Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Things can be done after construction. 3Aug 22, 2023 5:11 pm Ardo Downlights after is sometimes a pain to be honest. If you don't get the location you want because of a truss or blocking it becomes a compromise. They typically don't back block a batten so fitting a fan means going into the roof. Tiles to, if you dont do full wall initially, they might use gyprock for the border tile, but you can't use that as a substrate for the tile to a ceiling. Have a good chat to the builder. Don't hide what you want to save as a simple change now can help in the future. Thanks for your kind advice. Re: Things can be done after construction. 4Sep 01, 2023 11:22 am Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a walk in pantry where we've left out all shelving and will DIY ourselves. We've decided to only install AC provisions (power, pipes, condensate) and will have 3 split systems installed down the track as well. Time will tell if these are good ideas, but given prices have gone up 30-40% since we started the process, we've had to make cuts as well. 2 11968 I ended up refusing him to pay to fix HIS mistake. I paid money to fix just one ceiling, that too was overpriced but had no choice I shared my build story on another… 2 20628 These are photos of small sections as I don’t want to identify myself yet. All frames in the house have cement/mortar all over them, have had for months & months.… 2 6176 |