Posts by THE RISE • Home Renovation & Building Forum

20 July 2012

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Jul 20, 2012 4:10 pm

Jen, forg and Tarsha - hope they get their act together for you all. Once you start you will forget about this waiting and waiting. Smorgzz, thats great new SS phoned, thats a great start ! :z: Bigted, I agree its the little things that add up so quickly. We are really glad we spent the extra on thi...

Jen, forg and Tarsha - hope they get their act together for you all. Once you start you will forget about this waiting a...

19 July 2012

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Jul 19, 2012 8:45 am

Bigted , it was Approx $506 to upgrade. We added, then removed it then added it again. Thought it would add warmth to the black and grey's on the house.

Bigted , it was Approx $506 to upgrade. We added, then removed it then added it again. Thought it would add warmth to th...

18 July 2012

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Jul 18, 2012 10:06 pm

Thanks guys, we are really happy with it so far. Sixor - Render will be painted taubmans Foxtial - very similar to the actual colour of render. hahaha. Probably won;t be able to tell when its paainted. it is a greyish/brown.

Thanks guys, we are really happy with it so far. Sixor - Render will be painted taubmans Foxtial - very similar to the a...

18 July 2012

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Jul 18, 2012 7:13 pm

We have a garage door !!!! http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8292/frontagewithroller.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us So glad we ended up with Caoba, this took many drives through new states checking out roller doors. Also glad we got the front door, cedar battens and garage door to match. One of my...

We have a garage door !!!! Link Uploaded with Link So glad we ended up with Caoba, this took many drives through new sta...

18 July 2012

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Jul 18, 2012 10:16 am

Smorgzx). It must be him. I reckon if he did not take these 2 weeks off we would have the house finished by now, anyway trying not to think like that. I am getting the Travertine from TFO ( Tile factory outlet ) Smithfield. Only takes 15 mins to get to. They have travertine tiles - 20 mm thick or pa...

Smorgzx). It must be him. I reckon if he did not take these 2 weeks off we would have the house finished by now, anyway ...

17 July 2012

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Jul 17, 2012 8:39 pm

Electricians came through today. they are DONE ! Yay...... Alarms in, ( outsidealarm box is really slimline now - looks cute), smoke dectectors in, lovely bayonets in, well lets say all done. Also I was not aware but they installed the require cables/fibre optics for the new highspeed internet when ...

Electricians came through today. they are DONE ! Yay...... Alarms in, ( outsidealarm box is really slimline now - looks ...

16 July 2012

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Jul 16, 2012 5:54 pm

Hi everyone, its been a little quiet out there. Firstly my update - Painters started last week. Disappeared from wednesday left wondering whats happened and why they have left the house with lots of squiggly pencil lines over alot of the walls. The painters have left these marks for the patcher ( ??...

Hi everyone, its been a little quiet out there. Firstly my update - Painters started last week. Disappeared from wednesd...

Re: Gogo's build- bamboo floor completeBuilding A New House

15 July 2012

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Jul 15, 2012 8:24 pm

gogo, thanks again for your help this morning. Think dh is leaning towards Martyn, might need to cut down on the concreted areas. :wink: Bamboo looks great, everyone I know with bamboo floors love it. You have heard it so many times but the house looks fantastic !

gogo, thanks again for your help this morning. Think dh is leaning towards Martyn, might need to cut down on the concret...

Re: Rawson Homes - the adventure beginsBuilding A New House

15 July 2012

Jul 15, 2012 8:18 pm

bigted - are you building a single ?? I can't remember. Well we had the manhole in the mstr wir on the plans. When the frame went up they did the manhole in the wir and did another one in the garage off their own back. We were about to contact our SS for one in the garage and we noticed the framers ...

bigted - are you building a single ?? I can't remember. Well we had the manhole in the mstr wir on the plans. When the f...

Re: Gogo's build- bamboo floor in progress, looove it!Building A New House

15 July 2012

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Jul 15, 2012 9:32 am

Can i ask you a question re polished concrete - who did you find ?? ( thinking we must want similar looking ). I spoke with 3 or 4 people, even spoke boral last week and the by what i was told it looked like it would come above Martyns ?? with the hones/polished I was told - about $120pm2 to grind ...

Can i ask you a question re polished concrete - who did you find ?? ( thinking we must want similar looking ). I spoke w...

Re: Gogo's build- bamboo floor in progress, looove it!Building A New House

15 July 2012

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Jul 15, 2012 9:06 am

gogo - did you have Martyn come out for the driveway ?? he did our quote last week , nice little sum of money there. Also saw on the other side of the main road from you another drive by the Sydney Pebble Company , his looked good as well. but I think pricewise they are similar. So confused !!! Ps I...

gogo - did you have Martyn come out for the driveway ?? he did our quote last week , nice little sum of money there. Als...

Re: Wisdom Majestic - front brickwork has been pulled downBuilding A New House

15 July 2012

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Jul 15, 2012 8:55 am

Cass Hope you have a great week ahead with handover, hoping it will be trouble free !

Re: Gogo's build- bamboo floor in progress, looove it!Building A New House

15 July 2012

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Jul 15, 2012 8:46 am

gogo- went for another one of my drives yesterday looking at driveways again ::sad:: and ended up driving through your estate. I haven't been through there for over a year, geez how its changed. I saw your beautiful home, you have the matrix board on part of the second floor, and some rainwater tank...

gogo- went for another one of my drives yesterday looking at driveways again and ended up driving through your estate. I...

11 July 2012

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Jul 11, 2012 8:03 pm

Jen, Plans look great, hope R can get onto that spreedsheet for you asap. With the tap, we have recycled water at front and normal water at the back. We requested to have normal water tap at the front as well. Now if you can picture both pipes run up the inside of the garage wall so it would take ab...

Jen, Plans look great, hope R can get onto that spreedsheet for you asap. With the tap, we have recycled water at front ...

Re: Building the Wisdom Majestic 40 - pool buildBuilding A New House

11 July 2012

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Jul 11, 2012 7:48 pm

Hi Onewheel, I have been following you for awhile. Hope this makes you feel a little better about the pool digout. We have the same company as Lot927, when we were getting dug out can you believe we ended up praying for rock. You just cant win either way. We had fill on fill on fill with nothing to ...

Hi Onewheel, I have been following you for awhile. Hope this makes you feel a little better about the pool digout. We ha...

9 July 2012

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Jul 09, 2012 4:53 pm

Hi everyone... haven't been on for a little while. Feeling a little stressed out at the moment.. They have put our rental back on the market so i have to deal with weekly open homes and do some packing at the same time. Our SS is now on leave but promises to keep up with regular checks. House is goi...

Hi everyone... haven't been on for a little while. Feeling a little stressed out at the moment.. They have put our renta...

4 July 2012

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Jul 04, 2012 3:49 pm

Koroboo - good point . Hadn't thought that far ahead yet with replacing it in the stone.

4 July 2012

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Jul 04, 2012 3:44 pm

Jen- I phoned Caesarstone direct and requested a sample. They were really nice, also told me to phone back once I have handover and they will send me a stone cleaning kit. My bench tops are Osprey. tried to pick the lightest colour that was inside the standard range. My sample is a match to my bench...

Jen- I phoned Caesarstone direct and requested a sample. They were really nice, also told me to phone back once I have h...

4 July 2012

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Jul 04, 2012 9:17 am

Jen, i tried to supply my own sink. R would not let me. Even got the colour consultant t follow it up and get back to me and the answer was no. thats why i ended up with that clarke undermount. Bowls are a little smaller than my last Oliveri :( but I can live with it easily. Yeahh Tarsha - how much ...

Jen, i tried to supply my own sink. R would not let me. Even got the colour consultant t follow it up and get back to me...

4 July 2012