Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 27Jun 17, 2008 7:40 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 34Jun 26, 2008 5:04 pm 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 36Jun 26, 2008 5:21 pm one of the main things we checked was the location of light switches.
Particilaurly as we added 3 double doors to living areas, and the original light switch location would have been buhind where the door opens (hence youd open, wlak in to dark room and have to close door again to get to the light switch. This can be a problme on some plans even without modifications so check the locations! Also we ended up with a 1m2 section of carpet between our kitchen and laundry as we didnt see it when we made our changes. Since I'm refusing to pay in excess of $700 to change this I'll be ordering extra tiles and fix it myself afterward extra powerpoints and telephone points, light in the panrty if you have a walk in. We also raised our bench height by an inch and extended the benchspace by adding an extra cabinet module. Exhaust fan to the laundry. After living in a house with no ventilation in the laundry this was an absolute must for me. ducted vaccuum. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 37Jun 26, 2008 5:48 pm Just thought of one - check the location of ceiling vents for heating and air con - our (first) CSR, whose mum had built with PD alerted us to this. PD locate them right above where the kids' heads will be once the bed is in, and she suggested we move them away from there - which we did! Solidarity, not solidity.......The Lexicon of Life Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 38Jun 26, 2008 6:35 pm We've put a TV point in the Alfresco. You never know when you might have a Grand Final BBQ and want to watch it outside!
We also put in an extra hard wired smoke detector outside the laundry purely for the clothes dryer...just in case! Also make sure you are aware which windows are fixed and which are openable on your plans. We have requested more to be openable for cross ventilation. Otherwise all of the other things I thought about have already been mentioned. Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 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 11633 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 8419 No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6632 |