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How to determine distance to street?We brought land in an estate and the garage has to be 6 metres from the edge of the property ( 8 meters from curb) and on a particular side of the house. It would depend… 2-storey home optionsHi Dakr,
I doubt you would find a 2 storey home in Perth for 300m2 in that price range  . Usually the allowance by council for roof area on a block is 50% that includes… software to show what a house looks likecool thanks!!  This is one of the many things that has been niggling at me since we chose the colours in June last year(!). It's been good being on this forum, as it is… Building in Lower ChitteringHi there,
My inlaws built 5 years ago through D ale A lcock up in Lower Chittering. Site costs (and building costs) were large because of the distance and the hard… Zarli replied 11 June 2012 ago ZarliJun 11, 2012 1:31 pm V-Lam Hush Laminate GlazingHi ed, I just asked the local supplier they said the double glazed door cost about 3 times than V-Ham Hush glazed door. That's so… ECOECO replied 11 June 2012 ago E1109Jun 11, 2012 8:33 pm 30 Thirty Estate
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How is your build progress?
I'm just curious about agri (Agricultural) drainage. Is it required from day 1 the building starts or we ask plumber install it… Want to build a new houseEven if you avoid the service charge for water you are still going to get hit for the service charge for sewerage.
If its only a holiday shack thats used weekend and a… I am going to add the raking ceiling through my living area. However I also want to extend a bit of eave at outside of raking ceiling like display home. But due to the… Carbon tax increase
Yes Eager; I always talk my insurances back down when they go up. I also get 13% discount on all gas and elec bills. deb17 replied 13 June 2012 ago deb17Jun 13, 2012 12:49 pm Ironstone ColorbondOne of mine is Ironstone and Monument , the other is Monument and Ironstone.
Cant remember which is… Echo replied 13 June 2012 ago Which Austral Bricks to useYes we have seen a couple of houses with them and they do look fantastic, our roof tiles have just gone on so we are hoping the bricks will be starting soon :0) builder installed wrong floorboardsHi there,
I knew someone whose builder stained their stair case the wrong colour & hence the floorboards didn't match. Their builder wouldn't fix this either. I think with… cinder replied 13 June 2012 ago At our wits endIf you were looking at building in south west Sydney i could have put you in contact with someone but they wont come this far to build BradS replied 14 June 2012 ago BradSJun 14, 2012 4:01 pm Construction timelapseI just looked on ebay (what would we do without it?) for Plantcams - you're right, there aren't many on there. Seems they were old stock now replaced by the more… Termite ProtectionHi claypot
Kordon to wet areas only appears inadequate, it's entire perimeter of the house that has to be protected.
If I was you I… stormwater runoff on acreageThe reason for dispersal rather than direct to a creek is to slow the discharge rate to the creek and prevent flooding downstream. Your house probably doesn't seem much… Our Lindeman 28 - Hand over end of may
Well we have been in for a week as of yesterday and are absolutely loving it! We have achieved a fair bit since moving in and have a lot more still to do! The h o m e… Building with Sterling Homes
No we are using tiles (except for the bedrooms where it will be carpet). Got a dog with pretty gnarly nails don't want a nice timber looking floor with nail gouges through… Phone/Cable Line HelpOur house was demolished last week, and the demolishers cut our telephone line with no problems at all.
Cheers! Orchid replied 16 June 2012 ago Exterior colors help needed please!!Make your down pipes same colour as your bricks.. are the posts a feature, if so then different colour to your brickwork else same colour. Under eaves is normaly a light… Anyone built the Luxor?Hi All, I've been trolling the net trying to find anyone who has built the Luxor by Simonds.
SO far I've found no one! Give me a hoy if you have, I'm really interested in… Camcam started a topic 17 June 2012 ago Building a New House.....Seems to be roughly $100 but it's a hard thing to generalise, a lot depends on your land (slope, soil quality) cinder replied 17 June 2012 ago My design - feedback please....Thanks for the feedback.
seanr53 - the rear of the house, which has the biggest windows, is north facing. i don't mind the garage protruding as long as there is ample… dakr replied 17 June 2012 ago New to siteHi all!
We've just bought at Trinity today and are (hopefully) getting titles in August. Getting VERY excited now. Can't wait to see how everyone progresses! jekal replied 18 June 2012 ago jekalJun 18, 2012 12:30 am ElectricalsExactly, the builders add on a huge mark up because they can. Much better to get an external sparky to do it at frame stage IF the builder will allow them on site. cinder replied 18 June 2012 ago
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