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buildinginjindalee

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13 years13 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Building 2 storey in Burns Beach

Broadway do have some nice designs and they are building a few in B Beach so you can wander around and take a look. We were v happy with APG…

13 years13 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Outside tap / shower

Does anyone know of an attachment for converting an ordinary outside tap to a shower? We wont be using it much so something that can be easily put on and…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Anyone out there built with Great Living Homes ??

Hi
We are building with APG and it took three months to get upstairs and a further six months later we are expecting the keys this week. So, all up…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Sonos help...

Hi
We have had speaker cable installed to four rooms in our new build, all with the purpose of being able to install speakers for use with TVs and hopefully a…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Conduit sizes?

We were only allowed to go to 25mm which is OK for what we need.

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Building thread - Content living!

We are in Jindalee and the houses certainly seem to be flying up. There was a problem a while back with trades but I am not so sure now.

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Ceiling Height - Opinions?

We have std doors - like the contrast really, so didnt really see the need for the larger doors. Only have three downstairs anyway as most is open plan.

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Ceiling Height - Opinions?

Go large. You can't do it later. We went for 2770 as anything higher was going to be super expensive - if not I would have gone much…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Cesear Stone - white colours

Bek
'but Hubby won' - what is he doing that I am not!!!!!
I have just about managed to get pre-wiring for speakers in the house, but I am still…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Cesear Stone - white colours

Hi
We went for snow with white gloss cabinets/drawers.
Would have loved (can't remember the name) pure white but builder wanted extra $3000 (on top of $7000 upgrade) which we could not…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Ducted split system

Cheers for the reply.
I have been told that the trusses don't allow for the room needed in the original system. I have also been told that this new system…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Ducted split system

Hi
We have been informed by our airconditioning company that due to our truss roof that we can no longer have the Mitsubishi ducted ac system we specced.
We now need to…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Penalty for the delayed house completion

If our builder wants to claim a delay day, they have to quantify it and write to us - they then vary the amount of days in the contract.
Has this…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Building Delays with Scott ParK Homes

Sounds like you are moving......slowly......
We have had delays of three weeks whilst our builder waited for a brickie. Trouble with WA is that it is boom or bust, and…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Truss roof and storage

room4acubby
When you make the calculation can you copy me in? Way over my head I am afraid!
Cheers

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Truss roof and storage

Hi
Does anyone know if we can board out parts of the roof space and store items up there? Or do truss roofs not take load other than insulation…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Anyone out there built with Great Living Homes ??

Hi
We nearly went with them. Found them good to deal with but we were building NOR and felt that they were more suited to Mandurah area.
They were adding $ks…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Double Storey Homes- Tips, hints, info.

Be patient.........they dont get built quickly

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Electrical extras

17k, went a bit over budget...

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Freestanding vs built in bath.

Depends on your personal circumstances. $1400 is a small price to pay to keep my wife happy, there was no way I was saying no to her on the freestanding…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
What's your mortgage interest rate?

Luckily we fixed the land loan at 5.59%, but construction on variable at 6.39%.............................

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Smart Wiring Costs

And give people the chance to add a few zeros to the price......
When you break it all down it is some wires and some plastic and ends up being more…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Commodore homes just signed up for the Bathurst

They are starting next week on the upper floor bricking so not doing too bad at the moment. Hopeful for good weather over the next few weeks so they…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Smart Wiring Costs

I think I get it now. The only picture we will be sending back is Fox from the theatre and probably will only be watched on a couple of…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Keeping track of costs

Yep, Excel is the way to go. Just try not to look at the total.

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Commodore homes just signed up for the Bathurst

Not building with them, but building in Jindalee. Very happy with the way they are progressing with the suburb - foreshore, parks etc. Can't wait to move there!

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
30c ceilings in the living/meal/hall way...kitchen?????

We have gone for 32c ceilings with a -3c dropped in the kitchen for the a/c duct.
Higher ceilings were a must have for us, defo can't do those later!

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Sink on Island Bench

We have put one in our build - the bench is 4.5m long so have plenty of room either side of it. Have also never had a dishwasher but…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Are you a guy or girl home building nut?

Guy here, totally obsessed and visit the site and have a look at the plans at least once a day.
Oh, and think about the cost of our dream…

14 years14 yearsbuildinginjindaleebuildinginjindalee posted:
Bank Valuations

Are you happy with how much you are investing in the house/land? I have to admit we were a little nervous due to not many sales of double storeys…

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