Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Dec 14, 2009 2:07 pm Hi All, Me and my partner have just brought some acerage in SEQ and are planning to build very shortly. Just thought i would see if anyone could answer a couple of questions. 1) Has anyone built with Hallmark and if so was it good, bad or ugly? 2) Has anyone built using a dark coloured brick and have pictures eg a black or charcoal brick? 3) Has anyone attempted doing their own rendering before, how did the result turn out how much did it cost ,and would you do it again if you were to do it over again? Thanks in advance..... oh and love the site. PS: If you dont want to bad mouth a company on an open forum then could you please PM me as we will be placing a deposit in the next week or so. Our Build https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36661&start=40 Land Settlement - 19/07/09 Building Deposit Paid - 14/02/10 Site Scrape - 25/08/10 Slab - 01/09/10 Frame - 15/09/10 Roof - 21/09/10 Pre Wire/Plumbing - 23/04/09 Bi-Folds - 24/09/10 Bricks - 13/10/10 Plastering - 13/10/10 Cornice, skirting, shelving - 14/10/10 Re: 3 simple questions 2Dec 14, 2009 2:14 pm I wouldn't recommend doing the rendering if you're not a renderer. ...or at least very good on a float/trowel/screed bar etc. Your mixes need to be the same each time, or the job will suffer. Summer is a hard time of the year to be rendering. Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: 3 simple questions 3Dec 15, 2009 10:35 am Thanks for the advice, I have been told the same by a friend just thought I would get a second opinion. Our Build https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36661&start=40 Land Settlement - 19/07/09 Building Deposit Paid - 14/02/10 Site Scrape - 25/08/10 Slab - 01/09/10 Frame - 15/09/10 Roof - 21/09/10 Pre Wire/Plumbing - 23/04/09 Bi-Folds - 24/09/10 Bricks - 13/10/10 Plastering - 13/10/10 Cornice, skirting, shelving - 14/10/10 Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10415 We had this happen to us last year and got charged a variation. Try and give away as much as you can that is usable to charity otherwise if you are in Sydney I have a… 1 4464 Not sure what council area you are in. Some LGA's allow zero lot retaining walls. This usually occurs in greenfield developments but not often in established areas. You… 1 8180 |