Just found this thread.
Waiting on the first set of plans from the builder for a home in Riva and am wondering what issues you guys are having in regards to…

You could always sell it to me!

Thanks Locus, not often my contributions get called useful.
Seriously Moreannen, Tarty - if you'd like to ask anything, then please, don't hesitate, there's no such thing as a silly…

Yes, I explored that avenue too, but the local distributor of Sonos here in Aus has this disclaimer on their website:
The Sonos units sold in Australia have a different wireless…

You won't need iTunes running or even your PC to be turned on when you run the Sonos.
I use iTunes as normal (library in the 'My Music' folder) and 'dump'…

Have a Sonos system at home, have it connected to a NAS box which only has my iTunes library on it. Works a treat and is very wife friendly.

The Better Half and I actually had to wait while the gopher collected our lunches from the local deli before we could go home, not a lot of time spent…

Hey Rex, Tama!
Still liking your homes?
How's the landscaping going?
I should have all mine finished by the end of next month - can't say that…

LG have a couple of components; one which is a TV tuner/recorder as well as media extender (though the menu system to find the media on my NAS is a…

Yeah, will not be an issue to change your laminate colours and the positioning of your feature tiles - in fact the tiler changed the position of our feature shower…

Colour schemes were nearly the end of me!
The Better Half and I went through at least five different versions of our colour scheme over three or four weeks (just felt…

Hi Sezza and a late welcome to our little corner of H1.
The Better Half and I went with white tiles as our kitchen splashback and added a couple of features…

Congratulations Tama - now the fun really begins
One more tip - get used to carrying a notebook and pen with you.
That way you can…

In our HT we went with a colour called 'Belgian Chocolate' for the wall behind the screen and 'Delaware' for the other three walls. I couldn't persuade the Better Half…

Took about 3 months for us to be granted the Building Licence, but that did include the Christmas break.

My (very) messy network shelf, as you can see I have commandeered the top shelf of the linen cupboard.
Left to right;
SonosBridge ... loving the Sonos, getting this was one of…

Don't forget to look up!
Check window frames for scratches and marks.
Turn on your stove and cooktop.
The paint job to the internal doors and frames has…

He sounds like my Better Half! She didn't want anything covering the entry doors. But now we have been here a few weeks, we have discovered that we get a…

Our bricking meeting was basically to confirm the plans, windows and bricks were all correct. As Tama wrote, you will be asked (told) how you want the garage to look.
My…

Lovely plans Cooper!
Think I am jealous of your office, was it much to have SPH do the cupboards and shelving for you?

Looking very nice Tama, congrats ... are you pleased with the results so far?

Did all the inane grinning for the first couple of weeks, now have been involved with all the aspects you don't think of when you decide to build ... gates,…

Congratulations Rex.
Now you will realise there's a lot more to be done than you thought!

I made a couple of simple changes to the electrics after the pre-start consult. Never got charged a variation, so you should be fine.
Do it sooner rather than later though.

We found a sticker from a company called Yahmo blinds on our front door. Decided to have a look at what they had and ended up getting all our blinds…

I didn't bother asking SPH for their prices on cabling, just had a bit of an idea where i would want data points (Only three spots, my needs aren't great…

I'm back!! - all phone and data points in their correct spots. Now drafting a firm but fair email to SPH!
I have a lot…

It has happened to mine since the walls went up .. the vanadium leeches from the bricks, fades eventually, it rains and the stains return. Will gradually get less and…

Yes, south of the river.
Hope that has helped.
Cheers

Good to see that everyone is starting to see progress on their builds again.
Would have been a long three weeks for some of you.