Building A New House

16 December 2009

Tim's House in WA with HBC

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Oh, and you have a landrover to go next to your hummer in the garage! :lol: Sorry I didn't reply with much when you told me about your keys. I was meant to be working :lol: …

Tim_NZ

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Dec 16, 2009 12:22 am

mikeptl

15 December 2009

PPA deposit...is this refundable if pull out early?

Wondering if anyone has this experience before. I have signed the PPA with a builder (put in a deposit as well) and wanted to pull out if possible. I believe they haven't…

mikeptl

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mikeptl

Dec 15, 2009 8:29 am

RyanJD

14 December 2009

Celebration Homes - The Domain, building Piarra Waters

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab297/RyanDal/house1.jpg This should be the rough plan if i've uploaded this right.. apologies, this is…

RyanJD

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RyanJD

Dec 14, 2009 2:38 am

nicoshea

12 December 2009

My Lovely New Sofa :)

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:lol: I love all the comments ::lol:: I hopefully will have my keys by the end of Feb, so then I can move in and decorate ::wink:: I love interior designing and that is part of my…

nicoshea

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nicoshea

Dec 12, 2009 9:52 pm

westy

12 December 2009

Demolitions in Perth - Recommendations please

I will be doing a demo soon in the inner metro area (3x1 brick and fibro with 2 sheds, asbestos and some small vegetation/trees) and have had quotes from the following…

jec

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westy

Dec 12, 2009 2:25 pm

9 December 2009

Building In Perth (Vertu) - Laminate Flooring throughout

You're better off getting tiles put in in all wet areas (laundry, toilets, bathrooms, kitchen). Laminate would be fine for the rest of the house. You can get some really…

rayray

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Dec 09, 2009 12:51 pm

MNH

8 December 2009

Building and sticking to a budget - WA

Yes the block are retained and seem to be already levelled. There is bushland around so we might pop out there and have a peek. Thanks so much for your advice it has…

MNH

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MNH

Dec 08, 2009 4:36 pm

themax

8 December 2009

Our renderers have finished. Here is the finished result.

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Wow, it's really nice, even fromthe side view :lol: The kids must be so excited about getting their own rooms, and I bet you are too. You'll need to be by that front door! :lol:

jaelee

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themax

Dec 08, 2009 6:26 am

hazzarama

4 December 2009

Does Anyone Have a Cavity Wall?

Thanks Sonya! Glad to know someone has experienced it before. Maybe it's just a WA thing. Wished they could have found a better way to overcome this 'problem'. Looks…

hazzarama

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hazzarama

Dec 04, 2009 1:24 am

kek

1 December 2009

Shower heads

If you're just changing a shower head with a standard fitting, it's easy enough. But the rain showers are usually ceiling-mounted, while standard ones are mounted on the…

buildinginjindalee

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kek

Dec 01, 2009 7:04 am

joshua

30 November 2009

Ecobrick Homes

This is related to the topic I started here. Austral Bricks Urban Range Quality Question I am sure WA are much more fluent with eco bricks as well as US and UK people.…

joshua

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joshua

Nov 30, 2009 2:37 pm

kes1984

26 November 2009

variations - how and when did you pay for them

I know for me, my variations actually reduced the contract price by around $13k. I still had to make progress payments based on the percentage of the original contract…

Rizzo

691

kes1984

Nov 26, 2009 1:45 pm

jobinjohn

26 November 2009

Should I Paint before I move in???

Hey Swarvy and Thudd, Thanks for the suggestions. I guess I've got to dig more into this and make sure I get the right guy to paint. Pls keep the posts coming. Will keep…

jobinjohn

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jobinjohn

Nov 26, 2009 12:30 pm

tinfish

24 November 2009

My new house in Madeley (WA) - It is mine!! Got my keys !!!

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NIce!!

Mtuba2

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tinfish

Nov 24, 2009 3:00 pm

McBecks

24 November 2009

Building with Redink in Perth, WA

Hurray you own land!!! :z: Hehe I loved the street name Kudos Circuit... we would have gotten a block on there but when we bought the ones released on that street…

liss

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McBecks

Nov 24, 2009 12:37 pm

JustinH

24 November 2009

Building in South Guildford WA with RedInk

Well, we did get an inspector from houspect in and other than one of the floor drains being in a bit of a weird spot, there wasn't much wrong, so that's good. He was…

JustinH

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JustinH

Nov 24, 2009 9:55 am

aLLaNNa1

23 November 2009

Non structural changes after contract drawn?

Please correct me if i'm wrong. Once the contracts are drawn and signed, a Pre-Start date will then be set yes? But is it still possible to make non-structural changes…

aLLaNNa1

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aLLaNNa1

Nov 23, 2009 6:16 pm

JilaMint

18 November 2009

at lock up!

Hi there, It is so exciting. We have finally reached lock up :z: :z: :z: . We are building in baldivis. Bath to go in this…

sarahc

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JilaMint

Nov 18, 2009 11:59 am

jayw

16 November 2009

Building a house in WA

No real answer as to why one is done over the other - you will see more WA builders embracing framed construction along with brick veneer but with most things, it is…

Ms Builder

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jayw

Nov 16, 2009 2:25 pm

Echo

14 November 2009

Building license timing Wanneroo WA

Dont think poorly of the city of wanneroo. All shire/city councils are the same in their quest to make things difficult for u. Take the advice from jayw and personally go…

hare1

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Echo

Nov 14, 2009 7:10 pm

suh

11 November 2009

Powder room next to laundry - sink overkill?

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regardless of the position of the sink, you still end up with germs on the flush button and tap. We are all doomed!!!! ::hyst::

dragonflychic

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suh

Nov 11, 2009 7:16 pm

jbarry

11 November 2009

Silver Lustre window frames, with light 2c bricks - Perth

Hi alexjohn Just a suggestion - perhaps post the same post under the Home Decorating section of the forum. I have been reading some posts myself and there are a lot of…

alexjohn

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jbarry

Nov 11, 2009 6:22 pm

11 November 2009

anyone building with aussie living/or in new haven?

Welcome Sharky55_Shan!! I'm building with Aussie as well (as is Annie.S too) and so far have not had any issues with them Fingers crossed it stays that way LOL The…

sharky55_shan

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Nov 11, 2009 4:04 pm

antnjen

10 November 2009

I Am VERRRYY new to this =

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Thanks for that!

antnjen

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antnjen

Nov 10, 2009 9:40 pm

Moogles

10 November 2009

Double robes a must have??

I am not sure what a double robe is (100%) but in my bedroom I have 6 sliding doors in my built in - so presuming that is 3 double robes? Thats what I…

dragonflychic

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Moogles

Nov 10, 2009 8:16 pm

8 November 2009

Help required Atwell WA

Oh I feel for you. We just went through the whole process of trying to find somewhere to stay from Dec to about March as our lease it up come Dec and owners are being…

Jolou

417

Nov 08, 2009 1:56 pm

hakenspit

7 November 2009

Building in Perth

Hi, Firstly apologies I know tehre is no such thing as a stupid questions just stuid people of which I feel like I am one! (ehehe) Stumbled across this site whilst…

hakenspit

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hakenspit

Nov 07, 2009 12:16 pm

kirsada

3 November 2009

building with homebuyers centre seeking people doin the same

Hi!! We are building with HBC too I'm happy to share my experiences and answer any questions...or feel free to check my thread for info!! Good luck and enjoy your new…

frangipanigirl

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kirsada

Nov 03, 2009 12:53 pm

simI

31 October 2009

Calculating Site Cover

Hi everyone, We are in a process of finding a builder for construction of our house. We just found out today after meeting up with 4 builders that our block has 3m…

venno

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simI

Oct 31, 2009 8:46 pm

dragon

31 October 2009

WA Demo Firms

Letme know if you are still looking, we demolished our 1950s house in Nollmara a few months back.

venno

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dragon

Oct 31, 2009 2:07 pm

noidea

30 October 2009

BUILDERS IN WA - MOST SELECTED BUILDER IN WA

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ZORZI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Story end !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

waranraz

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noidea

Oct 29, 2009 11:24 pm

Nicci

26 October 2009

Home Buyers Centre?

Hi Mae and welcome.. There are a few of us out there building or built with HBC. Our house was built in 5 months.. Slab was poured end of march/ beginning of april and…

Mae

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Nicci

Oct 26, 2009 10:44 am

buildingwithhamra

21 October 2009

Building new home - Problems with Builder..Higher Authority?

If its 900mm on the drawings, and if the drawings have drawers you should not have to pay extra for it. If there specifications are not specific enough it should not be…

deeps

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buildingwithhamra

Oct 21, 2009 10:13 pm

21 October 2009

NoAnchovy's building the Blackwood @ Oyster Harbour Estate

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we are going to render the 'contemporary' bit - I would have a picture of the elevation but she took it when we signed off on it. Cal wants…

NoAnchovy

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Oct 21, 2009 2:39 pm

locus

21 October 2009

Alisgirl's build with Blueprint Homes- selection pics!

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How are things coming along? It has been a while since you posted an update!

Alisgirl

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locus

Oct 21, 2009 2:27 pm

breezey

16 October 2009

Custom Build - Ventura Homes in Perth - Currently scheduling

There's a Ventura Homes house on display near my neighborhood, not sure which one, but it looks great! From looking at their site I think it's either the ventura-homes…

pdaemon

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breezey

Oct 16, 2009 11:55 am

15 October 2009

Teek's new home finished! Blinds get put in 16/10 !!!

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Jodes, I'll send you all the photos I've taken at the display home if you like The guy let me go through and take as many as I wanted!

Teek

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