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Adam.M

12 April 2013

Re: [Vic|West] Buy now or save? TRUGANINABuilding A New House

Apr 12, 2013 11:08 pm

*The lack of infrastructure in Truganina. I know traffic sucks out there but I've heard rumours of Leakes Rd being upgraded into double lanes. Drove through the intersection of Leakes Rd and Palmers Rd last night and there were road works which already doubled Leakes Rd around the intersection. - We...

*The lack of infrastructure in Truganina. I know traffic sucks out there but I've heard rumours of Leakes Rd being upgra...

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Adam.M

6 August 2010

Re: $700 for the 3rd coat, is it worth?Building A New House

Aug 06, 2010 9:07 am

Your relying on the tradie to do the 3rd coat which in our case even for 2 coats was for some reason hard to do (visible lack of paint on some walls). Think about it this way, you will be repainting (2,3,5 years), you might want feature walls and you will mark the paint when moving in... do you want...

Your relying on the tradie to do the 3rd coat which in our case even for 2 coats was for some reason hard to do (visible...

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Adam.M

28 January 2011

Re: 3 month maintenance - how picky can I be?General Discussion

Jan 28, 2011 8:56 am

Dilla, This is your opportunity to get items fixed or else you will kiss the opportunity goodbye later. We had the maintanence guys come by and fix a pages worth of stuff of which the guy said that the house overly looked good compared to others. Some items that you can include from experience: - Sh...

Dilla, This is your opportunity to get items fixed or else you will kiss the opportunity goodbye later. We had the maint...

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Adam.M

22 February 2011

Re: 3 month maintenance - how picky can I be?General Discussion

Feb 22, 2011 10:42 pm

Paint imperfections is what you are after. So for example if you can see that the paint is thin in an area, you could asked them to repaint it. Dents and scratches are iffy. As for frogger, your builder will typically palm you off to the supplier of that toilet (maybe Caroma) to have it fixed. You w...

Paint imperfections is what you are after. So for example if you can see that the paint is thin in an area, you could as...

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Adam.M

4 March 2012

Re: 3 Year old slab moving, now blamed on LandscapingGeneral Discussion

Mar 03, 2012 11:55 pm

An engineer that I engaged to do some work for me specialises in this sort of stuff, says that the waffle pad specs within AS 2870 have been beefed up in it's 2011 revision. He says this equates to $5k+ in the cost of waffle pod. IMHO, this adds ammo to the fact that waffle pods were (and maybe stil...

An engineer that I engaged to do some work for me specialises in this sort of stuff, says that the waffle pad specs with...

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Adam.M

16 October 2011

Re: 3 Year old slab moving, now blamed on LandscapingGeneral Discussion

Oct 16, 2011 9:47 pm

New houses built on clay, will experience slab movement especially if: a. you have built on a P class soil type (P = Problem Site) b. you have used a waffle slab, and c. your roof is one of those prefab trusses that gives you non load baring internal walls. To add to the amount of slab movement, it ...

New houses built on clay, will experience slab movement especially if: a. you have built on a P class soil type (P = Pro...

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Adam.M

17 October 2011

Re: 3 Year old slab moving, now blamed on LandscapingGeneral Discussion

Oct 17, 2011 8:43 am

cmhamilton is right, if you drive your car and have not performed regular services and your engine blows up and you take the car manufacturer to VCAT... what do you think your chances are? What site supervisors do on handover is provide you with the CSIRO Foundation Maintenance and say "follow ...

cmhamilton is right, if you drive your car and have not performed regular services and your engine blows up and you take...

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Adam.M

17 October 2011

Re: 3 Year old slab moving, now blamed on LandscapingGeneral Discussion

Oct 17, 2011 11:23 am

“Wannabes” is such a harsh label IMHFO. I would like to think “people with either experience or just an opinion” is a better term. Have you heard of the saying “The difference between a smart person and a genius, smart person learns from their mistake, genius learns off a smart persons mistakes”. Un...

“Wannabes” is such a harsh label IMHFO. I would like to think “people with either experience or just an opinion” is a be...

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Adam.M

17 October 2011

Re: 3 Year old slab moving, now blamed on LandscapingGeneral Discussion

Oct 17, 2011 12:51 pm

Btherl - You forgot to highlight recommended of which the builder will trip you up on. IMHO "Builders are idiots, they will bring you down to their level and beat you on experience". Most of the time they will walk on a very thin line and sometimes bluntly disregard such recommendations. W...

Btherl - You forgot to highlight recommended of which the builder will trip you up on. IMHO Builders are idiots, they wi...

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Adam.M

18 October 2011

Re: 3 Year old slab moving, now blamed on LandscapingGeneral Discussion

Oct 18, 2011 1:19 pm

Now once you have entertained all of these issues and installed preventative measures, your house is still sitting on a slab that is less than the thickness (between 85mm - 100mm for a single story) of the front footpath. AND it's sitting on 450mm footings with styrofoam voids? What it boils down t...

Does this mean that these problems are more likely to occur to a waffle pod slab as opposed to a raft slab? As Aiah sai...

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Adam.M

26 October 2011

Re: 3 Year old slab moving, now blamed on LandscapingGeneral Discussion

Oct 26, 2011 10:04 am

That is true B STAR. The engineer could of recommended a whole bunch of countermeasures but (as an example) all it takes is for the concreter to step on the rio as he is pouring the concrete, therefore pushing the plastic cups down (it's what holds up the rio to achieve a 25mm concrete cover = dista...

That is true B STAR. The engineer could of recommended a whole bunch of countermeasures but (as an example) all it takes...

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Adam.M

12 August 2015

Re: 8' led downlightsLighting + Lighting Design

Aug 12, 2015 9:47 am

You might get a situation of a really bright central point. 30W is really really bright! But interestingly, 4x 12W LEDs will have the same coverage... see below. There are complaints in my household about the 4 12W LEDs being super bright. http://i.imgur.com/c0iOHPQ.jpg Hopefully that helps.

You might get a situation of a really bright central point. 30W is really really bright! But interestingly, 4x 12W LEDs ...

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Adam.M

21 July 2010

Re: A couple of possible issues, and handover processBuilding A New House

Jul 21, 2010 9:51 pm

1) I noticed some rust staining on top of the paintwork on some window lintels. Is this an issue and what should I expect to see done about it? If you have already passed the Inspection for defects of the house, your best bet is to take a picture on the day of handover (they will later claim you di...

1) I noticed some rust staining on top of the paintwork on some window lintels. Is this an issue and what should I expec...

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Adam.M

28 July 2015

Re: Adhesive for Cement sheet flooringBathrooms and Laundry

Jul 28, 2015 12:37 pm

Considering the sheets are from James Hardie, one would assume that they would only recommend their own product. In reality no, you don't need to use their gear and an alternative product that specifies that it can be used on cement sheeting is sufficient (proviso you get a decent brand etc). If you...

Considering the sheets are from James Hardie, one would assume that they would only recommend their own product. In real...

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Adam.M

7 March 2014

Re: Advice from a building repBuilding A New House

Mar 07, 2014 7:55 am

Awesome advice and very concise!

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Adam.M

9 September 2010

Aquiring Timber DeckingOutdoor Living

Sep 09, 2010 5:03 pm

Hello all, I am wanting to build a deck some time soon and I was wondering if anyone has recently aquired some timber decking at a reasonable price. Currently I am looking at my options for a 40m2 deck which include: The two sizes are 90mm and 140mm. The choices include: Merbau - $26 -> $36m2 Spotte...

Hello all, I am wanting to build a deck some time soon and I was wondering if anyone has recently aquired some timber de...

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Adam.M

7 October 2011

Building a verandah on a corner block - Regulation issuesGeneral Discussion

Oct 07, 2011 3:07 pm

Hello all! I am having a ball with the council and even some inexperienced building surveyors regarding plans for a side street setback of a verandah. I was hoping someone could help make sense of this! My corner block has two separate streets and I want to build a verandah on the side street right ...

Hello all! I am having a ball with the council and even some inexperienced building surveyors regarding plans for a side...

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Adam.M

6 September 2010

City West Water Manual AdjustmentGeneral Discussion

Sep 06, 2010 5:19 pm

I just received our Quaterly Water bill and we have been hit with a $62.35 "Adjustment". I rang to figure out what the go was and I was told that they "forgot" to charge us for Park Charge for 2009 and therefore "Manually Adjusted" this bill. Has anyone come accross thi...

I just received our Quaterly Water bill and we have been hit with a $62.35 Adjustment. I rang to figure out what the go ...

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Adam.M

2 September 2010

Does anyone want or need soil in 3030, VIC area?Building A New House

Sep 02, 2010 2:15 pm

I have about 10 car trailer loads of clean clay/fill to remove. I have a close construction site that are happy to take the soil but if you you need a top/fill up then I am happy to drop it off once pre arranged. I live at 3030, Derrimut, VIC.

I have about 10 car trailer loads of clean clay/fill to remove. I have a close construction site that are happy to take ...

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Adam.M

3 June 2010

Missing electrical points at 1st PCIBuilding A New House

Jun 03, 2010 9:33 pm

Hello all, Of one of the 100 or so issues spotted during the 1st PCI, we came across light switches that were positioned in the wrong place. Now I think the SS is trying to pull the dodge on me again and say that this will be rectified after handover when they install the appliance. Apparently the e...

Hello all, Of one of the 100 or so issues spotted during the 1st PCI, we came across light switches that were positioned...