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where to go for faceliftI was reading in the age that there is a program called Home Designer Suite by CAD - cost $395. This CD Rom helps you do everything from sketching concepts to 3D models… Are there any owner builders on here?Thanks for that Helen , I will have a look. This is a good site , That should perhaps have its own section dedicated to owner/builders. Good luck with your s "MO" Average build times by stateDouble story in Melbourne.
Council approval took around 2 weeks (or maybe slightly less).
Land was cleared in Nov 06.
Handover is next week. Second Story Addition, MelbourneHi there,
We did some renovations about 2 years ago with a company called Extensions Unlimited.
The guys here were extremely professional and came in under time and… Garage (Structure) TypesThe garage with plaster walls costs more and is just a design idea.
It makes the room more convertable down the track into rumpus room etc.
There is no… Ooooohhh noooooo...leaking roof :(We had our walkthrough today. They've already fixed the leak. Yay. Apparently it's a relatively common problem with the particular house we're building - it was to do with… Wardrobe SolutionsSmall tip:
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Roll out a line of masking tape over the line where you will be cutting on both sides and… Subsidence towerHi - I've been to this house that is if it's near the Meadows.
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Just going through some older posts and this one caught my attention. Reading through, I see you have had some success with Urine-off, so its good to have a happy… LotteApr 22, 2007 8:05 am Self Drilling Metal TeksI’m not impressed with the Buildex Fibre Teks. A failure rate of 30%.
I’m building an all steel framed house and therefore have used an array of fasteners for… Rod1949 started a topic 24 April 2007 ago What is up with...?I have no legal background, but I'm pretty sure that unless you have the site supervisors approval no one is allowed onsite. That being said, I've walked through houses -… Petition on walling solutionsWouldn't you just timber frame it, gyprock it and put sound insulation inside the wall to make it a private study? But be careful of sliding doors they can let a lot of… AmberApr 27, 2007 8:09 am Renovating and expanding 3 bm homeThanks Matt.
From what I have been told, Canberra is quite expensive for any trades...so may be a bit more.
May have to be a ground floor extension.
Cheers,
J James replied 1 May 2007 ago JamesMay 01, 2007 9:02 pm Plot Ratio ... ??So yeah, the comment about overcapitalisation definately applies
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I think maybe the days of supercheap housing anywhere are over.........
I am originally from New Zealand (hmmm should I mention that!) and there is… KS09 replied 6 May 2007 ago miagiMay 08, 2007 8:01 pm Is this material available in AustraliaThanks for this tip Roo. We're going to use Durra Board for most of our inside walls, but I'd just been wondering what to do about the wet areas. It would be great if you… Check me out!!!THANKS royalblue…….
Don’t laugh…I could defiantly do something with this!!!!
((((the twisted concrete worker whose customers keep mysteriously vanishing))))  Secret Boom Suburbs?Tipsy, you could be right. I hadn't gone to look at the website linked. I'm too used to rubbish links that I don't even go there unless I have a good reason or can trust… Bud977 replied 18 May 2007 ago Is my slab ruined? - Apparently not!!Its very refreshing to hear a good ending to somebodies problem.
Working in a suppliers industry (Doors Plus), I hear some real horror stories about people having… MCS replied 24 May 2007 ago Cost to smash a couple of doorwaysBefore I start hassling builders (perhaps pointlessly), I was wondering whether anyone has an approximate idea of the cost to smash through a couple of doors.
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Michael MCS replied 29 May 2007 ago Rebates for having a water tankThere is a small rebate available on solar hws's under the Federal Governments 'Renewable Energy Certificate' scheme. The amount varies depending upon the product.
The… WINDOW COVERINGSThanks for the ideas. The meals window is fairly big-1540x2410. I'm now leaning towards using a roman blind on the window, with the panel glide on the slider in the same… PIP replied 31 May 2007 ago
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