Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 902Sep 14, 2015 2:20 am Our Build Thread: The "Extended" Marina by Visionone Homes Our Inspirations: Frank Lloyd Wright | Houzz Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 903Oct 12, 2015 9:43 am ~Shellby~ GJ Bridgewater 203 11/3/2016 - Site Work Started 29/9/2016 - Handover 142 Work Days 6 Work Days Over https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80174 Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 904Oct 13, 2015 8:28 am M Y C U S T O M C O R A L B R O N T E 43 ...............Kitchen! 16 Nov 2016 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79581 Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 906Oct 14, 2015 11:16 am ~Shellby~ GJ Bridgewater 203 11/3/2016 - Site Work Started 29/9/2016 - Handover 142 Work Days 6 Work Days Over https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80174 Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 908Oct 15, 2015 11:41 am Jen (& Dave) Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge, Gold Coast QLD 12/03/2015 - Commencement... 26/08/2015 - Handover! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76446 Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 909Oct 15, 2015 11:44 am Cavoodles It's not so much we forgot - we didn't know anything about tile mitring and the interior designer we met with to help make selections (service offered by builder) didn't mention it, tile shop didn't mention it, pre-start girl didn't mention it and now we are almost finished build and seen our tiles aren't mitred and have horrible terracotta coloured edge!! This goes around nib wall in ensuite and is very noticeble! If we had been told this was something we had to specifically ask for we would have! Make sure you specify this!! Haven't asked our builder bout it yet but we are very disappointed it wasn't discussed as optional , they knew we were first time builders. Hi all what are mitre tiles? I have no clue!!! I am new to building and new to Australia, and I don't know what in the blazing heck you all are talking about. Please confirm - thanks "heaps!" Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 910Oct 15, 2015 12:53 pm Cavoodle - you should post up a pic showing the exposed edges. Quasar here is an example of mitred tiles... https://www.pinterest.com/pin/374009944027385411/ and here is an example of what most guys would use - a metal edge set into the tile glue to give a smooth corner...https://www.tileprotection.com/home.php?cat=253 Stewie Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 911Oct 20, 2015 8:10 pm Something the hubby and I never considered, we have been getting quotes for floor coverings and today the sales guy asked how low/high are our doors from the floor and to ask the builder to get the carpenter to shave them x amount so that the doors will open smoothly so we won't have to shove the door open.(we are getting a plush pile with thick underlay) Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 912Oct 21, 2015 5:35 am Petad Something the hubby and I never considered, we have been getting quotes for floor coverings and today the sales guy asked how low/high are our doors from the floor and to ask the builder to get the carpenter to shave them x amount so that the doors will open smoothly so we won't have to shove the door open.(we are getting a plush pile with thick underlay) Yes and if you are getting ducted AC you must have a gap under the door or the system won't work properly Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 913Oct 23, 2015 11:43 am Hi, I have 2 questions here:- 1) How important is the single phase surge protector for a single story home? can someone point me to some links which can help me decide if I want it or not, it is fairly expensive 1) How important is the relocation of the switch board from outside to the inside of the house (keeping meter box still outside)? can someone point me to some links which can help me decide if I want it or not, it is fairly expensive I will post more as I come across more. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 914Oct 23, 2015 12:41 pm kumargaurav83 Hi, I have 2 questions here:- 1) How important is the single phase surge protector for a single story home? can someone point me to some links which can help me decide if I want it or not, it is fairly expensive 1) How important is the relocation of the switch board from outside to the inside of the house (keeping meter box still outside)? can someone point me to some links which can help me decide if I want it or not, it is fairly expensive I will post more as I come across more. We got the switchboard put in the garage so if something trips we don't have to go outside and around to the side of the house in the dark to reset it. My personal experience is that electrical things always seem to trip at the most inconvenient times ie at night when it's raining!!! Knockdown and rebuild - Sahara Q2 with Henley viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75715 Knockdown and rebuild - Sahara Q2 with Henley https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75715 Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 916Oct 23, 2015 10:36 pm If you are going to have dark grout then insist on epoxy grout as it does not discolour from efflorescence. I do not understand why tile shops do not advise builders to do this as standard Wish I'd known this earlier! (Thanks to Andy Knights from GroutPro for the information) Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 917Oct 25, 2015 11:00 pm kremlin27 kumargaurav83 Hi, I have 2 questions here:- 1) How important is the single phase surge protector for a single story home? can someone point me to some links which can help me decide if I want it or not, it is fairly expensive 1) How important is the relocation of the switch board from outside to the inside of the house (keeping meter box still outside)? can someone point me to some links which can help me decide if I want it or not, it is fairly expensive I will post more as I come across more. We got the switchboard put in the garage so if something trips we don't have to go outside and around to the side of the house in the dark to reset it. My personal experience is that electrical things always seem to trip at the most inconvenient times ie at night when it's raining!!! Knockdown and rebuild - Sahara Q2 with Henley viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75715 Good idea. Also whilst it's useful to add more circuits than what seems to be standard with builders (4) which isn't enough in this day and age. We ended up with 9 and also crossed Length ways and half ways across our house so at any time if something tripped we'd still have power and lights somewhere. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 918Oct 26, 2015 9:50 am Crazyk Petad Something the hubby and I never considered, we have been getting quotes for floor coverings and today the sales guy asked how low/high are our doors from the floor and to ask the builder to get the carpenter to shave them x amount so that the doors will open smoothly so we won't have to shove the door open.(we are getting a plush pile with thick underlay) Yes and if you are getting ducted AC you must have a gap under the door or the system won't work properly Never asked this, but i planned to do ducted ac after hand over. Do builders need to be told to leave a bigger gap below the doors than normal for airflow purposes? Or is there some other reason Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 920Oct 26, 2015 11:09 am Crazyk Builders are supposed to do a lot of things they don't. From memory standard is 10mm max Is 10mm max space sufficient for air conditioning? What is the standard minimum though? What is the impact on ducted ac with insufficient clearance. The vacuum effect/havimf to open a window? Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 11596 Looking to start the journey of becoming an owner builder in SA. Feeling pretty (overly) confident on the building and construction details, but really struggling to find… 0 8397 No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6626 |