Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 302Apr 25, 2011 9:10 am . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 304May 12, 2011 1:27 pm Building an Eden Brae Saville 27 http://karry327.blogspot.com/ Building thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=44247 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 310May 14, 2011 7:53 pm ^ This topic rings a bell. I'm not sure but I might have already written about lights in the roof space, can't remember, but anyway - I think if (for example) you have a central heating unit in your roofspace, it is standard practice for the builder to put a light up there so the unit can be serviced or maintained if need be. The light switch will usually be within easy reach once through the manhole. If there is nothing in the roofspace that would otherwise warrant the installation of a light, it still shouldn't be too difficult to get one installed. Geoff - Decophile. Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 311May 14, 2011 7:57 pm we have one too and like Dexterredcat I can't imagine my builder doing it unless he had to LOL! so I am guessing it's a regulation as Eager stated with the central heating. "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 312May 14, 2011 8:03 pm Eager I think if (for example) you have a central heating unit in your roofspace, it is standard practice for the builder to put a light up there so the unit can be serviced or maintained if need be. The light switch will usually be within easy reach once through the manhole. We (or should I say DH) have to get into the roof to get to the lightswitch to turn it on. He's planning on putting a series of lights in the roof. Was thinking of a row of party type lights. Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 313May 14, 2011 8:22 pm Yep, like I said, usually within reach! Also don't forget that if you have a tiled roof, once you get up there it is easy to slide tiles back to create instant skylights. Geoff - Decophile. Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 314May 15, 2011 9:18 am Hey Guys, We're having a cooling unit installed in the roof, ( cos we're building a double storey) & believe me, our builder did not volunteer to put up a light up there...mind you, we're building with a big project home builder, so for the guys that have it free of charge all I can say you have very generous builders indeed! Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 315May 18, 2011 10:52 am My two penneth worth 1. Don't believe yr budiler if he tells you can't have ducted heating and cooling coz you are not going for a pitched roof (not totally flat either) - our neighbours building with a different company have exactly same roof line and are having ducted heating/cooling as standard. Hmmm 2. The windows - we just assumed a window was a window - the plans didn't show overall dimensions -ie. total height and height from floor. It was only when they went in we realised our mistake. We have double narrow windows in the front bedroom, the bottom one to is too low and top one too high for me to see out of!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ (ie. I am a shorty). Then we have another picture window in the master bedroom where I wanted to put a dressing table but it's only 300mm off the floor level - I wasn't expecting that? 3. Height of overhead kitchen units - I caught this one actually coz I'm a shorty and had problems with overhead cabinets before - it wasn't the cabinets I was worried about but the microwave - I made sure the microwave was mounted at a height I could actually use. Nov 09 - Bought Land Aug 10 - Site Clearance Nov 10 - Slabbed Jan 11 - Framed Mar 11 - Locked Up May 11 - Fixed July 11 - Keys Blog: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34238 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 316May 18, 2011 12:31 pm I dont know if this was mentioned before but there are couple of tips to consider when building. *Size of pot draws... builder is offering 3 sets of pot draws, but two of them are so skinny that you can't fit any thing in them (one is oversized) *Get builder to put in junction boxes around the outside of the house. Once you have moved in, you can work out you outdoor lighting requirements.. *placement of heating/colling vents. You dont want them directly under your head when your in bed. Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 317May 28, 2011 9:00 am 1. make sure that if 3phase air-con in the price that this includes a 3 phase motor, not just '3 phase wiring' 2. ask for 2 rolled coats of paint on the inside. Otherwise some painters might spray the first coat and roll the second. This can sometimes result in walls that scratch easily, streaked and over spray on window frames. 3. consider getting you flooring laid as part of the builders contract so that it is covered by builders insurance. June 2010: Land Aug Tender + Deposit for Villina 41 Dec DA in Feb DA out Mar Construction Cert May Slab June Frame viewtopic.php?f=31&t=45643 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 318Jun 01, 2011 10:55 pm great list... what we did when we built 8yrs ago..was add sliding cavity door to ensuite so our room didnt get full of steam or clothes either in the WIR put in a door in the hallway between the front and back of house to shut it off what I want to be able to do this time is... somehow have ALL switches together minus the fridge that can be switched off everytime you leave the house (but not a must for a 1hr trip)..yes a pain with clocks etc but its such a pain when we go away and have to pull everything out to turn off. Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 319Jun 02, 2011 1:43 pm Hi Suziz3, ask your builders electrical contractor to put those things you want to leave ON using one circuit on one particular circuit breaker. Everything else that you want to be able to turn off on the other circuit. Get him to do a drawing so you know what is on what circuit. That way, when it's time to leave for the holiday, just flip off those breakers in the meter box and the fridge and clocks can stay on, everything else is off! SK Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 320Jun 02, 2011 7:08 pm Thanks SK! good idea
The other thing we did 8yrs ago was get the Ind build inspector on the final visit. We pretended he was thru the bank and they wouldnt release funds until everything was fixed prior to handover..it worked.AVJ went and fixed the whole list before we gave them the final cheque. We didnt need anything fixed after that even 8yrs later nothing...best thing ever. Once you pay they ignore your calls etc...a PITA!!! 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 12447 No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 7236 A question. Im in Queensland and building a new home. We managed to reach practical completion 6 weeks ago but we haven't heard any date for handover yet. Who should we… 0 6277 |