Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Burbank won't let me upgrade the rangehood! HELP 4Jun 15, 2011 11:19 am Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Burbank won't let me upgrade the rangehood! HELP 5Jun 15, 2011 11:23 am neesh790 - Replacing the rangehood now will be much cheaper it won't be cheaper if they won't let you replace it though! have you looked into whether there are rangehoods around whose installation won't mean re-designing your kitchen cupboards, or are you just taking Burbank's word for it? I'd probably do some research, I can't imagine they'd all be THAT different. surely another one might fit in with your cupboard design? yes, it will be a pain but so are lots of aspects of building and we have to think of the end result.... and yes it may be costly, but so may upgrading it (if they let you...) "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: Burbank won't let me upgrade the rangehood! HELP 6Jun 15, 2011 11:32 am I think the key is in your first post.... it's a "medium density housing development". I can see their point... everything will be ordered in bulk and the same for each townhouse to keep the costs down. They can bang them out a lot quicker easier and cheaper when they are all the same. IMO it's just one of those things you'll have to accept as part of building in this type of development, in much the same way people accept covenants in estates. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Burbank won't let me upgrade the rangehood! HELP 7Jun 16, 2011 8:13 pm Thanks all for your input. Really appreciate it After negotiating with BB, they have come to terms with the below They have agreed to provide the Upgraded rangehood as detailed below. Westinghouse WRG630CS canopy rangehood in lieu of standard slide out rangehood. $730 Let me know what you think! N. Hi All, Recently we have signed a contract with Burbank and we are not aware that they have just DORSET, SURREY, HAMPSHIRE, KENT, PILBARA and REDGUM bricks from PGH are… 0 3128 Hi there, long-time lurker but first time posting. I've bought a house 2 and a bit years ago and last year we had some major water damage on a converted pergola area… 0 7925 Yes, unless you are in a low intensity rainfall area or the area is protected from rain. Do you have access to NCC Part 2 or can you download it? I can email you a copy… 10 12462 |