Building A New House

boiselfish

15 April 2010

Anyone interested buying a block in Williams Landing?

Toranado is correct. You need to follow these terms. You need to get approval from them prior to trying to…

jodie76

15 April 2010

Our Home in Laurimar - Its Started - Finally!

Good to hear you are getting there - Congrats! Look forward to seeing the photo's when you work out how to do it! It takes a bit of doing I must say -

fruitty

15 April 2010

Tilers done a crap job - what can we do?

hi ozzy bird im not sure which state you are in but in NSW/VIC there is a document titled 'guide to standards and tolerances' 2007 produced by…

SharonC

16 April 2010

External Colour Help - Verandah Posts

Thanks everyone for helping me to make up my mind!! White it is!

budding_bright

16 April 2010

Sub-floor Basement

anyone got some rough idea of what this kind of thing (sub-floor basement with suspended slab) costs?

dreamhome

16 April 2010

Austral Nougat bricks and Ebony Roof tile

The first thing I noticed about the Nougats was that alot of them seemed to be in poor condition when they were delivered. Alot seemed to have…

Izzehz

16 April 2010

Site cleanup before settlement

I agree with fruitty. I expect my house to be cleaned thouroughly. The yard however, will be my responsibility. I did not organise for them to do any landscaping. It is…

SherWin

16 April 2010

Framework Approval Query

I've been receiving a scanned copy of our as each inspection is completed. Having said that, we have only just passed the framing…

woodduck

16 April 2010

Anyone Building at the new Vermont Estate, Pitt Town?

Bump - Anyone else purchased here???

jimmalenko

16 April 2010

Builder threatening to charge interest on incomplete house

For instance, in our site costs they included an $800 allowance for "builder to repair and/or replace kerbs and/or footpath if damaged during…

grom40

16 April 2010

Is my builder very slow?

Nice one The Brain I get the feeling you may be dreaming about an exceptionally fat and lazy hamster If it makes you feel any better Moodyfish I signed my contracts in…

dreamz

16 April 2010

The Ponds- Alba

hi just catching up on old posts.. we ended up putting our block back on the market for alba 1. nw have secured one lot in alba 2.

rocketleaves

17 April 2010

Starting From Scratch.

Try visiting this website below, it contains a wealth of info http://www.archicentre.com.au/ You can also call up archicentre and request an information pack to be snail…

issy jo

17 April 2010

Downlights after build

Hi, have you tried a forum search? I do remember reading a thread on downlights but I can't remember if it was on this forum or the 'General Discussion' one.

issy jo

18 April 2010

Frame standards?

Hi andy, if your in SA I can help you out. If not you can buy a copy through "SAI GLOBAL" http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store

tpin70

18 April 2010

Master Builder contract: Brisbane solicitor recommendations

Hi alfabeta. i've already pm'd you about something different. Stay away from the MBA/BSA contracts. They are designed to…

Androb

18 April 2010

Fitting out a warehouse

The warehouse is in Brunswick. I'm currently going through the planning process/ nightmare and at the same time finding out about and sourcing inexpensive and interesting…

Jw023

18 April 2010

How can you check if your Flumes have been done properly ?

For exhaust fans, simply use a torch and shine light past the grill from inside the house, you should be able to see in between the fan blades (assuming its an axial fan)…

Vundaful!

18 April 2010

solver paint lundy grey for exterior?

Helyn

18 April 2010

Narrow Lot Living

OK, batesy - so you mean any windows to the sides may not bring in much light because they will be very close to double story walls of neighbours' houses? That makes…

nemisis

18 April 2010

What was the biggest stuff up during your build?

Perth Builder

18 April 2010

Question re: builder

The builder maintains full control and ownership over the property until handover, every activity taking place during this period is his sole responsibility and he is…

rosemi

18 April 2010

Exterior colour advice

Would be handy if you could include a link to a photo. Suggest that you host your photos with photobucket or some other photo hosting website and then provide links to the…

TheGardenWhisperer

18 April 2010

Downpipes and soakwells

There are stacks of existing threads relating to soakwells. Quite a few in landscape.

ibfragalot99

18 April 2010

Imported Chinese tiles containing asbestos

This is different from the story which ran in Feburary? http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news ... -ny7h.html I think you'll find that most tiles you have in your new…

Elizabeth

18 April 2010

Yikes - 29% over PS for our first instalment!

Just thought I should post an update. We sent a polite but strongly worded email outlining our concerns, and in turn our builder has been suitably apologetic about not…

erin

18 April 2010

building first home PD Lisbon 22 Marriott Waters

So which facade are you going for?

mark299

19 April 2010

Render colors

ok that is nice. I will upgrade to cedar windows. thanks

Anne

19 April 2010

Independent site work company WA?

Hi, we received 2 rough estimations for our site works with a huge difference (with 2 builders, difference of $25k!). Does anyone know a reliable independent site work…

Yellow

19 April 2010

Polyproplene Carpet or Nylon Carpet

Hi Has anyone used Polyproplene carpet. Can you please give recommendation on which carpet type is the best between Polyproplene and Nylon. Thanks Yellow

mervyn

19 April 2010

Building in Berwick with Porter Davis

Did anyone get Class M slab? It seems that most of soil report classified class H and builders charge…

244sfc

19 April 2010

PLEASE HELP - front fence - council approval

Go toyour councils website and download the application form, this wil also show what planning is to be reqd with examples

ring09

19 April 2010

Changes at M...

I have to agree with above - dont forget with the first homebuyers money that was offered all volume builders have a huge load of work, delayed site starts etc as they…

Candylea

19 April 2010

gurlistar building Park Lane - update & PCI 27th April !!

Good to see you are nearly there I like the look of the door and the kitchen colours are looking good too. It reminds me of how clean everything looked before we moved…

Wheeza77

19 April 2010

Anyone built/building with Rural Building Company in Perth

Hi Wheeza77, I've been off the forum for a few weeks and just got back on tonight - so much to catch up on! I saw your thread and how you had…

Bam

19 April 2010

Fencing Quotes - Melbourne Northern Suburbs - Mernda

Plenty Valley Fencing did part of our fencing (the only fencing we have so far ). Will look up what we paid for you... $357.50 for 5 meters of fencing - works out to be…

trenty

19 April 2010

Our home at the observatory - Done

sara.alag

19 April 2010

Cost Estimates

Thanks jimmalenko! Once we get quotes, we will keep everyone posted.

michaelharvey1982

19 April 2010

People trespassing on our block - what are our rights?

I've seen people on site before too. Mostly they just seem to be having a closer look as they like the bricks etc. I don't think you can really do anything (especially…

seast

19 April 2010

Acreage Building - New Beith (near Spring Mountain)

Hi all - i am a new user to this forum - found some great info!! We are currently building a Jasper house on an acreage at Teviot Downs, New…

d@n

19 April 2010

Can anyone draw something to scale for me???

I could probably do that... (although i'm not a draftsman or architect).

sidewinder

20 April 2010

Prestart timing

Hi everyone after some advice on when do you normally do prestart? We are building in WA waiting on titles. The block hasn't been finalised as yet so no site survey can…

rlay1

20 April 2010

ICF Plan

Thanks, build.my.dream.home. There is very little information available online from someone that has actually built using ICF. So I am happy to share my experiences for…

Martin

20 April 2010

Air Con - Have you checked yours?

no problems. I doubt my self too sometimes and I have been wrong know and again.

Martin

20 April 2010

can my builder....

I think it was a given that the retaining wall was required. It looks unsafe to me. In this situation you need to look at the plans. What was approved on the plans. If the…

zacrachhsv

20 April 2010

How to tell a Saline Slab? (Spring Farm, Camden)

Hey Guys, First time poster here, i joined up a few months ago and have been soaking up the great information here and i have to say what a great forum you have here I…

housemouse

20 April 2010

Pulling the plug at tender stage - what can we expect??

Thanks Piper, I will see what the CSC comes back with first (she still hasn't replied to my email), but I will ask for the results of my site survey.

grom40

20 April 2010

Dumping rubbish on vacant blocks of land

I own two blocks of land (one that I am building on and one as an investment) and go to mow my vacant block every couple of months. The block is about 30 minutes from my…

kyton

20 April 2010

Things to do for Good Luck prior to Building

We were told that it was a Greek custom to place gold coins under the formwork prior to pouring the slab. We placed $2 coins all over our slab (as well as DH being a…