Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Solar & Down pipes + 41Feb 02, 2013 6:06 am They been busy the last week, started the plastering inside, downpipes installed and they completed it a couple of hours before the downpour arrived. Also 2kw solar system installation completed as well , so all moving along swimmingly. With reference to the solar system this was organised by me and LIH where good enough to let it be installed before handover. Will do a photo update tomorrow.. Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Solar & Down pipes + 42Feb 02, 2013 4:05 pm Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - FIXING stage-Photo Update 44Mar 02, 2013 11:57 am Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Painting started - home sold 45Mar 14, 2013 7:18 am Started painting on Tuesday after the long weekend and did the ceiling. No work done on Wednesday.. so close to finishing. I can't believe our luck, put our current home up for sale and sold it in 2 weeks and wasn't even advertised yet. Second couple that walked through desided to buy it 2% above market at 75 day settelment. Life is good Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Painting started 46Mar 14, 2013 7:47 am congrats on the sale that was quick and being so close to finishing Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Painting started - photo 47Mar 14, 2013 7:30 pm Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Painting/Garage door done 48Mar 16, 2013 7:22 am Well looks like they had a busy day on Friday. Completed all the painting indoors and fitted the garage door. Hope the colour of the garage door isn't too light but we wanted it to complement the white frame on the windows. Still some rendering at the front entrance and the front door still needs to be painted. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Painting/Garage door done 49Mar 16, 2013 9:05 am the garage door is great Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Painting/Garage door done 50Mar 16, 2013 3:56 pm Thanks .. hope no little brats think it's a nice wall to tag. Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Painting/Garage door done 51Mar 16, 2013 4:03 pm that is the worse we had some little monkeys write on the dirt were the retaining wall went . lucky they did not have sense to write on the house Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Kitchen Started. wife happy 52Mar 21, 2013 12:12 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Started putting the cabinetry today and they will get a bench top of this ceaserstone, now its starting to look like a home. Sorry about the quality of the photos but had to take em through the glass doors. The kitchen benches look plenty big enough just hope not too big... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Kitchen Started. wife happy 53Mar 22, 2013 12:04 pm Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Kitchen Started. wife happy 54Mar 29, 2013 8:46 pm Ooh just did a search for wattyl alabaster and found your build. Looking great. How do you like the paint colour? Does it throw brown or grey? We are hoping to change from a lighter one to this. We have both browns and greys in our house. Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Kitchen Started. wife happy 55Mar 30, 2013 5:20 am love the big benchtops kitchen is looking fantastic Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Photo Update 56Apr 06, 2013 10:11 am Taken a week off work and got permission from the builder to replace the back fence with colorbond and also installed cement sleepers for a small retaining wall. Have attached some before and after photos, still will have to do decking after hand over and concreting to finish it all off but I have to say myself that it starting to look good. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They also started the tilling yesterday. Getting the realization that is not too long before its all finished. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Photo Update 57Apr 06, 2013 10:16 am looking great tiling is fantastic Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Photo Update 58Apr 06, 2013 6:07 pm wow, coming together well. Can I ask (well too late I am) why you chose concrete sleepers instead of pine? I like what you've done and have a similar size retaining wall to build. Are the costs comparible? Re: Custom Build - LIH - Melb - Photo Update 59Apr 08, 2013 5:20 pm Concrete just last longer.. I don't want to have to replace it when I'm in my 70s, wooden ones last around 15 years depending on how exposed to the elements they are. The sleepers are 1800mm x 200mm. Cost about $2000 for what you see there in materials. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Costings are sleepers about $41-$45 each depending on quantity and the H posts are around $40 each that includes delivery. I am more than happy to recommend Retaining Australia they where the best price i could find and excellent quality. http://www.retainingaustralia.com.au/ Re: Cust Build - LIH - Melb - Photo Upd - Tilling Almost don 60Apr 12, 2013 10:43 pm Any advice on a builder in NSW who is demanding an extra 22000k after the house is completed and contract paid in full .Standard HIA contract. Never received a variation.… 0 20515 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17602 Hi, did you get any money from insurance? if you did, does it match what you've already paid the builders? 3 9565 |