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5 years5 yearsseanoseano posted:
Drainage issue side of house

Option 1 before all else - speak to your neighbours.
Unless it is water following the natural course of ground, it is their responsibility to not have water flooding into…

5 years5 yearsseanoseano posted:
Brackets for a blinds fell out of Ceiling

Definitely should be fixed to a stud or frame.
The spaghetti anchor that was used previously isn't great at the best of times.
You may get away with a hollow wall…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Make Sure You READ Your Contract!!

Might be a Dubbo thing - Brett Harvey is the same. Not a cent until after slab.

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Colour challenged!

What are planning on painting? Just trim, or are you planning on the bricks too?

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Who should pay for 6 stars energy rating?

It's irrelevant who 'should' pay. You will pay, one way or another.
Your house, you pay for it to meet necessary requirements. They can't design every plan to meet…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Is a house without a bathtub hard to sell in NSW?

You will wipe out a significant section of the market by removing the only bathtub unless your property is very much not suited to families, but even then I…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Need advice to start to build two town houses

1) Check land zoning.
2) Talk to a builder/architect/drafting firm and go from there.
If the land isn't zoned appropriately you should look at what it the appropriate zoning for…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Vinyl planks vs laminate flooring

We ripped up laminate and put down Karndean Art Select range vinyl. Best thing we ever did. It's commercial/light industrial grade, people don't believe at first its not actual timber.…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Voiding of contract through a fake insurance policy

May be a silly question, but do you have concerns they aren't going to finish? Concerns with quality of work?
If they are doing an alright job, and no major…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Solar Panels- Which inverter

We have 2 SMA inverters which have been faultless. My vote goes to them.

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Importing floorboards from China

Quarantine issues. Be very very aware of AQIS requirements.

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Who is building with Wincrest Home

I see this is your first post, and on a thread that hasn't had any responses for a few weeks so not as if it was first to pop up…

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9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Custom build in Dubbo, NSW

A fellow Dubbo person! How exciting.
Who are you building with? We were going to build a custom design in Wongarbon, but found an existing house we loved.
Your plans…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Savings - Electricity ?

Oh lordy. Simply energy have probably the most atrocious reviews of any retailer, I hope you don't have the same issues as other people have had.
Simply energy also…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Floating floor before or after kitchen installed?

I'd always lay the floor first if the option was there.

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Fridge cavity too shallow to fit decent fridge

If its a 700mm fridge I think they meant 100mm.
Fridges aren't really designed to sit flush - the door is quite restricted in being able to be opened.
Usually…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Footings disaster

Perhaps put up a floor plan? And clearly note what the now altered measurements are, what can and cannot change?
Some free eyes might see a solution.

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Footings disaster

Would it be easier and cheaper to just take 10cm from the width of the house? Just a few cm from each room?

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Savings - Electricity ?

Hahaha. Come to regional NSW. Peak about 33c/kWh, offpeak 13, and the real kick in the guts, the daily supply charge is $1.40
TOU is 36 peak, 14 offpeak and still…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Refund of fee

I'm not saying I entirely agree with it, but they've done up a custom plan for you, which had you not come along they never would have done.
Chances are…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Refund of fee

If the $1500 was for them to prepare a concept plan and tender, and they have provided both of those, then I don't think you're entitled to anything back.

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
changing email address

You need to send a message to one of the forum moderators I believe. You cannot change it yourself.

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!

Primarily comments on plan 2 - I'd minimise those western windows - put larger ones along the northern wall of the open plan. I'd also reconsider the master bed layout,…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!

Dbl post sorry.

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Sewer smell in bathrooms

Every so often we have a bit of a smell from our ensuite. I think ours is due to old terracotta pipe, and algal type growth that's now absorbed to…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Two story houses with 10 metre frontage

Consider shading issues of neighbours - you may struggle to get it past your councils DCP guidelines.
How would you feel if the person next to you shoved a two…

9 years9 yearsseanoseano posted:
Getting carpets cleaned when moving out

When we moved into our current house, the previous owners did the bare minimum. Oven wasn't cleaned, the rest of the kitchen was wiped down. Carpets weren't cleaned, but…

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