Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Coral Homes Build SEQ - modified Grange 20 160Jul 24, 2017 5:51 pm House locked up over the weekend but had a peek through the windows to see how painters are progressing. They have started an undercoat... let's hope this is just the roller marks of the undercoat and NOT the plasterboard acting up. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also took some time to start defecting the exterior (although not painted yet). Render is cracked over the garage door. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The linings around the top of the door mustn't be cut straight either as looking up, at either end there is a gap between the door and the header (fine) but in the centre the door is actually scraping against the lining which will put pressure on the motor. nice gap Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Door scraping Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They are siliconing any gaps in the render but look at this end! (Yet to be done I hope) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also render right along the base of the weatherboards is cracked (ventura facade) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And this expansion joint is quite large.. but bricks expand. My concern is there is nothing in the gap to stop vermin - they have foam or termite matting or something most of the way up but nothing adjacent the sill brick. I can fit my hand in up to the knuckles too. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We spent close to 2 years in a process with TA. It was horrible..... we got to tender, and the first cut was 50% over our budget which "they care such about meeting ". We… 18 27186 Ask the council if there is a chance of getting build over easement exemption. Sometimes easements are unused and 24cm is not all that much. Good luck. And yes any builder… 2 13745 In Qld it is a requirement that a builder must have a cost breakdown, for building a home to the same specification, with the same inclusions and the same finish. So ask… 1 1767 |