dellam posted:Efflorescence in Brickwork
It can only be cleaned off with hydrofloric acid .
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dellam posted:Building with BGC Commodore Homes.
Yes, that does not surprise me at all I am waiting to the end and then I can post everything that has gone wrong sometimes I think I am on…
dellam posted:Building with national homes Western Australia
My
House is still in construction
The tiler took 12 weeks . Yes 12 weeks to tile the wet areas ( bathrooms , toilets , laundry )
It's a running joke…
dellam posted:Building with BGC Commodore Homes.
I signed with national homes in April 2014. Where still waiting now we are at tiling stage at the moment
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dellam posted:Commodore homes
Anyone building or built with commodore homes , how did you go ?
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dellam posted:Paving bricks at my grand mothers
Hi all
My grandma recently pulled up the grass at the front of the house and replaced it with paver
She paid the guy in full , he told her he would…
dellam posted:Building with national homes Western Australia
Sounds like you have a crappy supervisor .
My supervisor did tell me several weeks ago that there was a demand for roof tiles, and there would be a delay.…
dellam posted:Building with national homes Western Australia
Hi there
The construction is going great!!
Currently halfway through bricklaying
I'm impressed with how the house is coming along
The supervisor and brickies are both very knowledgeable
I only down point is the…
dellam posted:Brick Workmanship.
Look at joints on window sill ... That's shocking work. Also the joints crumbling off isn't normal
The brick cleaning can be easily fixed. That's the least of his worries. Although…
dellam posted:Brick Workmanship.
Also mate , as the rain or retic hits those joints, they will get worse overtime .
Your well within your rights to request for them to be re layed.…
dellam posted:Brick Workmanship.
Agreed.
You can request they relay them , or render them .
Your joints are shocking . Brick laying a joke, brick cleaning a joke
If you joints are crumbling I would…
dellam posted:White thingy on brick wall
It's salts coming out of your bricks
Retic would be hitting it , brick gets wet and as water leaves the brick , salt comes with it
U need to clean…
dellam posted:Where do you draw the line with costs?
My first house I moved in I had no carpet or flooring and no internal doors, no blinds or window treatments
No paving landscaping or backyard at all
This can all be…
dellam posted:Lock-up Stage - Bad Smell and Condensation from Drain Pipes
I would recommend you spend a few hundred dollars. To get a building Inspector in that is not related to that company. You'll be very surprised what this person will…
dellam posted:Building with national homes Western Australia
We are building in Munster . South of river in w.a
Originally the house called Luxor was $227,000
We spend a lot more $$$ upgrading the house .
After a lot…
dellam posted:Building with national homes in Munster, Western Australia
Originally the house called Luxor was $227,000
We spend a lot more $$$ upgrading the house .
After a lot and lot and lot of changes we had our "deal acceptance…
dellam posted:3 bigger or 4 smaller bedrooms?
I would definitely go with four bedrooms if possible. Solely for resale value. It looks a lot better advertised as a 4x2 than a 3x2
You can always utilise the…
dellam posted:building to lockup
Hi All,
I posted here several months ago regarding owner building.
We have now had house plans drawn up by a draftsman.
It is a large house of 550sqm ( 2 story) inc…
dellam posted:Considering Owner Building
Hi All,
Me and my wife have built 2 houses before ( both by builders)
We have a block in munster that is 650m and 19.85 front ( prefect rectangle) We are…
