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waffle pod or conventional slab?I thought the fill needed to be in excess of 400mm under the Aus Standard for the site to be classed as P, regardless if it is compacted or not? Sierra replied 29 July 2009 ago Building in CarseldineI have an issue with my house design as in the width does not meet the covenants of the estate. I would like to hear from anyone else who faced similar issue and how it… 2pais replied 29 July 2009 ago 2paisJul 29, 2009 10:14 pm Looking for a right builderWhy can't they build on 1.7m slope?? I'm building with PD (Prestige) and I have around 2m slope across the house so they DO build on that type of… NBG West Melbourne areaI had more issues with NBG than I did with the builder - or they didn't resolve them as well as he did. I found the time taken to get the plans correct and the amount of… Land Insurance?As part of our contents insurance with Suncorp, we automatically have liabiltiy cover if we purchase a block of land
When we cover your contents we will also cover your… eggman replied 30 July 2009 ago PD Stanford with Barwon Facade pics wantedYea we think the black windows will look good from the inside too because we are going for a neutral colour scheme of whites and then adding colour with furnishings. i… emmzy replied 30 July 2009 ago emmzyJul 30, 2009 12:07 pm Contract and handoverWell i spoke to the builder and he dint have a clue about the 900mm ( you were right). I was a little bit disappointed because these things if not… M3tricon Site Costs Building Grandview 36Hi Nik, check out house at "Our Tribeca 40" on a search. Our electricals were about $8K and that was with being really careful with the amount of downlights we chose and… jspitz replied 30 July 2009 ago De-registered builders.Hi,
I haven't heard of any websites exposing dodgy builders, but we have found it is easier to check on a builder's current registration rather than whether one is… Is this a slope??Hi Moodyfish,
We got our energy report back and it actually wasn't bad for stumps. All we needed to get extra was R1.5 insulation in the floor. Which only brought our… JJ305 replied 31 July 2009 ago JJ305Jul 31, 2009 12:03 pm What did you do?
Hello,
Iam a victim of this !!! Please donot give a notice for your rental property until everything is fixed. I have understood that if they tell you JUN is… vroom replied 31 July 2009 ago vroomJul 31, 2009 12:04 pm any builder for sloping blocks?
Hi dracosan,
I have heard Buzzbee are pretty good. A guy I work with is building with them in Healesville. He just got his estimated start date. The only thing he had… JJ305 replied 31 July 2009 ago JJ305Jul 31, 2009 2:21 pm NBG - Vaucluse ... anyone else?Hi Green Snake,
We paid lots of money to put a balcony on top of our alfresco of the buckingham. We wanted the balcony because we have a view and the buckingham was the… Size of kids roomWe have the bunker single bed, will get the rest of it later when we need it.
I plan to have the kids share one room when they are little, the other room they can keep… What does it mean?It is or as I understand it, to be the greatest angle of a material stand alone...
In your situation it might relate to the greatest angle of protection for the Sewer… These are my bricks (before they were washed). They are from Boral, the Horizon range in Graphite. The roof is Storm Grey from… JudieAug 02, 2009 12:20 am Wardrobe Storage SystemsThe Elfa storage system from Howards Storage World is good. I have shelving in my laundry. It has lots of wardrobe applications too I think. Its flexible and easy to… The building begins....**updated**
Hey monkey looking great.
Those roof tiles still look more black that brown to me. I love how yours look. I chose the Graphite in the marseilles style. With Leonora (red,… Styrofoam floatiesThey are in the middle of the main floor areas, My biggest concern is that they cause problems from the termite barrier point of view. I guess they will fill them, since… danc12 replied 2 August 2009 ago New House broken intoA week after my mate had moved in, the tradies next door moved in whilst they were out at work and completely cleaned out all the new… MandaAug 03, 2009 1:49 am 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 11:01 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…
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