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Tige
Tige
28 February 2021

James Hardie Axon and Stria cladding disappoints

James Hardie Axon and Stria cladding disappoints

Well hopefully JH will lift their game. There is another company that makes a similar sheet but I have no experience with their product, so don’t know if their quality…

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Tige
Feb 28, 2021 7:15 pm
KodaCujo
KodaCujo
28 February 2021

HGWA Alkimos

HGWA Alkimos
1 ... 4, 5, 6

Awesome stuff. Congrats! It's a great layout. We are enjoying it very much now we're living in it 😊 not sure the name of the facade, it was just one of the standard…

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KodaCujo
Feb 28, 2021 10:49 am
icat2000
icat2000
27 February 2021

New Build Contracts

New Build Contracts

My suggestion would be to get a couple of quotes from builders. Also bedroom three is very tiny.

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icat2000
Feb 27, 2021 9:24 am
icat2000
icat2000
icat2000
27 February 2021

Bank validation on unregistered land

Bank validation on unregistered land

I had the same situation when I needed to quickly approve a loan by my bank, but it all dragged on for a long time, I had to draw up a lot of documents , since I live in…

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icat2000
Feb 27, 2021 9:19 am
icat2000
Stewie D
Stewie D
27 February 2021

Which stormwater design? with limited fall to the street

Which stormwater design? with limited fall to the street

You aren't going to get more fall just by increasing the pits and increasing the slope of each subsequent fall in the pipes. It is a simple law of physics that the water…

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Stewie D
Feb 27, 2021 8:17 am
Skay89
Skay89
26 February 2021

Brick Colour Help?

Brick Colour Help?

Good Morning All, Hoping someone might know what colour and supplier this brick is? Thank you !

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Skay89
Feb 26, 2021 8:43 am
jmasood
jmasood
25 February 2021

Building with Carlisle

Building with Carlisle

Hows experience with Carlisle? did you have to spend a lot during colour selection or standard selection come with decent options?

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jmasood
Feb 25, 2021 9:04 pm
jmasood
Desertrose79
Desertrose79
25 February 2021

McLachlan Homes

McLachlan Homes

Great builder, wonderful team. i like there no bulls*** approach, don't get the rubbish that other builder tell ya & then cop a massive surprise bill at the end. Highly…

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Desertrose79
Feb 25, 2021 2:15 pm
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ECOECO
Feb 25, 2021 8:35 am
ECOECO
arcadelt
arcadelt
25 February 2021

Odd positioned block, need imagination please

Odd positioned block, need imagination please

There would be a prevailing direction for that area, but it is not as straightforward as it is with the sun where the path is very predictable throughout the year. It is…

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arcadelt
Feb 25, 2021 7:29 am
fenian
fenian
24 February 2021

House render colours

House render colours

Hi, Looking for acrylic render colours for home, that will match with new Monument colourbond fence…

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fenian
Feb 24, 2021 3:19 pm
Dreamy0824
Dreamy0824
23 February 2021

131-135 Tallawong Road, registered or not?

131-135 Tallawong Road, registered or not?

I’m interested in a lot of 131-135 Tallawong Road, anyone has bought here? Just want to know if the land is registered or not? 😊 thanks

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Dreamy0824
Feb 23, 2021 8:34 pm
Noname
Noname
23 February 2021

House perimeter concrete or gravel or something else?

House perimeter concrete or gravel or something else?

Remove some upgrades and get the concrete done mate

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Noname
Feb 23, 2021 4:02 pm
Thejones88
Thejones88
22 February 2021

House not built to NATHERS 6 Star Energy Rating.

House not built to NATHERS 6 Star Energy Rating.

I have a lot of pictures but we are looking to take things further and I will post some soon. We have a 45mm incline in to one room, alfresco appears to have a bore pier…

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Thejones88
Feb 22, 2021 9:47 pm

So I just purchased this old 60s villa ground floor apartment and about 6 months into owning it a bunch of cracks have appeared. The previous owners probably did a pretty…

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jatacid
Feb 22, 2021 4:37 pm
Bimbob
Bimbob
22 February 2021

Help -Building costs - confused

Help -Building costs - confused

Its just a business model. Just like the health food ads you see on TV. Just eating their food isnt going to make you as attractive as the models they use. The building…

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Bimbob
Feb 22, 2021 4:11 pm
bashworth
bashworth
22 February 2021

Solar panel

Solar panel

As you get the most power from panels facing North building on a block to the west isn't a huge issue.

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bashworth
Feb 22, 2021 2:12 pm
bashworth
MCDAT
MCDAT
22 February 2021

Roof repair - clips or silicon (glue)

Roof repair - clips or silicon (glue)

I need some work done on our roof. It involves a fair amount of ridge cap rebedding and fixing up of slipping tiles around the valleys. So far I have two sets of quotes…

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MCDAT
Feb 22, 2021 10:08 am
Tom_777
Tom_777
22 February 2021

Roof paint colour matching for Zincalume?

Roof paint colour matching for Zincalume?

Hi, I'm about to repaint my old colourbond tin roof which is currently faded brunswick green. I'm looking to achieve a colour/ finish as close to a Zincalume looking…

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Tom_777
Feb 22, 2021 9:56 am
sifntdaz
sifntdaz
21 February 2021

Arranging demolition in advance

Arranging demolition in advance

do you work for demo logic Chris? seems like you just made an account to market for them.

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sifntdaz
Feb 21, 2021 5:19 pm
Doozer1905
Doozer1905
21 February 2021

WA Window import

WA Window import

Not the greatest window and terrible after sales

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Doozer1905
Feb 21, 2021 1:30 am
Dacitus123
Dacitus123
20 February 2021

Neighbour placed electricity cables under my driveway - no e

Neighbour placed electricity cables under my driveway - no e

For what it's worth, electrical lead-ins are generally buried at least 600mm deep. A 6ft fence won't need to go deeper than that for posts - although your fencer might dig…

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Dacitus123
Feb 20, 2021 11:00 pm
Emma12
Emma12
20 February 2021

Dark and stormy PGH brick

Dark and stormy PGH brick

Hello, Old post but just saw this. Wondering what you ended up going with, as I'm currently trying to pick out of this range also, and it always looks different to what…

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Emma12
Feb 20, 2021 10:15 pm
Noname
Noname
20 February 2021

Connecting spoon drains to silt pits

Connecting spoon drains to silt pits

Also how many should I look at getting. 4 or 8? House is 25m long and 15 wide

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Noname
Feb 20, 2021 6:53 pm
Peteros
Peteros
19 February 2021

creaking bathroom tile

creaking bathroom tile

Thanks very much for the feedback, i,ll take it on board and get back to the builder that fitted bathroom

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Peteros
Feb 19, 2021 10:54 pm
Biancaz
Biancaz
19 February 2021

Devenport 35 build

Devenport 35 build

Hi all. Has any built or will be building the devenport 35???? I’m tossing up that or Denver 32. I have no idea what the hell im doing and would absolutely LOVE some…

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Biancaz
Feb 19, 2021 7:46 pm
ECOECO
ECOECO
19 February 2021

Query regarding the plans - who owns the plan and design

Query regarding the plans - who owns the plan and design

While it's true that the drawings belong to the builder it doesn't necessarily include copyright. Do you have prior art where you sketched or drew what you wanted and…

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ECOECO
Feb 19, 2021 3:27 pm
ECOECO
ECOECO
ECOECO
19 February 2021

Missing shop drawings

Missing shop drawings

Shop drawings should be a record of how things go together, they don't represent what actually happened. Why not just tank the planter box?

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ECOECO
Feb 19, 2021 3:14 pm
ECOECO
KatR
KatR
19 February 2021

Fence issues with neighbour

Fence issues with neighbour

Hi there, I would like some advice on a fence dispute I have with my neighbour. I have an empty block of land on a sloping area and I am about to start building a home…

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KatR
Feb 19, 2021 12:10 pm
Sharlene
Sharlene
19 February 2021

New home build

New home build

Has anyone built with escape homes Gold Coast QLD ? Just been approved finance so curious if anyone has built With them !

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Sharlene
Feb 19, 2021 10:22 am
Fore2
Fore2
18 February 2021

demolition cost

demolition cost

lol "seemed like they’re leave asbestos scattered all over our block" you made this assumption from?

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Fore2
Feb 18, 2021 8:21 pm
Splashers
Splashers
17 February 2021

Composite decking getting too hot in direct sun?

Composite decking getting too hot in direct sun?

My experience the composite decking gets just as hot as a well oiled decking with timber and pretty much the same with concretes. If you are doing around your pool in full…

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Splashers
Feb 17, 2021 6:46 pm
Splashers
ACVM
ACVM
17 February 2021

Minor Changes to Driveway size before Occupation Certificate

Minor Changes to Driveway size before Occupation Certificate

Thanks structuralBIMGuy Appreciate the input. Incidently my concreter just called up a min ago and mentioned the same thing. :) Mentioned he will draw up the formwork…

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ACVM
Feb 17, 2021 10:12 am
Doozer1905
Doozer1905
17 February 2021

New Solar Quote - Is this Cost ok?

New Solar Quote - Is this Cost ok?

Try on this ... We are selling Solar Photo-voltaic systems (Grid Connected, Hybrid and Off-Grid) to residential and commercial…

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Doozer1905
Feb 17, 2021 12:26 am
Berek
Berek
16 February 2021

Sharing neighborhood fence

Sharing neighborhood fence

Gotcha.

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Berek
Feb 16, 2021 7:45 pm
Stewie D
Stewie D
16 February 2021

Painting a Chalky plaster Ceiling

Painting a Chalky plaster Ceiling

Many years ago I bought a unit on Manly beach in poor condition with flaky ceilings. I consulted a couple of separate painters that had done some work for me doing renos…

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Stewie D
Feb 16, 2021 8:04 am
Zul
Zul
15 February 2021

Shelves

Shelves

I need somebody to build this shelf 2400 width, 900 depth, 1080 high at my place in Wahroonga. How much would it be including material ( melamine wood) ?

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Zul
Feb 15, 2021 6:31 pm
Bimbob
Bimbob
15 February 2021

Pull force regulation for sliding doors?

Pull force regulation for sliding doors?

no regs for pull force im aware of. Check with AWA

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Bimbob
Feb 15, 2021 3:56 pm
sociangal
sociangal
15 February 2021

Garage paint

Garage paint

I am glad that it now turned out similar to the one I made in ivisualizer

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sociangal
Feb 15, 2021 8:50 am
amsaini15
amsaini15
15 February 2021

Approx 2m slope

Approx 2m slope

Hi BanjoDan How much site cost you paid with split level home? Does it mean back of your house has more height due to 3 steps going down?

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amsaini15
Feb 15, 2021 1:16 am
Mitchetto
Mitchetto
14 February 2021

Tick Homes House & Land Package

Tick Homes House & Land Package

Hey Neighbour right back at you, haha! 😄 That’s fantastic! Glad to hear it. Yup, that was my understanding in the end too :) Very exciting times ahead — looking…

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Mitchetto
Feb 14, 2021 7:50 pm
Bimbob
Bimbob
14 February 2021

How to reduce the size of a hole on a brick wall?

How to reduce the size of a hole on a brick wall?

colorbond flashing beneath the vent and around the penetration. Be sure to seal appropriately.

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Bimbob
Feb 14, 2021 3:56 pm

The building was built in 2016 (so still under warranty) I purcharsed it from previous owner in 2019…

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baronapple
Feb 12, 2021 9:09 am
ECOECO
ECOECO
11 February 2021

Implied vs structrual warranty

Implied vs structrual warranty

Well that's a nice response... I would write a letter of demand that they commence works immediately to rectify the issues or you will proceed…

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ECOECO
Feb 11, 2021 3:04 pm
ECOECO
arcadelt
arcadelt
11 February 2021

Sanding floating timber floors

Sanding floating timber floors

It very much depends on the type of engineered flooring. The cheapest can just be a "picture" of wood glued to a rather nondescript substrate and with a glossy coat. The…

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arcadelt
Feb 11, 2021 11:28 am
bestspecials
bestspecials
11 February 2021

Help with master bedroom layout

Help with master bedroom layout

Good luck with whatever you do. I am sure it will look great.

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bestspecials
Feb 11, 2021 10:49 am
bestspecials
Phil of Sydney
Phil of Sydney
11 February 2021

Who is responsible for pooling around a house?

Who is responsible for pooling around a house?

Think of the water as lazy because it always goes downhill. At the moment it stops at the lowest point it can get to and pools where you don't want it. You need to have…

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Phil of Sydney
Feb 11, 2021 9:59 am
jatacid
jatacid
11 February 2021

How to surface a wall that experiences movement?

How to surface a wall that experiences movement?

I have an old 60's clinker brown brick flat which has some pretty significant cracks. I got a few engineers and although the foundations are probably a bit shaky, the…

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jatacid
Feb 11, 2021 8:51 am
Eazyware
Eazyware
10 February 2021

What building products would you like delivered to site quic

What building products would you like delivered to site quic

What products or tools delivered to your job instantly would make your life easier ?

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Eazyware
Feb 10, 2021 9:19 pm

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