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Fence quote - is this reasonable?I'd be asking him if his "family member" is giving him a discount.. I'd hate to think that you're paying the whole cost because he's doing it half… Liquidated DamagesBad news is that liquidated damages are an agreement to what the 'correct' rate of damages are. The concept is that to prevent expensive litigation the parties to a… Delays to Start Buildingthe 5% was not a penalty, but the CSO said if we pay our 5% downpayment early our file would get a higher priority within… Any first time home owners building?
I'm also a first home owner who is building. As well as the stamp duty, I decided on building so I could cater for my elderly father whom I care for.
His mobility is… Post contract Variations....Make sure you let your supervisor know if you are going to put in any request. Some builders like ours, the CSR only talks to the supervisor once a week. And lots of work… ToastJun 11, 2008 9:45 am Price per Square?Hi radiuz,
When I was looking at building a custom home, the price was in total.
When I questioned why it was the same price to build a garage as the kitchen, I was… PaulaJun 11, 2008 10:05 am PD no Bathroom accessories?
Or if its all said and done and you didn't get around to taking photos/ marking the floor etc, just purchase a stud finder, they work just as well on noggins.
Wont help… LVL QuestionDepending upon the application laminated beams can bear on as little as 30mm.
part of 1001 facts . . . . . . No shower drain in the slabIt would be normal for the slab to be boxed out roughly 300 square where the trap will go. The pipe is often covered, but it would be unusual not to pick the… Is it a good floor plan? Please advice
Agree Rachelle & Helyn. I appreciate your feedbacks.
I need to look into that plan... 
The problem is that land is too narrow....
Yes you are right there is no… PD Tile RangeI guess I was lucky. Our builder uses Beaumont Tiles, and the tiles I chose for the wet areas are all standard ones, except for the feature tile. My extra cost came in… JudieJun 13, 2008 9:32 pm Building Inspection refusal????
crap crap crap crap crap.... there is no clause 51 in our contract. Stops at 44. The joys of being a first time home owner/builder.
Seeing that… Slab ClassificationsHow did this all go?
We found out our block has been rated S4 which is one step better ( just) than an M classification. noisy ducted heating/3month maintence PDhi Iizzy yes PD fixed the issues in kevins report.
As for the noisy ducted heating issue Vulcan sent someone out to look at it. he fitted foam underneath the unit but… clathJun 15, 2008 10:06 pm Wide Frontage Home DesignThe M'con Denver looks great, only problem is it's too wide. But that style of house would be perfect. That's exactly the type of thing we need so that we can have a… Lee28Jun 16, 2008 1:32 pm Marshall Baker HomesWe're building a custom home with them in an established area (East Bentleigh). Perhaps they're just not keen on particular areas that might be a bit far away for their… PaulaJun 16, 2008 9:04 pm Trafficable Lid to Sewerhi, haven't got a scanner handy, but I just checked the plans. The driveway is on the left hand side, the sewer junction is just to the right of the driveway.
I had a… If your builder is *******.....
Their web site still working...http://www.fullbrickhomes.com.au
so probably not out of business yet...
wonder how much they will sue… PaulaJun 17, 2008 2:41 pm Foundation ModificationsOne of the notes on these plans mention a 'deepened edge beam on the slab due to angle of repose of the exsiting sewer pipe in… Site clean- How clean is it???Hey P those pics don't look to bad.
The first one looked like they only had another ute load to take away that had been moved to the footpath so they could say the "Site… Garage doors
everyone in the house if you are a poor sucker who… "crossover": please explainYou can easily have it changed so that lines up with you garage. However if you are one fo the poor suckers like me that live in an older area that has the big old square… HELP PLEASE!!
Hi Mike long time no speak! Was feeling decidedly unloved  that noone replied to my last posting about 2 paks etc so good to hear from you albeit on a different topic!!!! … petalJun 18, 2008 10:29 am what is a typlical contrat term/days ?Ours is 196, single storey 30sq. Seems to be two very different standard build times... one at around 190 and the others around 250. I wonder what they do for the extra… ToastJun 19, 2008 1:28 pm Solid brick - why don't they build them?
KexKez - I posted that link for the bit about getting the sun into the back of living area of the house.
As I say - each to therir own and I don't expect everyone to… EagerJun 20, 2008 9:39 pm FEATURE DOWNPIPES What can be done?
Phoenix** wrote:
Paula wrote:
Anne, what do you mean by 'chain'?
Paula,
From Wikipedia,
A rain chain is an alternative to the downspout component…
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I think it's so wrong how people can prey on your emotions.
Luckily for us, we had also already decided to go with M, our…
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