Browse Forums Building A New House Re: What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell 82May 27, 2009 9:51 pm Idiots are fun, that's why there is one in every village! - Dr. House - Re: What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell 83May 27, 2009 10:37 pm NoviceBuilders House - http://novicebuildershouse.blogspot.com/ Building a modified Stanthorpe 33 in Taylors Hill Vic Re: What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell 88Jun 17, 2009 6:35 pm Land: Titles 27/10/2009 - settled 9/11/2009 House Design: Talbot 28 (Contemporary Façade) Estimated move in date April 2010 ... ok maybe June 2010 with any luck Site Start 22/01/10 - 20/08/10 Handover!! Sandarra Facebook Group Re: What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell 95Jun 24, 2009 10:18 am 2nd build here we come in Whittlesea! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92617 1st Build - Henley - Cooper in Doreen! (2009) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17354 Re: What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell 98Jun 25, 2009 11:37 am haze Big T Hey Big T We wanted a raked finish on our exposed bricks anyway so it was fine. We have however noticed a strange green tinge which the brickies said will clean off when they pressure clean, it's quite noticeable on some of the bricks. We have just about finished plastering so not quite 2nd fix yet for us. Sounds like things are moving along nicely for you. We are building at Woodville South so not too far from your place. Who are you building with? You can PM me if you'd rather not make it public. Cheers Hi Haze, Interesting... I was told by PGH that you couldnt use a raked joint with the bricks because the colour isn't right through them so it shows up, but when i looked at it when they had done a few raked it was hard pretty hard to notice the secondary colour of the brick so I suppose you really need to look at it to notice which no one would. We are building with Palumbo Building. They are a family run builder who are gaining a fair bit of stature with government jobs. They are doing a lot of the defence housing works that are happening. I built the house i am living in now with them and they were really good then and have been really good so far on this one. I have known one of the sons for a few years so that helped the initial decision to go with them and our current house is still standing and their price for the new one was great so I went with them again. We have referred a few friends to them as well and they are going with them also. Re: What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell 99Aug 18, 2009 5:08 pm Would anyone have any idea how much a cat 3 brick in a PD small home would cost? Re: What bricks did you choose - Show and Tell 100Aug 18, 2009 5:24 pm We went with Austral Hawthorn, natural mortar raked and we are quite happy with the results. The brickie's sand was a little red which gives the mortar its orangey colour but looks ok. No the fireplace doesn’t work. It’s been enclosed. I’m not sure what was removed, as it was done quite some time ago - well before what I can see with photos online… 2 12063 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair to do it properly you need to dig out the garden and waterproof the outside of the wall. There are some products you can put on the face of the bricks but the water is… 2 6420 |