Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Aveling Build - Rosehill Waters 173May 17, 2018 8:01 pm Looking good! Great progress awesome news about the tiles 😁 hope they sort the PowerPoint out for you Re: Aveling Build - Rosehill Waters 174May 24, 2018 3:18 pm We had our tile meeting first thing this morning. Since we were last on site the outside and garage rendering has been painted the final colours, the shelving is all done and the tilers have waterproofed. I picked up on a few issues which hopefully we can get sorted. The dishwasher recess they have put in is not for the semi-integrated built in dishwasher we are getting (I feel like a broken record with this one). They seem to think it will be fine and want to attach a cut off bit of plinth to the bottom of the dishwasher which I'm not happy about, the whole point is that it looks seamless so has the plinth running the length of the kitchen.The opening is also 10mm too large for the dishwasher, so yet to hear that solution. The power point in the kitchen has now been found and knocked out thankfully. Cabinetry in the laundry - the gap they have left for the washer and the dryer is too large, we are going to be left with 430mm of dead space in between the dryer and the cupboards. I gave them the dimensions of what was going in and stupidly assumed they'd made the cabinets to fit - should have checked properly myself. Bermuda drain inserts - knew they'd get this one wrong! They have prepared for 3 in the bathroom (including toilet) and 3 in the ensuite, whereas should be 2 in the bathroom, 2 in the ensuite and 1 in the laundry. They will rectify and does mean we get an extra one for free! Got a bit of a stalemate over mitered edges.... I paid quite a bit for mitered edges, but the SS said they don't do mitered edges on the NIB wall in the ensuite and just do the butt joints. It's quite a visible wall (albeit to us only) and it would annoy me to not have that mitred given we've rectified tiling. Apparently it is because of waterproofing that they don't usually do it. I've asked him to make an exception as I want mitred tiling here as well... we'll see how that goes. SS estimates PCI first or second week in July at this point, we are hoping for sooner as 7 weeks seems like a long time given the list of things he was telling us needed doing, he could only come up with 4 weeks worth of work - so still hoping for a June PCI date! Re: Aveling Build - Rosehill Waters 175May 24, 2018 3:40 pm Re: Aveling Build - Rosehill Waters 176May 24, 2018 4:10 pm Sounds like you are well & truly on top of everything. Hopefully they can get the cabinetry sorted & that damn dishwasher too! Fingers crossed everything moving forward will get sorted & will be smooth sailing for an early PCI Re: Aveling Build - Rosehill Waters 177May 24, 2018 9:54 pm nicolac34 We had our tile meeting first thing this morning. Since we were last on site the outside and garage rendering has been painted the final colours, the shelving is all done and the tilers have waterproofed. I picked up on a few issues which hopefully we can get sorted. The dishwasher recess they have put in is not for the semi-integrated built in dishwasher we are getting (I feel like a broken record with this one). They seem to think it will be fine and want to attach a cut off bit of plinth to the bottom of the dishwasher which I'm not happy about, the whole point is that it looks seamless so has the plinth running the length of the kitchen.The opening is also 10mm too large for the dishwasher, so yet to hear that solution. The power point in the kitchen has now been found and knocked out thankfully. Cabinetry in the laundry - the gap they have left for the washer and the dryer is too large, we are going to be left with 430mm of dead space in between the dryer and the cupboards. I gave them the dimensions of what was going in and stupidly assumed they'd made the cabinets to fit - should have checked properly myself. Bermuda drain inserts - knew they'd get this one wrong! They have prepared for 3 in the bathroom (including toilet) and 3 in the ensuite, whereas should be 2 in the bathroom, 2 in the ensuite and 1 in the laundry. They will rectify and does mean we get an extra one for free! Got a bit of a stalemate over mitered edges.... I paid quite a bit for mitered edges, but the SS said they don't do mitered edges on the NIB wall in the ensuite and just do the butt joints. It's quite a visible wall (albeit to us only) and it would annoy me to not have that mitred given we've rectified tiling. Apparently it is because of waterproofing that they don't usually do it. I've asked him to make an exception as I want mitred tiling here as well... we'll see how that goes. SS estimates PCI first or second week in July at this point, we are hoping for sooner as 7 weeks seems like a long time given the list of things he was telling us needed doing, he could only come up with 4 weeks worth of work - so still hoping for a June PCI date! Regarding the dishwasher opening we reduced our opening to 600mm and also provided the measurements of the dishwasher to NCH for Nathan's cabinets. I have only ever seen a semi-integrated DW with either a metal plinth (some models) or with a laminate plinth . We have the laminate plinth now and the cabinet maker has supplied one for after handover however we could do either. When the dishwasher is installed it is pushed into place, screwed in to cabinet and the plinth is then fixed to the front, how are they going to screw it to the sides if it is too wide ? Do you have a picture of what you are expecting the plinth to look like when finished ? If they can do mitered tiling on the bath hob they can do it on the shower nib, I would not be excepting that BS about the water proofing. Re: Aveling Build - Rosehill Waters 178May 24, 2018 10:38 pm Choosy nicolac34 We had our tile meeting first thing this morning. Since we were last on site the outside and garage rendering has been painted the final colours, the shelving is all done and the tilers have waterproofed. I picked up on a few issues which hopefully we can get sorted. The dishwasher recess they have put in is not for the semi-integrated built in dishwasher we are getting (I feel like a broken record with this one). They seem to think it will be fine and want to attach a cut off bit of plinth to the bottom of the dishwasher which I'm not happy about, the whole point is that it looks seamless so has the plinth running the length of the kitchen.The opening is also 10mm too large for the dishwasher, so yet to hear that solution. The power point in the kitchen has now been found and knocked out thankfully. Cabinetry in the laundry - the gap they have left for the washer and the dryer is too large, we are going to be left with 430mm of dead space in between the dryer and the cupboards. I gave them the dimensions of what was going in and stupidly assumed they'd made the cabinets to fit - should have checked properly myself. Bermuda drain inserts - knew they'd get this one wrong! They have prepared for 3 in the bathroom (including toilet) and 3 in the ensuite, whereas should be 2 in the bathroom, 2 in the ensuite and 1 in the laundry. They will rectify and does mean we get an extra one for free! Got a bit of a stalemate over mitered edges.... I paid quite a bit for mitered edges, but the SS said they don't do mitered edges on the NIB wall in the ensuite and just do the butt joints. It's quite a visible wall (albeit to us only) and it would annoy me to not have that mitred given we've rectified tiling. Apparently it is because of waterproofing that they don't usually do it. I've asked him to make an exception as I want mitred tiling here as well... we'll see how that goes. SS estimates PCI first or second week in July at this point, we are hoping for sooner as 7 weeks seems like a long time given the list of things he was telling us needed doing, he could only come up with 4 weeks worth of work - so still hoping for a June PCI date! Regarding the dishwasher opening we reduced our opening to 600mm and also provided the measurements of the dishwasher to NCH for Nathan's cabinets. I have only ever seen a semi-integrated DW with either a metal plinth (some models) or with a laminate plinth . We have the laminate plinth now and the cabinet maker has supplied one for after handover however we could do either. When the dishwasher is installed it is pushed into place, screwed in to cabinet and the plinth is then fixed to the front, how are they going to screw it to the sides if it is too wide ? Do you have a picture of what you are expecting the plinth to look like when finished ? If they can do mitered tiling on the bath hob they can do it on the shower nib, I would not be excepting that BS about the water proofing. So the opening is 610mm when it needs to be 600mm - they are supplying and fitting the dishwasher now so they know exactly what measurements they needed (and I sent them details back when we were doing pre-start). I thought they'd get the cabinet the correct size and hold off on putting the plinth on until the dishwasher goes in. I'm going to assume they are now going to have to somehow pack the 10mm of space otherwise you're right, it wont be fixed into place. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Above is the look I'm trying to achieve with the dishwasher - plinth running continuously. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is the gap we currently have. Re: Aveling Build - Rosehill Waters 179May 24, 2018 10:59 pm nicolac34 Choosy nicolac34 We had our tile meeting first thing this morning. Since we were last on site the outside and garage rendering has been painted the final colours, the shelving is all done and the tilers have waterproofed. I picked up on a few issues which hopefully we can get sorted. The dishwasher recess they have put in is not for the semi-integrated built in dishwasher we are getting (I feel like a broken record with this one). They seem to think it will be fine and want to attach a cut off bit of plinth to the bottom of the dishwasher which I'm not happy about, the whole point is that it looks seamless so has the plinth running the length of the kitchen.The opening is also 10mm too large for the dishwasher, so yet to hear that solution. The power point in the kitchen has now been found and knocked out thankfully. Cabinetry in the laundry - the gap they have left for the washer and the dryer is too large, we are going to be left with 430mm of dead space in between the dryer and the cupboards. I gave them the dimensions of what was going in and stupidly assumed they'd made the cabinets to fit - should have checked properly myself. Bermuda drain inserts - knew they'd get this one wrong! They have prepared for 3 in the bathroom (including toilet) and 3 in the ensuite, whereas should be 2 in the bathroom, 2 in the ensuite and 1 in the laundry. They will rectify and does mean we get an extra one for free! Got a bit of a stalemate over mitered edges.... I paid quite a bit for mitered edges, but the SS said they don't do mitered edges on the NIB wall in the ensuite and just do the butt joints. It's quite a visible wall (albeit to us only) and it would annoy me to not have that mitred given we've rectified tiling. Apparently it is because of waterproofing that they don't usually do it. I've asked him to make an exception as I want mitred tiling here as well... we'll see how that goes. SS estimates PCI first or second week in July at this point, we are hoping for sooner as 7 weeks seems like a long time given the list of things he was telling us needed doing, he could only come up with 4 weeks worth of work - so still hoping for a June PCI date! Regarding the dishwasher opening we reduced our opening to 600mm and also provided the measurements of the dishwasher to NCH for Nathan's cabinets. I have only ever seen a semi-integrated DW with either a metal plinth (some models) or with a laminate plinth . We have the laminate plinth now and the cabinet maker has supplied one for after handover however we could do either. When the dishwasher is installed it is pushed into place, screwed in to cabinet and the plinth is then fixed to the front, how are they going to screw it to the sides if it is too wide ? Do you have a picture of what you are expecting the plinth to look like when finished ? If they can do mitered tiling on the bath hob they can do it on the shower nib, I would not be excepting that BS about the water proofing. So the opening is 610mm when it needs to be 600mm - they are supplying and fitting the dishwasher now so they know exactly what measurements they needed (and I sent them details back when we were doing pre-start). I thought they'd get the cabinet the correct size and hold off on putting the plinth on until the dishwasher goes in. I'm going to assume they are now going to have to somehow pack the 10mm of space otherwise you're right, it wont be fixed into place. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Above is the look I'm trying to achieve with the dishwasher - plinth running continuously. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is the gap we currently have. Unfortunately your first picture is a fully integrated dishwasher with a laminate door front which is outside my realm of knowledge, I could only guess that it sits on a base instead of adjustable legs or the whole plinth would have to be fitted after the dishwasher was installed however it would make replacement or possible repairs harder, our very first DW had a wrong part installed when manufactured. We have used Westinghouse for years so knew that we needed 600mm and are happy to be able to replace it easy, hopefully they fix your dishwasher opening without any excuses. Re: Aveling Build - Rosehill Waters 180May 24, 2018 11:53 pm My understanding is a semi-integrated dishwasher will have a full width laminate panel fixed to the front and have it's own laminate kickboard section fixed to the base of it. Often they will create a plinth to raise the dishwasher to the correct height. The kick is a separate piece to the panels either side, should the dishwasher ever need to be removed, it can be done without having to rip out the entire kickboard. At least that's how semi integrated has been explained to me.. Find my build thread here: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=88694&f=31&p=1729530#p1729530 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 17518 thank you! do we need to get this or our builder before we commence new build on the block? 2 10404 Hi, did you get any money from insurance? if you did, does it match what you've already paid the builders? 3 9559 |