We were in the same situation and decided to go with getting rid of the existing home and rebuilding with a volume builder. We were lucky enough to sell our existing house (which is a brick veneer, around 20 years old) for the same amount of money it would have cost to demolish, giving us some extr...

[quote]As Brittany has said. If you're block is reasonable flat, which ours is, then it shouldn't be a problem to remove. Worth checking anyway, if you're in Melbourne that is.[/quote] We are in sydney, and will check it out. Thanks

http://www.gah.com.au/ We paid $7500 and they get to make extra by reselling off what they salvage. I suppose if you wanted to (and had tome to) pull out your floorboards et cetera and knew where to sell them you could end up quite better off. Did you do the demolish before your new building plan a...

Do you worry about the building permit getting delay? I head some building took more 6 months to get approved.

As I understand that hardwood floor must be sit on the batten or plasterboard, floating floors can sit on one layer of the underlay. One of my friends just got a quote of 1 trip KEMPAS pre-finished timber floating for $95pm laid. But someone tell me the KEMPAS pre-finished hardwood floor only for $7...

Hey, what thickness is the floor? The floating is usually around 14-15mm and the hardwood is about 19mm. I think the pre-finished hardwood floor is about 12 -14 mm, The raw hardwood floor is about 19mm. If i had the choice, i would go a hardwood. There is more opportunity to sand and repolish if re...

In Sydney, Auburn Harvey norman floor Clearance Center. KEMPAS pre-finished timber floating 14mm 1-strip $59, 2-strip $55, 3-strip $49. Under layer $5. Larbour 30/pm. You don't need to take a whole Pallet, but a pack( 8 ). If you trust Ebay, you can get the Kempas 1-strip $40-50. But I don't know Ke...

Kempas is the species of wood, but i am not sure who the manufacturer is that Harvey Norman use and if it is Australian wood or an imported species? I think they originally grow and manufacture in Malaysia, but recently manufacture in China with better QC.

Is it Porcelain or normal ceramic tiles? I see some Porcelain tiles under $20/pm

The main reason to raise them is to allow adequate space for the dishwasher. Otherwise you would have to install the dishwasher, then install the floor, but then you'd never be able to get your dishwasher out. You may choose the 810mm instead of 850mm high dishwasher.

If choose porcelains title, make sure they can be done properly, Otherwise, you can feel the sharp edge. I went to a showroom some time back, I can feel the sharp edge even I have my shoe on. So you can image if you walk on it with bare foot.

Wow thats a good price, is it worth doing for around 110 SQM ? I am planning on having tiles downstairs around 150 SQM. We planned to lay the titles as you on downstairs.Today we change our mind as we bought Boral silkwood Blackbutt 1 strip( 3 grade) floating floor for $26/pm2. We are going to put ...

Judie: We got it from http://www.lawsauctions.com.au. There is catalogue up there. And this is a pallet price. There is some difference between the grades, particulate 3 grades, They may even contain machine faults and not warranty on it. This is why we need to buy 20% more for the waste. We looked ...

Has anyone out there used floating floors from *** Auctions in victoria... or know of a good place to purchase??? THX Here is you after https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=8482

We are going to put Boral silkwood blackbutt 1 strip on our whole new house soon, so I can't tell much real experience now. But I do some research before we make that decision. We went to the shop many times to feel the product. I have seen some of my friends put the Silkwood to their new house and ...

Over the past 2 weeks we've done lots of talking to many different Timber floor companies. We have found lots of varing opinions about 'timber' itself. One important thing we learnt about the 'hardness' of the boards has to do with the age of the timber used and the drying process, and lenght of ti...

Sorry to be a pest but does anyone have photo's of the sillwood in Blackwood and the readyflor so I can better idea what the overal finish will look like. check http://www.boraltimberflooring.com.au If you want Austrlian hardwood floating floor, make sure they make from local here. Some of the impo...

Yes, but we're building a double storey, so there won't be any possibility of extra noggins after the build. So, should I request extra noggins now ? Hi Southies, How did you go about it? we have the same issuess too, we are planning to install some ceiling pendants on ground floor of 2 story, the ...

I am just come across this post, and have the same question. I am planning a 9m (long) x 2.6(width)m deck off ground 280mm and using 140x45mm TP as bearer and joist, the bearer direct sit on the stirrup, and the joist will butt joint with the bearer using joist hanger. The joist will single span 2.6...