Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Bedrock!!!...6 months later + pics! 363Nov 19, 2010 8:52 pm Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Bedrock!!!...6 months later + pics! 368Nov 29, 2010 9:16 am If I was to win Lotto, I would build with a different builder, now to win lotto Re: Bedrock!!!...6 months later + pics! 369Nov 29, 2010 2:37 pm Emma Building on an acre at Teviot Downs, Brisbane Building through Hallmark - Flair 253 with a few changes Mother of two gorgeous girls Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37178 Re: Bedrock!!!...6 months later + pics! 373Feb 08, 2015 10:02 am Pebbles RoadkillNZ We have decided to go solar power & are getting a 4kw system instead of getting a pool. We were tossing up getting Craig to do our turfing, But managed to get some for $2.40m installed from Sir Grassalot so went with them, and we are happy with ours as well Hi Rk - How much is the solar power and who are you going through? We're seriously considering it too ... sometime NEXT year ... just got our second electricity bill which was $200 more than the first one ! Integral has put their prices up and our usage went up an extra 1000kwh - I don't know what on though?!?!?!?! Going to look into changing the pool to a different tarriff ... that might help a bit ... I hope! Our neighbours haver solar - first bill was about $300 and second $150 ... how good is that! Great thread to read, especially from a neighbour down the street from us. I'm sure you've worked out what the extra power costs have come from by now, but just in case you don't, when you move from suburbia out on to tank water as we use out here, your water pump can use quite a bit of electricty throughout the year. I've got a Dab Esybox pump, which is a variable speed drive pump, and will save a lot in electricity in a year. They're not cheap, mine was $1270 to buy. Pool pumps also come in a variable speed drive variety too, with claims of saving 90% of your electricity costs, however if you have a Kreepy Krauly you need to set the pump up to run at a much higher flow rate for so many hours per day for the Kreepy to work properly. In Queensland, you can put your pool pump on to tariff 33 (off peak), which runs for around 18 hours per day, and some times the full 24 hours. In fact you can put any hardwired appliance on to tariff 33 or 31, but pool pumps are allowed to remain plug in as an exception to that rule. Those with a/c split systems put some of them on to tariff 33 to lower their electricity costs. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28464 |