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Quickest council approval ever !Wow, two and a half days!? 
I'm hoping ours gets approved fast - it's in Blacktown City Council who is known to be fast, but I highly doubt it'd be that fast.
Congratulations! Compacting of site- how does this workYou'll need a geotechincal engineer...if you do a search on the online yellow pages for Brisbane using the tag "soil testing" you'll get some reasonable hits...here's one… please help, need an air con quoteMy bank has under valued my home and they are expecting me to come up with an extra $10000 or to get a personal loan for the extras i do not want to do this. My broker has… Windarra - BigMFrom the last price list I have (June 09)
Windarra 33 mk2 $223600
Windarra 36 mk2 $231800
I think prices have gone up $3-5k since then. Also,… kaindec replied 28 December 2009 ago Roof PitchOur house is a long ranch style and it would have looked a bit weird if we increased the roof pitch because our house has 28m facing the front. There is already so much… juljas replied 29 December 2009 ago Has anyone built there own front fence??Up to 1.2 meters, hole should be 450mm deep minimum, up to 1.8 meters, hole should be 600mm deep minimum.
That being said, make them 600mm deep anyway if the digging in… Renaissance Rise Stages 11-13Stage 12 plan has been registered! And our land is settled too, on 23rd December. Hopefully construction can start early 2010.
Edit: That means it took 6 months from… btherl replied 29 December 2009 ago Which Wattyl Render Colour????WOW THANKS FOR THE REPLIES SO HELPFUL
Hi Pharley, Thank you for the Render Codes, I checked out Dulux and really like the grey… Quote on house- opinions please....Thanks for your replies!
PFM-I am sure the benchtops don't include Diamond gloss- I would say the kitchen is pretty standard given that they have allowed $11k for kitchen… how to find a good builder?Why not try looking at homes nearby that have been build recently, knocking on their door and asking who their builder was and if they were happy… laffi replied 31 December 2009 ago laffiDec 31, 2009 4:48 pm The time it takes?Hi there, it's a real tough one to answer.
We were assured we would be in our new home in no more than 5mths from site start. we signed 9th… Building with SimondsHi Cream and Happy New Year,
I must be a glutton for punishment as we are building for the second time with Simonds in 10 years. Our first experience had both positives… magee1 replied 1 January 2010 ago BORAL ESCURA BROWN VELOUR BRICKSThanks for that Kitten, I will ring them this week.
The Brown Velour was Category 2 and no extra cost.... which is why we chose it over the Choc Tan (even though I liked… Bek replied 1 January 2010 ago mrs kaz's house in Byford - has a slab :)
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I agree with you, you should be able to pour a concrete slab with mininal cracking in Perth, but is ever done the way it should be. Highbury poured my pad, and it… neilhm replied 2 January 2010 ago quick step flooring - waHi, i'm new to this forum and was wondering if anyone has any pictures / information on quick-step flooring that they have installed in their home.
We are deciding… jodic started a topic 2 January 2010 ago jodicJan 02, 2010 9:32 am Go for Ducted vacuum or not?
We have one in our current house. We got it put in about 10 years ago and we've never had a problem with it. I've changed brush heads....but that's about it. Totally… front enterance post suggestion.They where staining them when you signed the contract so they have to do what the contract says. The are alway quick to point out to us when something is not in the… take2 replied 2 January 2010 ago take2Jan 02, 2010 2:36 pm kikinJan 03, 2010 11:08 am Custom design - feedback soughtI'd prefer to have separation between the living areas and the bedrooms, and I want to have some windows opposite the entry for a feature and cross ventilation. If i can… dillaJan 03, 2010 10:19 pm Questions on choosing a builderHi abbeybox!
We've gone with a local builder and we're building a custom design. From our experience, builders like to build what they've built before and like to do… jodge replied 3 January 2010 ago jodgeJan 03, 2010 10:54 pm looking for a builder in melbourneAs per PM, will be in touch soon. We have good systems that are designed to exactly work to the process you have outlined so we look forward to catching up when we can. builda replied 4 January 2010 ago Brick retaining wall at front of property?oh he quoted us 3600 to do the other side of the house too ( about the same length with several direction changes) . that's a little more difficult for access because we… kexkez replied 4 January 2010 ago What do you think of this?Hi arrowl,
It is stated in the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995, frame stage means the stage when a home's frame is completed and approved… Lex replied 4 January 2010 ago Developers and CouncilHi Hoffdog,
Yes, we're hoping to build in Croydon, Vic, and the plans have to go to the developer first who check on everything meeting the design guidelines and then it… Melbourne House DemolationGood-cheap demolition contractors is surely an oxymoron! Who is doing the building? If you have a builder then get them to organise it for you, or at least quote it. If… builda replied 4 January 2010 ago serrzJan 05, 2010 4:33 am Ours is 151.69sqm (16.32 squares) of living. With the alfresco, porch and garage it's 224.46sqm (24.16… dillaJan 05, 2010 5:26 pm Subsidance under waffle pod slabs.King,
It depends on the engineering of the slab design. generally subsidence is an issued, however there are some slab designees that incorporate a "scarification"…
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Well done!
We have a block in stage 9 of Botanic Ridge and can't wait to get started with the whole process
Hels, might take you up on that when the time comes - it's still a while off !
