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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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…
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…
Does your builder provide you with a key at Lock-Up?
LOL!! Yeah that's me!
Nah not building again, though I would like to...so many things I would do differently. We were lucky with our…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…