Browse Forums Eco Living 1 Nov 26, 2008 12:01 pm "Now, supposing a house to have a southern aspect, sunshine during winter will steal in under the verandah, but in summer, when the sun traverses a path right over our heads, the roof will afford an agreeable shade, will it not?" -- Socrates, ca. 400 BC Re: PV costs 3Nov 26, 2008 3:31 pm "Now, supposing a house to have a southern aspect, sunshine during winter will steal in under the verandah, but in summer, when the sun traverses a path right over our heads, the roof will afford an agreeable shade, will it not?" -- Socrates, ca. 400 BC Re: PV costs 9Mar 03, 2009 1:52 pm Those prices sound very unlikely. A 1kw system works out at approx $4000 after the rebate and in our region generates about 8kw per day - obviously less during winter - so averaged at 6kw/week all year round. Make sure you shop around for the price - and don't go through the builder - they will add their own margin on top/ or have a deal with the company anyway. Some brands are better than others. We found this and I did a LOT of research. We ended up going with ***** **** - their panels are more efficinet and the waranty was longer. Oh, by the way, there is a group buy we considered going with and they ship in the systems from China in several stages. They are cheap, but I'd strongly warn against this option - if one shipment goes missing, you'll be left one part short, not to mention out of pocket because you have to pay the entire cost up front before you get the rebate with this mob. PM me if you want more details. cheers Michelle I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13098 Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7546 10 15745 |