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Any reason you didnt go for hobless showers?
We werent really too bothered about that and after 10k of upgrades in prestart I dont think we could afford it anyway haha
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 109Sep 25, 2019 8:23 am Bebbsy Love that barn style sliding door, and your vinyl planks look great, do you know if they are 5mm thickness and glue down or looselay? Thanks! The barn track came from Richmond, its the "european" style one as opposed to the usual type with the long hangers. Im not too sure on the planks, Im pretty sure they are glue down because I saw big tubs and trowels in there when they were installing. I dont think they are very thick, I remember when we saw the samples they were quite flexible which, if it were a 5mm would be a bit more rigid I'd imagine. Apparently they have a light commercial warranty so we'll see how they go 🙂 Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 112Oct 12, 2019 11:57 am Had PCI on Thursday, we got an independent inspector to go through the day before and he picked up around 45 defects, mostly cosmetic. One weird thing to note about Ventura and all its offshoots is that they dont put exhaust fans in as standard. We were told at prestart that there would be a "vent" in the downstairs bathroom (upstairs we put a heat lamp exhaust combo) but nothing was put in. The inspector we had said he'd never seen a new house without a fan in a wet area and that just opening the window would not be sufficient ventilation. For the fancy things they offer as standard like soft close cabinets and stone benchtops it seems really weird that they wouldnt include something as basic as exhaust fans because its "not required technically". The super said to us thats how they do things but when I told him there was nothing there he noted that there was no vent and they're going to put one in. We are going to get an exhaust fan installed after handover anyway because we can see it being a nightmare. Overall pretty good, nothing major to fix and we should be in in about 2 weeks 😊 Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 113Oct 31, 2019 11:29 pm Ok so we have been in for a week! Its been crazy busy getting everything organised and set up, we dont have all the areas finished yet but here are some pics: Living and dining area: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Downstairs bathroom: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Guest room: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our boys getting used to the kitchen: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Landscaping for the front will be planned out next week, solar panels and robe fitout to come too 😊 Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 114Oct 31, 2019 11:43 pm Aveley22 House is looking awsome! Would you recommend express so far? I am really keen to here how the upstairs temperature is once your in it would be a massive help 🙏 Hey Aveley, We have been in for a week, there is definately a difference in temperature from top to bottom. I would say it was quite noticeable on the weekend when we got to about 30 degrees. It didnt help that the aircon doesnt seem to be configured correctly and was blasting freezing cold air into the kitchen and barely a whisper of cool air into the master! It wasnt as hot as outside temps but certainly warmer than downstairs obviously. We are getting solar panels so we dont have to worry about running the aircon up there too much in the summer as it will probably be quite warm for two or three months of the year. They also have installed safetys on the window at the front which doesnt allow for a lot of air flow... we have 5 windows up the top and only two open... and one of those that does is small and high. The big one at the front I thought would open all the way but it only goes about 3 inches max which is annoying. We get a lovely evening breeze that could be put to use if that window would open more 🙄 there is a few calculators you can use if you just google it 7 10623 2 22067 2 3650 |