builder margins and expect...
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kirashogun
6 November 2020
Re: Steam Oven/Combi Oven
Building A New House
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Nov 06, 2020 3:51 pm
Didn't use steam oven much at all. Just easier with stove top steamer. Same issue, lots of clean up. I got a plumbed in version, even worse, now i have to worry about burst water main. Not sure if it's worth the trouble. The biggest issue is low temperature. Max 225C which is not hot enough if you w...
Didn't use steam oven much at all. Just easier with stove top steamer. Same issue, lots of clean up. I got a plumbed in ...
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kirashogun
13 July 2020
Re: Swelling of laminated floorboards
DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair
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Jul 13, 2020 10:31 am
It’s caused by tenant. I had the same thing in my own property in the kitchen over period of 2-3 years. Sometime it’s hard to mop every it of moisture esp in kitchen. I laid the boards myself with foiled underlay and even used anti moisture glue for the kitchen area. Granted I had a newborn which al...
It’s caused by tenant. I had the same thing in my own property in the kitchen over period of 2-3 years. Sometime it’s ha...
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kirashogun
19 February 2019
Re: How to pave / drain down the side of my house???
Building A New House
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Feb 19, 2019 11:55 pm
Well termites can’t chew through a concrete path that’s properly chaulked. Concrete path also helps drain moisture away from your footing to avoid slab movements.
Well termites can’t chew through a concrete path that’s properly chaulked. Concrete path also helps drain moisture away ...
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kirashogun
17 February 2019
Re: How to pave / drain down the side of my house???
Building A New House
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Feb 17, 2019 5:46 am
My architect basically had strip drains along the entire perimeter then buried it in pebbles so you can’t see it. Water falls right through so drains still function fine. The strip drains are slightly lower than the concrete path so after pebbles the whole thing finishes flush. https://uploads.tapat...
My architect basically had strip drains along the entire perimeter then buried it in pebbles so you can’t see it. Water ...
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kirashogun
14 February 2019
Re: Kitchen island.....waterfall or not?
Kitchen Corner
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Feb 14, 2019 2:12 pm
4m long island you say. I hope you worked out where the stone joins will be placed.
4m long island you say. I hope you worked out where the stone joins will be placed.
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kirashogun
28 January 2019
Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor
General Discussion
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Jan 28, 2019 6:11 pm
What sort of foundation is your current house on?
What sort of foundation is your current house on?
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kirashogun
9 January 2019
Re: Solid Timber Flooring - any feedback on Greenhill Timber
Building A New House
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Jan 09, 2019 5:00 pm
Their webpage looks impressive enough and apparently they supplied timber to RMIT etc. Seems legit to me but DYOR. Hope you got the skirt board sorted, also you need to ensure the finish to any cabinetry is considered as normally with hardwood floors, you would lay the them first and install cabinet...
Their webpage looks impressive enough and apparently they supplied timber to RMIT etc. Seems legit to me but DYOR. Hope ...
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kirashogun
8 January 2019
Re: Dishwasher Recess / Built-In
Building A New House
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Jan 08, 2019 3:40 pm
I've intentionally steered clear from integrated dishwashers, worried about what happens if there are issues or changing it later down the track. Easy as to switch out a freestanding one, but an integrated one seems it'd require more effort to do so? There is no big difference apart from 4-6 screws...
There is no big difference apart from 4-6 screws holding the integrated version to the rest of the cabinet but integrat...
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kirashogun
8 January 2019
Re: 14 month old home water entering laundry damaging door
Building A New House
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Jan 08, 2019 11:18 am
Sounds like the landscaper (or whoever laid your finished surface outside the house) didn't pay any attention to the level of whatever path is outside your laundry and made it flush or close to flush. Couple that with inadequate drainage on the outside and you have a situation. If you ring your buil...
Sounds like the landscaper (or whoever laid your finished surface outside the house) didn't pay any attention to the lev...
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kirashogun
18 December 2018
Hall and Hart - handover site leveling issue
Building A New House
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Dec 18, 2018 11:51 pm
Pretty standard across the industry. It’s pathetic really. Owner end up footing the bill for further escavation just to meet code.
Pretty standard across the industry. It’s pathetic really. Owner end up footing the bill for further escavation just to ...
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kirashogun
4 December 2018
Re: Fairhaven Homes
Building A New House
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Dec 04, 2018 12:38 pm
Got the keys today. Excited! House looks lovely. Pics soon! If you are doing a concrete path around the house, pay attention to your weepholes. I can see it's technically non-compliant as it is less than 150mm from unfinished ground. With concrete paving, it's 75mm which is actually impossible when...
If you are doing a concrete path around the house, pay attention to your weepholes. I can see it's technically non-comp...
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kirashogun
29 November 2018
Leaky service trench
Building A New House
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Nov 29, 2018 11:49 am
I have discovered there is a lot of standing water at the base of my house footing in the front porch. If I remove the water, an hour later the water comes back as if I have a underground water well. I was told by the builder’s plumber that it’s cause by the service trench they dug to run mains wate...
I have discovered there is a lot of standing water at the base of my house footing in the front porch. If I remove the w...
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kirashogun
21 November 2018
Re: DPC and weep hole height
Building Standards; Getting It Right!
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Nov 21, 2018 6:32 pm
hi guys, if you can help me that will be great. I am getting my first home build and the weep inserts are bit higher than the usual height. they suppose to be on a second brick from the slab but its on the third brick, does it causes a major problem, if so how can it be rectified? Check your engine...
Check your engineering drawings. The important thing is that your internal floor level is HIGHER than your DPC/weephole...
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