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exposed aggregate vs. coloured concreteSpot on 3win... I reckon if you do go the coloured concrete option, the only way to do it is to have the colour mixed in, otherwise it does peel off after a while in the… Simonds - Building VariationsThey worry about the 3rd party doing damage.
Well because of them not wanting a 3rd party in, I am having my heating and A/c done after hand over, but I have asked that… Architect/Draftsman DesignsI got quotes for an architect to build our Duplex.....highest was 30k lowest 4k, we chose 7k and he is doing great.
I have found that he lets us do whatever we want but… SLOPING BLOCK DESIGNSWe have cut our block (using our own contractor) and now are building a PD home Marina 42 - not split level but when we were looking at options I figured you have to have… Slab classification in GisborneThanks Jo,
Am in very early stages of looking, we are currently living in a town an hour north of Melbourne on the Hume- not the greatest town and my husband would like… borgAug 03, 2009 10:01 pm Electricity Connection??I'm in SA and living in a shed on-site while we are waiting, waiting, waiting for builder to start. Because we already had the power running on to our property we got our… Changing the plans, how much $$?Lots of houses are built around 300mm iincrements.
This is because timber, steel, gyprock, frames etc are
in 300mm sizes lengths and widths ie 450mm centres, 2 give… JudieAug 04, 2009 10:43 am RinnyAug 04, 2009 8:01 pm Average Time FramesI hope your answers are more accurate than ours. The actual work does not seam to have any bearing to the dates the builder gives  Sheds in SAThanks Spud McDoug,
I will check it out with the council.
Vid vid replied 4 August 2009 ago Our MontereyI hope we dont have your Site Supervisor. All the best for Friday.
Thistle, have you taken any updated photos? Ari replied 5 August 2009 ago Rock Excavation- What to do????Hi seast,
We struck rock during out site cut - which was about 9 weeks ago. After my experience with it I recommend taking the fixed price, but clarify exactly what your… P class site costs??spoke to our builders and they said instead of $5k it would be between $10-15k.....which isnt too bad i guess. we really love the block and location so i dont want to lose… JJ305Aug 07, 2009 9:27 am Question about Slope and site costYeah the dotted line on the first elevation gives you a good idea to the slope. It's funny as the pics of the actual block at the bottom of the blog don't look that steep. ozzroo replied 7 August 2009 ago Worth upgrading from 8.5ft to 9ft ?Hi
We were going with 9ft right up to the evening before contract signing. Looked at the numbers at it was like, $5k difference.
That's our Alfresco! wombat replied 7 August 2009 ago Building depression?
although I was never told "officially" by my doc that I was clinically depressed a few years ago I was prescribed medication. for depression, I also had a very close… kexkez replied 7 August 2009 ago Advice on Property LawyerThanks for the advice aajinoz  . How do you ensure all the inclusions/changes are carried out as you want them or as specified in the contract? Am I… Building through Mirvac at EdgewoodHello all  .
Interested to hear from anyone building through Mirvac. Just interested in your experiences as we are first time builders and just about to sign contracts.… jatts74 started a topic 8 August 2009 ago Waiting for tender, how long???What happens in your tender appointment?
Our timeline was:
End of sales - 31/03/2009
Tender Appointment - 13/05/2009
Contract Appointment - 04/06/2009
Site Start Date -… Sierra replied 8 August 2009 ago Builders trade price V's Retail priceI sell to builders every day - they get a 10% discount which is standard. Materials sold in job-lots get priced on a 'job-lot' - that would be the same whether its a… first deposit to builderYou ring them up and tell them to put a hold on it, then you ask them for your deposit back. If they have spent money on doing soil tests etc that will be deducted. Aluminium plantation shutters inside?Thanks for the advice...we hadn't thought of that issue. I am just over making decisions and at this point the more pressing worry is that we are still not in our… overit replied 8 August 2009 ago
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But then there is no road noise here 
(just possums screeching and dogs)
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