Sorry! Will try again!

Hi Sunshine!
Thanks for your post, sorry I haven't been online for a while, seems all I'm doing at the moment is talking to tradies!!
Our house should be at…

Thanks everyone for this post, I'm finding it very informative
I am looking at purchasing a ready-made kitchen through Fowlers Auctions which will include…

thanks for the info!

Can someone tell me if we seal the chipboard flooring (the house is on stumps) in the kitchen and laundry will this pass we when apply for our Certificate for…

The rock is all finally down so the driveway - all 360mtrs of it is…

We've been told that to be able to build and gain a CFO in Victoria currently, that we need to ensure that our dwelling is at a 5 star rating.…

Yeah, we discussed it prior to signing the contract an decided that it was worth the extra $3k and then we have all of the glass external items double glazed.
Hope…

We are building with Country Lane Homes based in Bayswater, Victoria. They are building the house to a lockup stage for us and we are fitting it out. …

The original quote to get the windows glazed that need to be done for requirements was about $6900. To get to entire house done it was nearly $10,000.

This is probably a SILLY question, but if we double glaze our windows, will window coverings make much difference to the amount of…

I would like to share our experience with double glazing.
In total we have 23 windows, 2 sets of glass sliding doors and 2 sets of french doors in our proposed…

Hey, glad to see the progress on your new home! I finally sat down and read the 11 pages of posts and I'm so excited for you!!

Hope this isn't…

Um, the key to the front door? Sorry! Couldn't help myself
I would expect the home…

This is a good place to start but is there no checklist out there? It's just all so confusing....
Would you consider a…

Sorry, I suppose I should've explained a bit further.
We have the builders constructing the house on our farm just to lock-up (stumps, frame, cladding,…

I've been searching everywhere on the net for a checklist of items that need to be done so…

Thanks heaps for the progress of building a new house on stumps!!
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Thanks everyone for your help!!!!

Well Done! Sometimes we just gotta get rid of unwanted stress and make a decision!!!!
btw - I…

I too are thinking of doing the same thing.
Would love to know how you're doing it. Is it a pre-made shower…

I love this site as everyone is really helpful and you get great ideas!!
My question about double showers is if you install a premade double shower unit or is it…

Do you think its possible to install the ducted vaccum tube around in the walls where you need it to be, plaster, then install the hose connection points in BUT…

I'm not a professional in this area, but I'll tell you of my experiences.
The real estate agent receives a request for a Section 27 which means that the vendor (seller)…

Will have to get Hubby to help me out with the photos as I just tried to upload one and it told me the file was too big.

Thanks so much everyone for your replies!
We have domestic pets which don't come into the house, so therefore the cat/dog hair will not…

Hi Everyone,
Can't tell you how excited I was to find this site! I've already posted a couple of questions and can't wait for some replies.
We have 100 acres in…

Do you have ducted vaccum system? Is it good? Worth the money? Would love to know your thoughts as to whether its worth installing in a two…

Gotta agree with the last few posts regarding the silver laundry - you wouldn't mind doing the laundry in there!

I really like 'C'. Hope this helps!