Things you forget - summary page 32

Did anyone care to comment from experience to the post a few up in regards to spacing on doors of 10mm being sufficient for putting in ducted A/c in after handover? I too am doing it outside the builder, so my worry is the vacuum effect and sufficient clearance for rooms as well. Or is it an industry standard clearance/space for doors?

Here's more of a "things you didn't know that you didn't know" rather than "things you forget" -

If your estate is getting FFTH NBN (and most are) then consider up front where you want the NBN box to be. I assumed that I could have the NBN installer put it wherever I wanted, but it turns out the location had already been predetermined by where the builders ran the conduit. They assumed it was going on the inside wall of the garage where most go. I didn't want it there but didn't know to specify that way back before the duild started.

So my land got delayed to get titled and I signed a contract for 9 month price freeze and it was 9 months and 2 weeks. Sheridon homes bill me 4K ...... Honestly can't believe how they justify that ........ Anyone else have this scenario ?

Check what ceiling insulation is standard. If you are not a fan of the fluff (like me) then upgrade to batts and go to the next R rating if it's in the budget.

Is the HWS going to be big enough for the size of the home and the occupants? upgrade to the next size if not.

A zoned heating controller which puts the bedrooms on a separate line to the living areas. With a baby and a toddler this was one of the best things we did.

Put external lights around the perimeter of the house so the wiring goes through the bricks.

External powerpoints, TV point and gas point as already mentioned.

Privacy locks on toilets/bathrooms/home office/master bedroom and anywhere else that you may need one.

Consider having a 2-way light switch for lights in hallways or rooms with more than one entry.

Consider upgrading the locks on the front door to a triple lock.

Make sure all external doors have a deadlock, or add them after handover if not.

An exhaust fan in the laundry is an excellent suggestion, we may still do this as I can't open the external door when using the clothes dryer, if it's raining.

Overhead cupboards in the kitchen.

Add an extra top shelf to the pantry if there is room and powerpoints if you plan on putting the microwave in it.

Consider adding doors to the ensuite, WIR and bedroom wing if you have young kids.

Add a powerpoint inside the broom cupboard, especially useful if you have a rechargeable dustbuster or vacuum (wish we had done this!)

Add an extra external tap to the back of the house if you only get 1 out the front.

If you are having wall niches in the showers, make sure they are wide enough. Ours are quite narrow so I wish we had gone wider.

Hello All,

We just went through our colour selection and I wondering if anyone had suggestions on things to look out for before contract. You know the little things that you forget. For instance, our sales consultant forgot to give us an electrical plan! We tried to review the plan and add in lights in areas where the standard lighting wouldn't be enough. But what about powerpoints?

I read someone talking about meters before. Should I be looking at the meter box? You don't know what you don't know. And we don't know what we may have overlooked. So anything that you later had to add or change?

Thanks!
Jewel