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Leabrook Mk3Thanks for your ideas! Maybe we could put a sliding door into the bathroom, and move the linen cupboard into the laundry, giving us some more space... hadn't really… Boral Espresso Brick IssueWow. Good to hear they are the same bricks you chose from the sample you saw. We think our Boral bricks have a tinge of cream/yellow in them compared to the sample we saw… Dollar replied 19 December 2009 ago erinDec 19, 2009 10:58 pm Very excited newbie!Hi All!
We are newbies to this site, looks fantastic! We are building The Pavillion house by Celebration Homes and have been dying to find people in the boat as us!
We… Council CrossoverHi ok180
Your pics where so small i could not clearly understand if the driveway u have is stopping at the footpath or continuing over till the street. R u in… 2pais replied 21 December 2009 ago 2paisDec 21, 2009 8:39 am independent building inspectorWe are in Taylors Hill.
I dont really understand the inspection process, I gather before handover we get a final inspection and therefore can employ our own independant… House Area CalculationsThanks Mike,
This is my first build, but I have learnt so much during the process and I totally agree with what you said, document all verbal conversations especially if… Tiles vs floorboards
No sorry Lee.
Im one of only 3 importers from this company in Aus, and the only one that brings this line in. There are similar lines out there but they generally have a… Zedman replied 20 January 2010 ago Signing Building ContractJust got the cheque from the builders! Woo hoo! Finally got there without too much hassle and trouble to VCAT or the ombudsman and the rest. Very pleased with the outcome. Our first homeWoohoo
We signed off the plans today. We made some alterations last week and they had the plans already too be signed off today. We had too make on little change on the… AdsySA replied 22 December 2009 ago Cost to connect to watermainsIt probably varies state by state ( and which one are you in? )
In Perth:
Any Govt utility with no competition can ask for a heap too much but this is not uncommon. The… Echo replied 22 December 2009 ago Frame stage almost finish! need some advicesHi p34c3,
I think you should wait till the frame stage is finished and see if they fixed the problem. Your building surveyor will have to do a mandatory frame inspection,… Polo replied 22 December 2009 ago PoloDec 22, 2009 10:59 pm House plan for your blockAs it gets hot in the SE make sure you put insulation in the walls, will make all the difference, we have noticed how much hotter the house we are renting in is compared… take2 replied 22 December 2009 ago take2Dec 22, 2009 11:11 pm FORMICA COLOURS AND PCS... I need HELP :)Hi rhi3384
I have choosen Formica Pure Marble in Velour Finish for my laundry bench top. The overhead and bottom cupboards are going to be in Laminex white and the… 2pais replied 23 December 2009 ago 2paisDec 23, 2009 9:56 am iTalkDec 23, 2009 1:39 pm Corner block setback in Alamanda?Hi You will have to check with your council for their ruling on
this ours states a 6mtr truncation
We have a corner block and what they refer… aim1900 replied 23 December 2009 ago ContractsThanks for the advice on what to look out for in the Building Contract.Is there any professional services that can be recommended in Sydney to negotiate on our behalf with… kevin g replied 24 December 2009 ago Cleaning bricksCool. I'm very excited to see them clean! The brick work is pretty neat anyway and clean as well. Dollar replied 24 December 2009 ago Hickinbothem Seaford Meadows SA Anyone?Best advice check every single stage dont believe a word anyone says even independant building inspectors.So far both our bathrooms have to be retiled ,our showerscreens… issy jo replied 24 December 2009 ago MangoDec 24, 2009 11:43 pm Building Contracts - Can they be changed?Thanks guys, I am more concerned with the time between paying our deposit and getting the plans drawn up and submitted to council for approval. I have read some people had… Expossed slab reinforcement
Just when my brain started to chew up the alcohol 
The grey lady is/ can be good fun but turns nasty when we ignore her wishes This is our plan, waiting on council.....Hurry uppppppp
Formica Laminate FlooringWe have recently installed it ourselves in our house. It was a bit fiddly but an easy diy. I would not use it again. It is tough and scratch resistant but the dog has… The Beginning - what do I doSuch a great word... NOT.
Essentially it means they can come back and ask for more money if it ends up costing more. Yet on the flipside, if it… kaindec replied 27 December 2009 ago 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…
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i like the simple feel Already and im not even living in it. Everything is right at your finger tips. hope you had a lovely christmas and a safe new…
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