Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 162Jul 02, 2011 11:14 am you know we are all coming for a swim in that pool in oct dont you! breakfast sunday at danrts..yay did you see we are off to the greek restaurant and the italian one...can you join us? pm me if you want to be added to any of the activities viewtopic.php?f=36&t=49073&p=746702#p746702 Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 163Jul 07, 2011 10:57 pm a lot seems to be happening this week now we have had fine weather. Craig the Better Homes pool builder has been busy finishing off our pool. Today it was pebbled in readiness for it to be acid washed and filled tomorrow. It looks a weird colour now but once filled it should look a nice shade of blue. The retaining wall at the front has had it's first coat of render. The decks have been sanded and stained so they've come up nicely. Inside, my plantation shutters arrived after I ordered them back in May. They didn't come with instructions or screws so I had to cut the u channels down to size, borrow a drill and get some screws ... and in the DIY process saved myself $500 going the online ordering route! http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/New%20House/IMG_0518.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/New%20House/IMG_0528.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/New%20House/IMG_0525.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/New%20House/IMG_0530.jpg Our "Better Homes Queensland" Cairns Build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=40451 Current stage - 1st builder's clean done. Keys soon. Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 164Jul 07, 2011 11:56 pm WOW RF Build: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=34534 Flooring: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=39733 Chat: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=53303 Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 165Jul 08, 2011 10:14 am Looks great! Casey + Gary + 5 kool kiddos + 1 funky Frenchie + 5 happy hens = barrels of fun in Muswellbrook Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 166Jul 08, 2011 11:32 am You did a great job of the shutters and the deck is just gorgeous .... mmmmm For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 167Jul 10, 2011 1:16 pm the pool has been slowly filling since Friday morning, and we're almost there! http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/New%20House/IMG_0564.jpg Our "Better Homes Queensland" Cairns Build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=40451 Current stage - 1st builder's clean done. Keys soon. Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 168Jul 10, 2011 3:47 pm Wow! Since Friday! That'll be sure to pump your water bill up. Casey + Gary + 5 kool kiddos + 1 funky Frenchie + 5 happy hens = barrels of fun in Muswellbrook Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 170Jul 29, 2011 8:07 am Hi Carty yes we moved everything in a 1.5t meteor truck back on July 3rd!! We're just waiting on our landscaper to finish off planting the plants, we chose them all yesterday. We're going to turf the footpath ourselves through tropical lawns. I've been out the front raking all the rough bits/rocks out making it "smooth and ready for turf"! Our builder changed shower screen suppliers so they didn't get installed until around the 10th July, we ended up using John Hyde who were $2,000 cheaper than the other suppliers, and in my opinion look no different! http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/New%20House/IMG_0631.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/New%20House/IMG_0572.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/New%20House/IMG_0574.jpg Our "Better Homes Queensland" Cairns Build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=40451 Current stage - 1st builder's clean done. Keys soon. Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 171Jul 29, 2011 9:34 am The bathrooms look super sleek, dnarts!! If I could ask you a question too ... .... OK, in this pic, how did they do these joint lines? Does the separation material go all the way thru the concrete (to roadbase/sand), or is the joint shallow, ie. only in the first few cm?? Do you have a pic of that section when it was still in formwork? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 172Jul 29, 2011 12:24 pm hi Lex, I didn't look at the formwork that closely. however I belive that rubber/foam join goes all the way down. It was like they sandwiched a bit of rubber or foam in there. in the driveway itself they just cut gridlines rather than putting the foam in there. Our "Better Homes Queensland" Cairns Build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=40451 Current stage - 1st builder's clean done. Keys soon. Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 174Jul 29, 2011 10:08 pm danrts hi Lex, I didn't look at the formwork that closely. however I belive that rubber/foam join goes all the way down. It was like they sandwiched a bit of rubber or foam in there. in the driveway itself they just cut gridlines rather than putting the foam in there. Thanks, danrts My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 175Jul 29, 2011 10:18 pm So stylish Danrts...so glad you are in RF Build: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=34534 Flooring: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=39733 Chat: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=53303 Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 177Aug 04, 2011 11:13 pm Hi Danrts, Quick question, I am currently looking at either a Miele or Barazza flushmount cooktop, but I was just told that Miele dont recommend or guarantee a flushmount that is installed in Ceaserstone, only Marble or Granite. Can I ask, did Smeg have similar conditions when instailling yours?? ( I hope I'm right in thinking yours is a Smeg??) Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 178Aug 11, 2011 12:01 pm hi gogo65, no I wasn't told anything of the sort from the dealer or smeg. No problem with the cooktop or benchtop so far it was difficult to find a flushmount gas cooktop, in the end we chose the smeg because it was cheaper than buying miele. Our "Better Homes Queensland" Cairns Build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=40451 Current stage - 1st builder's clean done. Keys soon. Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 179Aug 14, 2011 2:35 pm Hi there danrts - I just stumbled across your thread whilst looking at the kitchen thread and wanted to say your home is simply BEAUTIFUL - love everything about it. I will be going back through your whole thread when I have a bit more time Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43846 Re: Cairns Build - Better Homes Queensland - 1st builders cl 180Sep 30, 2011 6:34 pm Well it's been about 10 weeks since we moved in, our builder Better Homes wanted to take some photos of our house. The photos sure look much better than my photos I took during the build! http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR54.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR48.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR37.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR40.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR35.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR19.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR58.jpg Main Bed http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR26.jpg Ensuite http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR29.jpg Living http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR23.jpg Living http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR15.jpg Kitchen http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR10.jpg Powder http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR8.jpg Second Bath http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR2.jpg Back Bedroom http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR5.jpg Rumpus http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/danielt25/house%202011/18BadineLR7.jpg Our "Better Homes Queensland" Cairns Build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=40451 Current stage - 1st builder's clean done. 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