Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis 1441Oct 15, 2014 4:39 pm Hi Mclaren, I was just wondering what the outcome was with your tiles? We are experiencing the same issues with optical hazing and so far the suppliers response has been to put rugs down to hide it....... Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis 1442Oct 29, 2014 1:58 pm Arcadia123 Hi Mclaren, I was just wondering what the outcome was with your tiles? We are experiencing the same issues with optical hazing and so far the suppliers response has been to put rugs down to hide it....... Hi, sorry just saw your message ... we got nowhere I'm afraid and we are still very disappointed with the tiles esp as we paid so much to the builder to have them laid. We should have done it ourselves afterwards using our own tiler who would have checked the tiles before laying them and also would have laid them better. An expensive lesson learned. I noticed recently in Beaumonts that all porcelain tiles now have warning messages on them about hazing - if only we'd known at the time. We can't cover ours with rugs as it's most of the house, we just try not to look too closely 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: Building the McLaren by Dechellis 1443Oct 30, 2014 12:58 pm Oh, that's such a shame. I can't remember the exact wording, but they wouldn't do porcelain unless we signed an agreement to say we were aware of potential problems. Maybe this company could advise further--they don't have a branch here but maybe they have someone who can work to their specifications. Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis 1444Oct 30, 2014 3:07 pm I wish they had made us sign a form - we would have thought twice about it if we had known .... 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: Building the McLaren by Dechellis 1445Oct 30, 2014 3:26 pm Hi Lucinda - I just had a look at the Slique website - I looked into that previously and it was very expensive so not an option for us I'm afraid .... 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: Building the McLaren by Dechellis 1446Aug 29, 2015 8:19 pm Hi Mclaren, I have spent many hours reading your build. We are doing our selections currently for 'The Vogue'. I cant recall, did you get soft close drawers/ cupboards? What brand hinges/sliders did Sampina use? I am wondering if i can retrofit them later as it seems to be an expensive upgrade. Thanks for your help. Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis 1447Aug 31, 2015 9:15 am schty006 Hi Mclaren, I have spent many hours reading your build. We are doing our selections currently for 'The Vogue'. I cant recall, did you get soft close drawers/ cupboards? What brand hinges/sliders did Sampina use? I am wondering if i can retrofit them later as it seems to be an expensive upgrade. Thanks for your help. Hi, no we didn't get soft close as it was too expensive so we just went basic and we're still thinking about changing to soft close 4 years later ..... the kitchen was one of the biggest disappointments for us though and I would definitely have changed our choice of laminate but it was a steep learning curve at the time .... good luck with your selections! 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: Building the McLaren by Dechellis 1448Aug 31, 2015 12:30 pm schty006 Hi Mclaren, I have spent many hours reading your build. We are doing our selections currently for 'The Vogue'. I cant recall, did you get soft close drawers/ cupboards? What brand hinges/sliders did Sampina use? I am wondering if i can retrofit them later as it seems to be an expensive upgrade. Thanks for your help. Just my 2 cents: We got soft close added to the drawers only at selections, not sure what brand they are, possibly blum. Check the kitchen threads, there has been plenty of discussion on the topic. I believe drawers do need them as we have lots of pot drawers and they are quite heavy. At our last house the knife & fork drawer ended up getting wrecked through over exuberant kids, pot drawers would be worse off, also stops what is in the drawer getting bashed I don't think cupboard doors need them. go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110576 Even if it's not being sub-divided and you want to keep it as Torrens title, you will still need to talk to a town planner or Council themselves, to see if they will allow… 1 11039 |