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Pouring slabs in the rain?Concrete needs to be somewhat moist to harden. An overcast day and a light drizzle will be better than a 40 degree day. That said, come hail, is probably not the best time. Hi Everyone, I thought i would post some pics of our pre-plaster stage of our place at pre-plaster stage just to show some comparison with other people's places. (more… we have prehandover inspection tomorrowHi House wow it has been slow for you Our construction started November 20th.
Thanks everyone .Well preinspection went well alot of yellow stickers around the house… clath replied 2 April 2008 ago clathApr 02, 2008 11:51 pm When did you give notice?Hi Ray,
we are in a difficult position at the moment so I can really relate to this topic. Our current house has settlement on the 20th May, when we agreed to this back… Trina replied 3 April 2008 ago TrinaApr 03, 2008 6:03 am sammyApr 03, 2008 3:44 pm Building with Porter DavisThanks everyone for all your replies and help on saving $$$!
Sorry to hear about your expeiences Mozzie...i hope you finally get ahold of them!
Its so hard because… SammyJ replied 4 April 2008 ago bottom of door to floor clearanceIt will be to stop air movement - these rooms need to have ventilation, and without the brishg strip air movment would be greater, and the rest of the hosue will be… What is pre-wire?
Here is a tip for all though.
Ask your supervisor for a site visit post wiring but pre palster, and take a camera with you. I have used my… House and pool demolition site costsThere are companies out there that will pay you money to dismantle the bricks and cut the house so it can be transported away, to be later sold to some one else.
Maybe… EagerApr 06, 2008 10:42 am building dream housewe are building in brookwater no golf membership unless you pay big $$ and you arent even allowed to walk along the course. I believe we are allowed access to the new gym,… Home Presentation Appointmentnot too bad...
they have about 40 defects to fix.. there were another couple of items that i wasn't too happy with but they said it was within their tolerance...… Is There Anything We Can Do??? Help...
I think it'd be entirely reasonable and expected that the stone could have simply been returned and replaced if someone had noticed the problem. Even if they'd been signed… Home Time
I am glad you can feel the "FIRE" that was what I was after. My… Law18 replied 7 April 2008 ago Law18Apr 07, 2008 11:37 pm stage payments if issues are not rectifiedget something in writing after your conversation with the builder. As normally in the bill it says if you delay the payment for X days, they are entitled to delay the… ahuang replied 8 April 2008 ago Construction Certificate SurchargesWow thats a relief, moral of the story do not just listen to your CSO and act... keep checking councils do make mistakes. If we had paid these as Clarendon… VJ replied 8 April 2008 ago I'm a beginner and I need HELP.One more thing, some of the prices listed in the tender are "provisional", which means there's chance it will go up (99% in our case....)
This includes: concrete… ahuang replied 9 April 2008 ago Building a New HouseWe are tossing up which builder to go with at the moment, we narrowed it down to Adenbrook, AV Jennings or Plantation. Can anyone give us their experience with these… angie replied 9 April 2008 ago angieApr 09, 2008 11:36 am Slab and Frame Issues?Hi ratter
this was a hot topics a few weeks ago, please have a search. In short, the huge overhang can be problematic for the your house structure. In cases where the… oznow replied 9 April 2008 ago oznowApr 09, 2008 12:26 pm Wall insulationThe builder agreed to install the 2.0R bradford for some portion of internal wall (masterbedroom, and surrounding the bath/WC). It costs $525.
the area has 16.5 meter… oznow replied 9 April 2008 ago oznowApr 09, 2008 2:03 pm This is our pressy from pd
Great - so when you are away from home, you get that subtle reminder of home?
Not sure I like it as a present... but I suppose it's the thought that counts right?
Ray Need help to finalise my tenderHi Rachelle,
I changed the shower to way to the display home is. Really appreciate your input cos sometimes I can be soooooooo indecisive....!!!!!!!!! and can spend… Raz replied 10 April 2008 ago MaxieApr 10, 2008 10:02 pm Issue with dwarf wall to leisure areaAnyways, I really hope it goes well. Be firm. Between dh & I, i go first, only get halfway with them and then dh zooms in for the homerun...
pathetic… VJ replied 12 April 2008 ago Expected Life of a Brick Veneer HomeMany older houses here are older than 40 years.
Old stone and solid brick houses.
On floorboard bases too, not concrete.
Our own house was built in 1959 (double… Helyn replied 13 April 2008 ago HelynApr 13, 2008 9:52 am sandstone paversclath
I really love sandstone ... it has a beautiful look and feel but can be hard to maintain ... from memory you would probably want to seal it in case you drop red… Deceiving looksbut I think one huge improvement would be to continue that thin strip of wall (between the 2 windows) up to the… JoBenApr 15, 2008 12:05 pm
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