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Princess Bandicoot

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15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Bitumen Costs

Agree with all that. ::

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Bitumen Costs

Yeah I realise overquoting happens as a means of knocking back a job. Entirely disagree that it is "polite" - it is a total and utter waste of my time…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Bitumen Costs

Not doubting you, but the guy who messed us around started at around that ($30-$35) when he first quoted - when we asked why it increased so much he said…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Bitumen Costs

Hey Clark
No luck so far unfortunately. We got a quote from someone who seemed ok from Ascot Vale, but he proved to be pretty tardy at getting back to us…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Bitumen Costs

On this topic, we are also looking at asphalting our driveway (on 1/2 acre and driveway around 180sqm). We have just been stuffed around by a guy who was impossible…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
French Doors

Oh glad to hear you had a good result. :)
I dug out my old quote and found that they were charging $2,500 for cedar doors…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
French Doors

Sorry to reply to an old post, but I wondered how you went with this? I am looking at doing something very similar.
We want to replace an existing window…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Does your builder provide you with a key at Lock-Up?

Becster we were exactly the same - we took many things out of the contract and so access to the property was essential. Also, we were living about an hour…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
What was the cost of finishing off your house aftr the build

Lol! This is true. I often wonder how many memories I have repressed when I consider doing it all over again.
My worst trades were our bricklayer and our tiler -…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
What was the cost of finishing off your house aftr the build

The thing is, as much as it can get frustrating as you wonder when you will ever be able to stop and focus your money and energy elsewhere, there is…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
What was the cost of finishing off your house aftr the build

Having built 7 years ago, it feels to me like the cost never ends. If I were ever to do it again (and I would like to), I would try…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Does your builder provide you with a key at Lock-Up?

LOL!! Yeah that's me! :oops:
Nah not building again, though I would like to...so many things I would do differently. We were lucky with our…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Would you build /buy if there was hardly any backyard?

I think I have about the perfect size - 1/2 acre - enough distance between me and my neighbours, plus enough space to do everything we want and need to.…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Does your builder provide you with a key at Lock-Up?

We got a key at lock up when we built about 7 years ago. It was extremely rare then, but it was the best thing - made it easier for…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Wizard & GE Home Loan Customers

Riffa this is just the way GE do busines IMHO - nothing surprises me. But in any case the issue with this should be with GE.
For my purposes…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Wizard & GE Home Loan Customers

We are current Wizard customers and are going to jump ship. We have found the whole experience of being with them pretty unsatisfactory for a number of reasons, but the…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Where to buy carpet? (Melbourne)

We used Western Distributors and couldn't fault them. The prices were easily the best we'd seen in Melbourne ( and we saw a lot :roll:

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
Ilve vs. other freestanding ovens ?

We put in an Ilve oven and it is one of my big regrets with our place. We have had the fan force element explode just after warranty ended and…

15 years15 yearsPrincess BandicootPrincess Bandicoot posted:
What changes would you make if you could build another house

What a great thread! My husband and I talk about this regularly. While we love our place and have been in 7 years, we have many things we would do…

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