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cheriemaze
cheriemaze
20 July 2009

Framing Stage - are these acceptable??

Framing Stage - are these acceptable??

Thanks for those replies. I am okay with those noggins but not the cracked frames due to unskilled hammering ::study::

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cheriemaze
Jul 20, 2009 6:56 pm
miffers
miffers
20 July 2009

Has your land increased in value in the last 6 mths?

Has your land increased in value in the last 6 mths?
VIC
1, 2

I would have preferred the land value to increase a little bit though in a year.. even $500 would have been nice! I actually work for one of the banks so have seen many a…

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miffers
Jul 20, 2009 8:36 pm
miffers
serge44
serge44
20 July 2009

Henley Circa VK1

Henley Circa VK1
VIC

harribeka, I'm doing a Verve Stila BK1. Just finished the bricks - click on the sig for a looky. I'm pretty sure "sataymas" is also about to start with a Circa too.

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serge44
Jul 20, 2009 8:53 pm
serge44
blessedpeople
blessedpeople
20 July 2009

Show me your Colorbond Ironstone Roofing...Please.

Show me your Colorbond Ironstone Roofing...Please.

we've used ironstone...check out our thread below.

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blessedpeople
Jul 20, 2009 9:16 pm
blessedpeople
Annietom
Annietom
20 July 2009

kevin the inspector

kevin the inspector

I might use that A Inspection people you mentioned... I'll let you know how I go!

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Annietom
Jul 20, 2009 9:17 pm
Annietom
Anna1
Anna1
20 July 2009

Need advice on this house plan - updated plan

Need advice on this house plan - updated plan
VIC
1, 2, 3

I'd open it up, the more open the better, as you said you can put a divider in later if you want to. If its bugging you now, it will really bug you once you are living there.

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Anna1
Jul 20, 2009 10:59 pm
Anna1
beegeers
beegeers
21 July 2009

Experiences of Beachlife Homes or Dona Homes??

Experiences of Beachlife Homes or Dona Homes??
VIC

It appears that they may have changed about building this side. Did you find there pricing competitive ?? Sorry just saw this post We…

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beegeers
Jul 21, 2009 7:53 am
onc_artisan
onc_artisan
21 July 2009

Anyone did this?

Anyone did this?

Yeh they are called renderers

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onc_artisan
Jul 21, 2009 8:51 am
onc_artisan
Bananas
Bananas
21 July 2009

M3tricon and Zero Offset - Urgent meant to sign Fri

M3tricon and Zero Offset - Urgent meant to sign Fri

Debmc What estate in Sydney are you in. I think you may find you have to either build on the boundary or 900mm away from it. Not in between. So they may not be able to go…

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Bananas
Jul 21, 2009 8:52 am
goondog
goondog
21 July 2009

Cost of variations to standard plan -share your experiences?

Cost of variations to standard plan -share your experiences?
VIC

Hey Nervous, We paid our $1K and are still waiting on our contracts. They have promised us that we should have them this weekend, so if all goes to plan we will be…

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goondog
Jul 21, 2009 9:53 am
aleisha-jade
aleisha-jade
21 July 2009

Eden Brae SAVILLE 23

Eden Brae SAVILLE 23
NSW

We had our colour appointment this week and we picked the following colours BRICK- PGH PLAZZO CAMELLO ROOF- MONIER TRADITIONAL SAMBUCA WINDOWS- BOND…

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aleisha-jade
Jul 21, 2009 12:12 pm
andy_min
andy_min
21 July 2009

Thoughts on external colour selections

Thoughts on external colour selections

What house/ Facade are these colours going on? It may help people visualise what it will look like. Min

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andy_min
Jul 21, 2009 12:16 pm
andy_min
emilygirl
emilygirl
21 July 2009

soil ratings...

soil ratings...

Hi.. Thanks thats a great thread....

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emilygirl
Jul 21, 2009 3:48 pm
alk
alk
21 July 2009

Drinking on the job

Drinking on the job

yeah i wouldnt be to worried at this point, youd be surprised what neighbours will throw in ur skip.

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alk
Jul 21, 2009 5:31 pm
alk
lisanne
lisanne
21 July 2009

Area to concrete?

Area to concrete?

Thats good, works out pretty cheap compared to concrete! I dont know any recs for fencing... Someone for concreting is Mark 0418 341…

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lisanne
Jul 21, 2009 5:32 pm
virgin-builder
virgin-builder
21 July 2009

Building Inspector in Melbourne

Building Inspector in Melbourne

Kevin didn't respond to any of the messages I left. I'm thinking of going with A Plus Inspections. Hoping someone can tell me something about them before I commit to…

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virgin-builder
Jul 21, 2009 5:45 pm
virgin-builder
mundie mansion
mundie mansion
21 July 2009

Handover Help??

Handover Help??

Is your bank branch local so that you can pick up the cheque? Our prob is although we are with the CBA we have been dealing with a contact in QLD, and so we decided it…

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mundie mansion
Jul 21, 2009 8:17 pm
mjl
mjl
21 July 2009

HELP!!! Can render be removed easily???

HELP!!! Can render be removed easily???

Hey sun, Yeh IKWYM but they rendered over the common and the face bricks... So it will be an expensive excercise for them as we had uprgaded bricks too...

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mjl
Jul 21, 2009 8:29 pm
jasmine14
jasmine14
21 July 2009

advice on building a new home

advice on building a new home
NSW

Hi Bel, How are you? Long time no hear mate! Just want to know, are you still building with Huxley? At what stage of the process are you in now? Have you done some…

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jasmine14
Jul 21, 2009 8:36 pm
beegeers
beegeers
21 July 2009

Checking a small builder before Signing advice and tips

Checking a small builder before Signing advice and tips
VIC

Steveo We also went with a small builder whom we had not heard before - So can totally understand what u feel. We are happy with our decision going to a small builder.…

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beegeers
Jul 21, 2009 10:08 pm
Andronicus
Andronicus
21 July 2009

This might be a dumb question but I have to ask

This might be a dumb question but I have to ask

when were your contracts signed??? Wow..Andronicus ... I am wanting to start building and selling... Do u have much tax from this.. and does it…

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Andronicus
Jul 21, 2009 10:21 pm
mcbermuda
mcbermuda
21 July 2009

Which suburb to build Eden Brae Windsor or Wisdom Manhattan?

Which suburb to build Eden Brae Windsor or Wisdom Manhattan?
NSW

Thank you both. I was worried that West Pennant Hills was too far out, but from what you say, it seems quite close to transport etc. We are also leaning towards the…

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mcbermuda
Jul 21, 2009 11:55 pm
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Peter_OZ
Jul 22, 2009 6:08 am
sam2k
sam2k
22 July 2009

Austral homestead Tan render colours?

Austral homestead Tan render colours?

Thanks rellie. Your garage door looks really nice. Is your render a dulux colour? In case it isn'nt do you happen to have the RGB values for the same? Cheers Sam

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sam2k
Jul 22, 2009 9:44 am
devank
devank
22 July 2009

When to get an independent inspection?

When to get an independent inspection?

We did it at pre gyprock stage. Inspector didn't find any major issues but at least the builder knows that someone else, who knows about the building, will be looking! We…

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devank
Jul 22, 2009 12:22 pm
devank
Zerosignal
Zerosignal
22 July 2009

Site Cost at Alamanda, Point Cook

Site Cost at Alamanda, Point Cook
VIC

We had ours fixed at $11k

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Zerosignal
Jul 22, 2009 1:27 pm
vid
vid
22 July 2009

HD Slab

HD Slab
VIC

Our slab was just over $30k and I saw the docket for the steel, there was just over 5 tonne we also had 89m2 of concrete in the slab, we are in SA so cost might be different!

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vid
Jul 22, 2009 3:04 pm
vid
mishti
mishti
22 July 2009

External Colours - Feedback please!!

External Colours - Feedback please!!

Thanaks for the reply. Espresso is nice one as well..I love BORAL Escura range... Are u going for concrete roofs or colourbond?

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mishti
Jul 22, 2009 3:05 pm
donuts
donuts
22 July 2009

Floorplan project files retrieval

Floorplan project files retrieval

Oh I see. thanks for the explanation :) hope you get what you after!

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donuts
Jul 22, 2009 3:16 pm
donuts
Brickie
Brickie
22 July 2009

Infills - What are they

Infills - What are they

Infills generally mean the area above the windows where they put cement sheet instead of brick.

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Brickie
Jul 22, 2009 3:25 pm
Nightshade
Nightshade
22 July 2009

tree removal

tree removal

With the fences it's different everywhere etc. We had to contact all the neighbours (got their addresses from the council as a lot are rentals), with fence quotes etc. Got…

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Nightshade
Jul 22, 2009 3:47 pm
jodge
jodge
22 July 2009

Colorbond Roof - Monument - What Colour Gutters and Facias?

Colorbond Roof - Monument - What Colour Gutters and Facias?
NSW
1, 2

Hello alk! WOW! I cannot believe your house has only taken 10 weeks and it's nearly done!!!!!!!! That's amazing! I think we're going to go for the coffered/bulkhead…

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jodge
Jul 22, 2009 4:24 pm
jodge
Brickie
Brickie
22 July 2009

wonky wall

wonky wall

They do shoddy work because they dont know any better, or havent been trained properly.

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Brickie
Jul 22, 2009 4:32 pm
JJ305
JJ305
22 July 2009

Building at the bottom of the estate.

Building at the bottom of the estate.

There is definately no floods there we are overlooking the mountains and all the other estates next to ours are a mixture between slab and stumps. The thing I was worried…

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JJ305
Jul 22, 2009 6:30 pm
Jordann
Jordann
22 July 2009

Building Providence 24 by Wisdom. Handover Today 01/07 YAY!

Building Providence 24 by Wisdom. Handover Today 01/07 YAY!
NSW
1, 2, 3, 4

Thanks for the photos Rob. Your house looks great.. Cant wait to see the rest of the house :lol:

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Jordann
Jul 22, 2009 6:35 pm
Jordann
Cozmo
Cozmo
22 July 2009

Is this strange>> HANDOVER

Is this strange>> HANDOVER
QLD

PCI and handover the same day!!??? NO... Our build was fantastic but we still had a week between PCI and handover.... even though there was hardly anything to be fixed…

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Cozmo
Jul 22, 2009 7:06 pm
Southies
Southies
22 July 2009

Flyscreens in the Shire & anywhere in sydney

Flyscreens in the Shire & anywhere in sydney
NSW

When I went to the house today the guy was there measuring up for the triple stacker flyscreen's & all the screens on the windows, I didn't get a…

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Southies
Jul 22, 2009 8:41 pm
Southies
sun
sun
22 July 2009

Help Needed on Redesign of Ensuite/WIR

Help Needed on Redesign of Ensuite/WIR

Hey thank you We really want two narrow windows so the facade doesn't look weired at the front.

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sun
Jul 22, 2009 8:58 pm
sun
sun
22 July 2009

Building First Home in Mildura - Apollo 20

Building First Home in Mildura - Apollo 20
VIC

We are so stuck on brick .... AGAIN.... Can't decide, we are running out of time. I like brownish bricks but i'm not having them as the whole subdivision seems to be…

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sun
Jul 22, 2009 9:02 pm

Hi Jodge We have this in the upstairs living area. We have gone for the squareset and no cornices. We dont have downlights either in this area, Instead would have one…

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beegeers
Jul 22, 2009 9:14 pm
Manda
Manda
22 July 2009

Corner Blocks - Choosing your address.

Corner Blocks - Choosing your address.

Our Estate told us we could have either street as our address...you probably need to tell them so the land title has the right address on it? I hate our street name (that…

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Manda
Jul 22, 2009 11:11 pm
Manda
hmmmmm
hmmmmm
23 July 2009

What colorbond roofing with vic blue bricks??

What colorbond roofing with vic blue bricks??
1, 2

Vic Blue bricks are made by Boral

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hmmmmm
Jul 23, 2009 10:13 am
sluggerdog
sluggerdog
23 July 2009

$900 for off-white mortar for 22square house

$900 for off-white mortar for 22square house
1, 2, 3

$600.00 for 20 squares. It wasn't a huge deal in the scheme of things however the brick we selected didn't require white mortar and then we find out the brick we wanted…

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sluggerdog
Jul 23, 2009 10:15 am
dmynott
dmynott
23 July 2009

Unconditional Loan Approval

Unconditional Loan Approval

PnSdreams Yes this is normal; you can not differentiate between the land and the house. The back will take a mortgage over the land not the house, as the house is…

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dmynott
Jul 23, 2009 10:26 am
Nervous
Nervous
23 July 2009

NBG vs. H3nley

NBG vs. H3nley
VIC

Hi Britt, Ah how I envy the likes of you and others who have moved in already! We have what seems to be such a long journey ahead! It should all be worth it in the end…

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Nervous
Jul 23, 2009 10:50 am
Nervous
oze
oze
23 July 2009

The process

The process
VIC

Thanks everyone. Well we signed the land contract yesterday subject to finance near the end of August. The builder has overestimated site costs a bit so that we're covered…

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oze
Jul 23, 2009 11:32 am
oze
MKR
MKR
23 July 2009

Wrong part of Facade rendered... update! [23/04]

Wrong part of Facade rendered... update! [23/04]
1 ... 4, 5, 6

sigh H2B...dont ask :( ... a week or so after the driveway was done we started noticing white…

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MKR
Jul 23, 2009 1:19 pm
MKR
Emmsie
Emmsie
23 July 2009

Our house in VP

Our house in VP
VIC

Big Congrats! Very exciting for you! Thanks for finding out about the driveways for me- one more problem solved. Much appreciated. I will have to keep an eye out for…

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Emmsie
Jul 23, 2009 1:49 pm
locus
locus
23 July 2009

garage & driveway colours

garage & driveway colours

Hi I'm hoping someone can help me. I've decided on Austral Albany cream for the house bricks and Bristile Aniseed for the roofing, but I'm a bit…

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locus
Jul 23, 2009 1:56 pm
locus

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