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26 February 2012

Advice for building and planning for a young familyGeneral Discussion

Feb 26, 2012 10:34 am

Hi All, We are in the process of planning our dream home. We are a young married couple with one bubba and plans for another in the next few years. For those with kids, any advice on the sorts of things we should be thinking about when planning our new build? eg- types of flooring / use of spaces / ...

Hi All, We are in the process of planning our dream home. We are a young married couple with one bubba and plans for ano...

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cinderella_375

17 August 2012

Herald Sun Home Show 2012 - Free Double Passes!General Discussion

Aug 17, 2012 2:26 pm

Thankyou for our tickets!! :)

Thankyou for our tickets!!

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cinderella_375

25 July 2012

Modern Roller ShuttersGeneral Discussion

Jul 25, 2012 10:06 pm

Ummmm. The story sounds so strange to begin with! Why would he not deal with your wife by herself?! I'm sure in building a house, and decorating etc, many decisions are made by either one or the other spouse/partner involved and not both every time! Strange indeed! And, as a teacher, our policy is n...

Ummmm. The story sounds so strange to begin with! Why would he not deal with your wife by herself?! I'm sure in building...

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25 November 2012

Robomaid - how do they go with pet hair and which brand?General Discussion

Nov 25, 2012 1:09 pm

Interested in replies too! We have 2 Jack Russells who also shed so much hair!

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1 April 2013

Re: New neighbours and the eyesore...General Discussion

Apr 01, 2013 8:03 pm

Wow. Tough crowd indeed!! Thanks to those of you who replied with tactful and helpful feedback!! I agree that some plant screening of some sort would be excellent and once we do have the garden up and running it may not be as noticeable! Clumping bamboo or pitostrum (sp?) would be great. Thanks again.

Wow. Tough crowd indeed!! Thanks to those of you who replied with tactful and helpful feedback!! I agree that some plant...

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31 March 2013

New neighbours and the eyesore...General Discussion

Mar 31, 2013 5:46 pm

We've been in our new house 2 weeks now and yet to plan the backyard. The house next door sold and the new neighbours have also just moved in and erected this monstrosity 1 meter away from our back/side fence (and where we thought we might put our kids play area). Hideous!! http://img.tapatalk.com/d...

We've been in our new house 2 weeks now and yet to plan the backyard. The house next door sold and the new neighbours ha...

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15 May 2012

What do you find hard to do?Interior Decorating Lounge

May 15, 2012 8:15 pm

Choosing window coverings?! Plantations or venetians?! Romans or Rollers? Or curtains? With or without pelmet? Or combinations of both?!! And what goes on what? On the windows? On the bifolds? On the balcony sliding door?! Aaaaggghhhhhhhhhhh!!

Choosing window coverings?! Plantations or venetians?! Romans or Rollers? Or curtains? With or without pelmet? Or combin...

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15 May 2012

What do you find hard to do?Interior Decorating Lounge

May 15, 2012 9:56 pm

Ok; here goes- Downstairs- piano room (street facing, I teach from here), library, lounge, rumpus, 2x bifolds, dining room. Upstairs- 3x bedrooms, bathroom, landing/kids retreat, master bedroom with window and sliding door balcony, ensuite. Thinking dark timber venetians upstairs, but not sure about...

Ok; here goes- Downstairs- piano room (street facing, I teach from here), library, lounge, rumpus, 2x bifolds, dining ro...

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7 February 2013

Re: Mirrors in MelbourneInterior Decorating Lounge

Feb 07, 2013 1:23 pm

If you have trouble finding the mirror you like, you could try going to a frames shop and get a decorative frame made then have the glass put in. :D this. We had a pre existing plain glass mirror attached to the wall when we bought our first home. It looked unfinished so we ordered an amazing frame...

this. We had a pre existing plain glass mirror attached to the wall when we bought our first home. It looked unfinished...

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cinderella_375

2 February 2013

Re: Floor laying directionFlooring & Floor Covering

Feb 02, 2013 7:48 pm

Ooooh we are going to use these too in a month or do. Would love to see how it turns out for you. We love the board and have high hopes for it! We will be laying ours vertically/longways the length of the corridor and matching that throughout (if that makes sense?!)

Ooooh we are going to use these too in a month or do. Would love to see how it turns out for you. We love the board and ...

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cinderella_375

29 September 2012

We are stuck...bad valuationHome Finance

Sep 29, 2012 8:37 pm

We were undervalued by our first bank by 50k and mucked around by them for 3 months trying to sort finances and get building!! In the end, we broke our loan with them (land portion) and got ANZ and NAB to do valuations. Both these banks came back 100% value. So we jumped ship from horrid first bank ...

We were undervalued by our first bank by 50k and mucked around by them for 3 months trying to sort finances and get buil...

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6 April 2012

Show me your Two Tone KitchenKitchen Corner

Apr 06, 2012 3:59 pm

Hi All We have just selected colours for our build but now I am second guessing! We have selected lighter coloured upper cupboards (pumice?!) and slightly darker (velveteen) lower cupboards. Our kitchen splash back is tiled in a stone/mocha with a window reveal. Caesar stone is ivory. Really worried...

Hi All We have just selected colours for our build but now I am second guessing! We have selected lighter coloured upper...

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7 April 2012

Show me your Two Tone KitchenKitchen Corner

Apr 07, 2012 8:41 pm

Thanks for the pictures guys. Keep them coming! I have found some pictures from some display homes I think I like... slightly different to what we have chosen, so think we will change! http://img.tapatalk.com/31c3fb15-1977-240b.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/31c3fb15-198e-2040.jpg

Thanks for the pictures guys. Keep them coming! I have found some pictures from some display homes I think I like... sli...

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21 May 2012

Porter Davis kitchensKitchen Corner

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May 21, 2012 10:31 pm

Any other PD kitchens?! Love having a look at what colours other's chose!

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7 January 2013

Re: One year onLandscape & Garden Design

Jan 07, 2013 11:43 am

Wow. Looks amazing!

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16 January 2013

Re: Budget Bathroom RenoBathrooms and Laundry

Jan 16, 2013 11:09 am

Looks fantastic! What an improvement. Congratulations!

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6 January 2012

Re: Porter Davis homesBuilding A New House

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Jan 06, 2012 11:13 am

Hi All, I am new to this forum. Hubby and I are looking at building a Porter Davis home (we just have to sell our current house first!). We were at the quote stage in Dec, but still waiting on the sale of our house until we can sign a contract. I must say I am really disappointed with the new "...

Hi All, I am new to this forum. Hubby and I are looking at building a Porter Davis home (we just have to sell our curren...

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9 January 2012

Re: Porter Davis homesBuilding A New House

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Jan 09, 2012 8:27 am

Hi All, I am busy reading all your blogs and trying to catch up with this thread. Quick question: on top of your initial quote, once your got to Hopetoun and electrical/colour selections - how much did you add in upgrades/extras here? Just trying to work out our rough budget and how much we should f...

Hi All, I am busy reading all your blogs and trying to catch up with this thread. Quick question: on top of your initial...

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9 January 2012

Re: Porter Davis homesBuilding A New House

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Jan 09, 2012 9:25 am

At Tender, we had spent $291,887. At Tiles, we spent $4,949 At Electrical, we spent $8,790 At Colors, we spent ~$30,000 Our flooring, blinds, fences, driveway, landscaping and wardrobes are additional to this as well. Wow. Ok cool. $30k at colours is a little scary. Is that because you upgraded fro...

Wow. Ok cool. $30k at colours is a little scary. Is that because you upgraded from all the standards? Sorry I am still ...

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9 January 2012

Re: Building a Porter Davis Sandpiper - Windows, gutter & faBuilding A New House

Jan 09, 2012 9:49 am

Your house progress is looking really good! Thanks for posting a thread/blog. It's really interesting to read for someone starting out. It's good to see it all happen in "real time"!

Your house progress is looking really good! Thanks for posting a thread/blog. It's really interesting to read for someon...