I'm building a house through an independent builder and he's offered me the option of sourcing my own PC items. I'm particularly interested in bathware at the moment. I'm just…

Thank you, Tristanium and Dragonchild! You've definitely given me food for thought.
Tristanium, are you a draftsman by any chance? Send me a PM with your contact details if you are.

Hi Tristanium, you're correct regarding the orientation.
Suburb is The Ponds in northwest Sydney.

Hi everyone, I don't know why I didn't do this before but I would really appreciate some feedback and suggestions on my plans. They are already in council but I've…

Hi Lou,
I'm in the same boat... trying to decide if we should use tiles in kitchen and bamboo elsewhere. My house is not built yet so no photo to share…

Hi zeedi, I received some advice from a real estate agent saying that a single storey may appeal more to some people like those with young children or elderly, so…

Thanks, travisaus. You've made a potentially good point, but are you sure that builders pass on the trade discount, or do they get trade prices then charge the client retail…

JB1: Good points... I know from experience that a badly waterproofed shower can affect a whole building. I think you've convinced me to let the builder handle the bathrooms and…

Hi all,
I'm about to finalise my plans for a custom designed house and send them on to builders for tenders/quotes. I have been thinking about whether to ask them to…

It may interest people to know that a pegout alone (not including fees for dealing with Sydney Water) can be had for $500 inc GST. So $1500 is definitely too…

Check out the Bronte 260 by Sekisui and some designs by Elderton Homes. I will PM you some others later when I get home (I'm also on a corner block…

Check out a builder called Bellmarch Homes. They have designs called the Integrated Living series or something like that. Not sure whether they build in your area though.

Hi all,
Belated thanks for your replies to this discussion!
SRod

I was thinking about this same question recently too.
The advice on this forum seemed to be that single storey homes are easier on the knees!

Hi all, and Happy New Year!
I will be building soon but also want to take a long (2 month) trip in the middle of this year, which will probably…

Hi all,
Am thinking of using Cabot's CFP Sandless Floor Primer and was just wondering if anyone here has used it? Was it an easy process and what did you think…