Building A New House

chrip

24 July 2012

Council dispensation on setback required - good reasoning?

Well I went out there on Saturday and measured the neighbours set back, it was 4.8m not 5.8m, the architect had made a mistake on the plans.... little bit…

sohnaeo

24 July 2012

Building Lincoln35 with Eden Brae

An extra water point near the toilet suit to attach the small water hose if you need to use water

emmanewman

24 July 2012

building my coral brampton - official move date 01/01/2010!

Hi Jess, Did you get round to coating your shower glass and if so can you tell us what with? Thanks

cinder

25 July 2012

Mirvac - cabling

I guess you would have to ask them? My experience is the builder will charge a big mark-up on such extras. If you can get an external contractor to do it, do that. This…

d@n

25 July 2012

Colour Selection is HARD - help please!!!

It depends what you plan to do with the brick & render…

benjiboy

25 July 2012

Blockout shutters on a new house

Hi all I would recommend checking out the after sales service and other implications before deciding on shutters for your windows. I got shutters put on my windows from…

mgilla

25 July 2012

How long for slab to cure??

Its not an issue with a domestic slab sitting on the ground.

Johnson

25 July 2012

Timber barge boards -- with BAL40?

Following this up, my builder came up with an interesting solution: timber bargeboards wrapped in thin-sheet copper. The copper will be beaten and aged after…

dave_81

25 July 2012

Whats a Good Green Lawn for Perth

Hey Becca I have gone for a new variety called plateau couch from west coast turf. My brother is a golf course superintendent and he swears by this and Im in love with…

AC27

25 July 2012

No Soakwells?? Alkimos (Wanneroo)

thanks van for writing a few paragraphs to explain logic, my couple of sentences weren't enough to make someone understand (silly me)

gogo65

25 July 2012

White blinds, and verticals, yay or nay?

I will tell you how they are in a few weeks time when mine are installed!!!! We are building in a new estate where there is plenty of road…

katman

25 July 2012

Building a Sunnydale with Clarendon

I don't really have many pics of the robe, except for the one a few pages back. It is a walk-through robe, based on the display home Clarendon had, rather than standard…

bronj

26 July 2012

Bron's Building Bonanza (melbourne) - Handover booked

Thanks doublej2500!

Crow

26 July 2012

Knock Down and Custom Build - SA - Professional Photos!

For that particular fridge (Samsung SRF801GDLS) 90cm won't be enough. They are 908mm wide and you need a bit of space on each side. We went for 1000mm. Also watch out for…

turtleschell

26 July 2012

PRESTART - Can you choose products not in their range??

Yep they said absolutely not. So frustrating when you know you can get it cheap but can't even provide them. On the bright side, my builders quotes were quite reasonable.

atom_ute

27 July 2012

Single storey house designs for 640sqm with room for pool

Perhaps post the dimensions of your block. If you've got a 15m frontage, the design will have to be long. If you've got a wider frontage, much easier to work with.

huuthanh

27 July 2012

Building insurance questions?

Thanks for your replies. It is the 1st time to build a home

bashworth

27 July 2012

Exhaust Fan Dripping

As the air around a duct will normally be cooler than the air inside the duct the moisture can condense on the inside of the duct and run back once you switch of the…

barkersontheblock

29 July 2012

Timber Framed House in Perth

Hi banshee82, Ross Squire in Midvale www.rsh.com.au and Total frame homes in Wangara www.totalhomeframes.com.au both build in wood. As for cladding it will all come down…

BIGZ

29 July 2012

Site costs

On my plans I have soil description as - Sand / L/Stone(Poss) and Medium grass cover.

sleven

30 July 2012

What is the best cheapest option to add shelves on a WIR

If you are semi handy it is really easy and cheap to do your self! DH did it in our old place and will be doing it in the new house too - Bunnings and Masters sells the…

Tippy Toes

30 July 2012

Solar Panel Positioning

Go on to the whirlpool.net Green Tech forum and ask advice there, some very experienced people who will give you excellent advice.

TroynNat

30 July 2012

Build with Alternate Dwellings (Vic) ??

Hey guys, I have spent days googling with no luck.. Has anybody had experience with having someone build a kit home from Alternate Dwellings?

dreamcometrue

31 July 2012

[SA] Building in western suburbs

Hi Mark ii, you must be in by now, how did things go? Would love to see updated pics

willcres

31 July 2012

Our build thread : Wisdom Manhatten 43

Woohoo!! Great news, gunny! Not long to go....

roadrunner14

1 August 2012

Jill and Glynn's Custom Greenbuild - Nearly finished

Looking great, the timber external features look great with the wall colour.

CBPH

1 August 2012

Crossover

Crossover is covered with an asset protection permit. If the builder destroys the crossover it is their responsibility to fix it or pay you enough to fix it.

bee1980

1 August 2012

Building Boost query

If your in qld and your getting bank finance your bank should be submitting it for you and it will be paid to you on your first progress payment to the builder. If you…

AC27

1 August 2012

Whiteman Edge estate - first time building.

ranger00 only just found your post lol. There is quite a few of us Whiteman Edgerians on here including Frannny who's got her own thread that is also building with…

Frannny

2 August 2012

Building in Marri Park

Hi Richard, welcome to H1! My partner and I are also building the Optima with Aussie Living Homes. We are building in Whiteman Edge which is near the swan valley. We…

novo2012

2 August 2012

What type of covering on sliding doors?

We have roman blinds over ours, and will do again when the house is built. The only downfall is that you need to lift the blind when you want to…

theanonyuser

2 August 2012

Are these defects important?

i dealt with the builders during my parent's build last year and I noticed gaps between windows and frames on some of the windows…

Lourance

2 August 2012

Need Reassurance of my exterior colours

CC101

3 August 2012

do polished porcelain tiles need sealing?

i have not done the test yet. might do over weekend.

chripark69

3 August 2012

New to forum

Harrington waters is in Waikiki near rocking ham WA

Titch101

3 August 2012

Armstrong Creek Landscaping

The landscaping guidelines are a bit of a joke I agree but I you want the $5000 rebate then you have to stick to them in some degree in order to have your design approved.…

onc_artisan

3 August 2012

Leveling land! Help please!

Looking at the road from on the block which direction does the road side face?

GardenofNeedn-58

3 August 2012

Water sitting on slab......

Hi, just have been wondering about the water sitting on our slab. the sw of wa has had a drenching the last few days and our slab in most parts…

bbuilder2012

4 August 2012

Yangebup Build

Hi! I just stumbled across this thread and think we might also be neighbours! We're building in the Bayview Estate and are expecting roof carpenters to start on Monday.…

PS4314

4 August 2012

JLD's Cayman by PD - Slowly moving in

Hi JLD, sorry a bit late but congratulations. How patient you are. We moved in 2 days after handover. Re the mixer taps, we had the same problem in the kitchen until we…

emmanewman

4 August 2012

Building inspector (nor) Perth

Oh are you building in Alkimos too Smarty Pants? Rise or central? We have bought land up there but haven't…

gordon12

4 August 2012

Rivergum Homes south australia

Has anyone built with them lately? Would love to hear some current recommendations, bad or good. The 'country sorrento' is catching my eye.

kimmid

4 August 2012

PGH 'oyster' bricks

I seem to have thought the exact same thoughts we it comes to bricks. Your choices were the same as mine. I will see if I an find your thread.

SunshineT

4 August 2012

Timber slat fencing maybe merbau?? Where in syd can I get it

Do you have to have merbau? There are lots of other timbers which are more environmentally friendly than merbau (which is mported from overseas and on the naughty wood list).

donna61

4 August 2012

Moaned at by the Sales Guy WTF!

Must be the season for it. We sent an email to our contract presenter informing her that we are not going to have any pending variations prior to…

MattC123

5 August 2012

Help and info

Extras with large companies all start with site costs. Is the site flat? Is the site wide enough for access? Are all services available? Is there enough storage…

MattC123

5 August 2012

Building an inground pool on a slope

PM me and i'll send you Darren Ellis' number / Best pool builder and installer in Melbourne.

MattC123

5 August 2012

plumber error? Slab has been cut into?

Depending on the size, location and depth of the cut/ hole. Then depending on the way it was re filled. Was additional rio bar installed and tied in, were additional…

building-expert

5 August 2012

New home stuck in lock-up (builder disappeared)

My understanding is that insurance kicks in if the builder is dead, bankrupt or missing but it my depend on wording on the insurance contract. If you email me a copy I…