Browse Forums Kitchen Splashbacks 1 Jul 30, 2011 6:00 pm Hi I have a question, we have decided to go with masterton builders have decided on excatly what we want but just not in the position to start till a few more months. I have a question regarding the kitchen, I want a glass splashback not tiles. As we are getting and paying for a package that includes tiles to rangehood height and we dont want tiles should i be credited for this? and do masterton offer splashbacks as a option? or will i have to find my own place to do this ? Deposit on land 08/01/2011 Contract signed 20/02/2011 Settlement - 07/07/2011 Re: Glass splashback instead of tiles 2Jul 31, 2011 4:22 am Yes you should receive a credit for the tiles, and if you get the builder to do a glass splashback the upgrade cost will most likely be listed as an 'extra over' cost. The upgrade will probably be around $1.5-2.5k depending on the size of your kitchen. Be aware that some builders may not allow you to delete the splashback for you to install after handover because installation of the kitchen splashback is part of the BCA rules. Re: Glass splashback instead of tiles 3Aug 07, 2011 10:05 pm Thanks for that good to know seems you have to be on top of things re deleting things and getting credit otherwise they dont tell u ! Deposit on land 08/01/2011 Contract signed 20/02/2011 Settlement - 07/07/2011 AFAIK, flashing is a minimum standard. Out of curiosity is your window glass stamped with AS requirements in any of the corners of each pane? Im almost certan if theyre… 2 3614 |