lastone posted:Energy efficiency and window coverings
It's time to do something about putting window coverings up in our place. We currently have temporary paper blinds which has actually surprised me with how well they work…
lastone posted:Floating floors in bedrooms
Would this turn you off a house? I'm referring to the uni click type product.
lastone posted:Anyone have a Polished poreclain floor?
Just wondering if there has been any issues with it being slippery when wet or wearing socks?
We have selected PP though the house, with carpet up the hall and the…
lastone posted:Dennis Family Homes
Shellebell. You're not hijacking. Perhaps we can leave this here as a general DFH thread. It was actually the photo of the Brookedale kitchen in the DFH…
lastone posted:Bathroom storage units
Our bathroom will be 3m long x 1.8m wide. Shower at the doorway, then the vanity then the bath running along the width.
I wanted to have a set…
lastone posted:Easy Clean House Tips
No idea what the laminate looks like - I've only seen it on the website
lastone posted:Dennis Family Homes
It would be the Brookedale. We are building outer Melbourne where it is nice and cold, so heating is something we need to watch.
I'm interested in any changes to…
lastone posted:Easy Clean House Tips
What about Laminex's bath/wet range. Seriously, it's a laminate in your shower. No grout!
lastone posted:Dennis Family Homes
Jayzee, not my 1st home and I can't suggest anything. That was part of our issue too and why we started looking again.
S-Loke, thanks for that. I had…
lastone posted:Dennis Family Homes
Is anyone building with Dennis Family Homes? In Victoria or elsewhere?
We are considering one of the plans and the more I look at it the more I like it.…
lastone posted:Heywood 25 by PD - Landscaping Complete
What did you do in the courtyard?
lastone posted:alfresco or alternative
Our builder has suggested adding an alfresco to our home. We think the price is fair but I'm not sure it's the way to go, though I'm not sure…
lastone posted:Adding insulation after hand-over
Sorry, forgot to add that the house will be Hebel (I know there are different types but I'm honestly not sure of the detail) so there is no insulation in…
lastone posted:Heating in Wallan
What have you locals done/are you doing for your heating then? I want to be efficient and only heat the rooms us girls are using (we're the ones that…
lastone posted:Porter Davis homes
Greetings again. Been offline for a while so I haven't been keeping up.
Got a question though. We're having our electrical appointment soon. I've had ******* advice in…
lastone posted:Adding insulation after hand-over
Husband isn't happy with the price the builder has offered for added insulation and we haven't gotten anywhere with haggling. How difficult is it to add after hand-over? …
lastone posted:Dark coloured roof
We're building in an area where heating is more important that cooling. Friends nearby (Wallan Vic, just south of the divide)said that they used their AC 6 days last…
lastone posted:Porter Davis homes
Afternoon all
we had our tile selection on Friday. Not sure how it went. I got stressed at bathroom selection and we have elected to have the floor…
lastone posted:Porter Davis homes
Joules - how do you use your wide draws? I'm assuming in the original they were for cutlery etc?
lastone posted:Would you buy a house without a gas point?
We bought a house without gas. then promptly put it in as said house also had no heating. Didn't affect our decision as we could fix it.
lastone posted:zoned heating
Our house will be about 30 squares. We are building with a volume builder
The commonly used areas will be 3 bedrooms (the 4th will be used as an internal shed…
lastone posted:Rumpus room - carpet or tiles
This room will really be for the kids. The will be 5 and 3.5 years old when we move in. It will adjoin the open plan kitchen/meals/family area…
lastone posted:Rugs in Melbourne?
I just bought some off Catchoftheday after my parents got one last year - it georeous! Really pleased with the outcome. But if I was after something with…
lastone posted:zoned heating
Our house will be about 30 squares. We are building with a volume builder
The commonly used areas will be 3 bedrooms (the 4th will be used as an internal…
lastone posted:Our nest - just got offers from builders
What about adding a second door to the powder room? We're on split level so we have the WC off the kitchen, but the basin is outside the WC.…
lastone posted:Porter Davis homes
We've actually substantially changed the kitchen layout to see what they'd say to more like what's in ther Camberwell (the house had a "Hostess kitchen" which I hate because I…
lastone posted:Porter Davis homes
Just wondering if we have room to play with the design of kitchen cabinets? Haven't given it much thought yet, but in my last home (which was a small…
lastone posted:Porter Davis homes
Just organising for our appointment at Hopetoun. It's booked for 10am, do I need to allow the whole day for it? I need to book a train ticket…
lastone posted:Mandalay - Beveridge
Twiggy - I can't recall either!! - we're in Bellview if that helps. And further to my last post, I was back there again and my God I was…
