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6 years6 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
$20psqm to upgrade to coloured grout - does that seem right?

Thanks.
I just spoke with them to better understand and they advised it’s labour intensive to rake between the tiles to make sure the white glue doesn’t show through.
Not convinced…

7 years7 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Cost issues - advice please

Is there some kind of transparency we can request from builder. E.g. To see invoices from suppliers?

7 years7 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Cost issues - advice please

Thanks. So the $3800 installed includes mark up?

7 years7 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Cost issues - advice please

Thanks all.
What would be a reasonable price for supply and install of 3 roof ventilators, and for 1.5KW Photo Voltaic Electrical System?

7 years7 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Cost issues - advice please

Thanks for responses.
Yes it is a custom build. We went with this builder because we liked their display home and they had won a number of awards. There aren't any…

7 years7 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Cost issues - advice please

Hi there
I would greatly appreciate any advice, or if you know of someone who might be able to assist us.
We are about to sign contracts to build a new home…

7 years7 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
New home - builders margin?

Hi there
Our contract shows 27 per cent builder margin. This seems high to me based on when we built 6-7 years ago. Could you let me know what your builders…

7 years7 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Exterior of house white - thoughts?

Hi there,
We are considering having our new home rendered white - but worried it will be a lot of maintenance keeping it clean. Anyone go for white that could share…

7 years7 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Floor to ceiling doors (into rooms, and cupboards

Hi there,
I'm trying to find out why people don't tend to use floor to ceiling doors (e.g. Into lounge, bedroom, bathroom) and cupboards (e.g. In kitchens). In my opinion they…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Downpipes - plastic or colorbond?

Yes it's connected to our gutters and I think it connects to our underground rainwater tank which is has overflow storm water pits 20m from it down the back garden

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Downpipes - plastic or colorbond?

Our contract showed that we were to receive an upgrade to the square shaped colourbond downpipes but they have put on the round plastic ones.
When I queried the builder he…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
cost for drop edge beams - concrete slab

Hi, just wondering what cost you paid, or have been advised will be, psqm for your drop edge beam on your concrete slab? We are in Sydney. We have an…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
psqm cost for a drop edge beam on your concrete slab?

Hi, just wondering what cost you paid, or have been advised will be, psqm for your drop edge beam on your concrete slab? We are in Sydney. We have an…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Inground trampolines

We're in Sydney and looking to put an in ground trampoline in our front lawn. Has anyone done this before and can recommend someone who could do this for us?…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Have ducted air con, worth getting bedroom fans too?

Thanks!
Was just reading another old forum and someone wrote you don't need extra wiring for fans with a light, as they just use the light wiring. Is this true? Does…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Have ducted air con, worth getting bedroom fans too?

We are building a house and Have ducted air con to all rooms, plus the electrician has wired the bedrooms for fans if we want them...
I'm now purchasing light fittings…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Cost to install extra gas connection?

Does anyone know roughly how much it should cost to get an extra gas pipe connection? We want to put it on our alfresco area, which is just on the…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Builder taking 1 week + to respond to emails - reasonable?

Yes, we prefer phone, they've asked for emails for a record!

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Builder taking 1 week + to respond to emails - reasonable?

Our builder has been taking at least a week to respond to our emails, most recently it has been 2 weeks without response still. This last occasion includes the managing…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Max distance between pool and fence? NSW

Thanks. Fingers crossed!

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Max distance between pool and fence? NSW

We are building our house and have a concrete pool sitting about 5 meters from our alfresco area. We would like to put the pool fence at the end of…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Hdmi cable - does it have a plate where it comes thru wall?

wow i know, i know nothing!
thanks. so what about the other end though? if this bit goes behind the tv, and the hdmi cable runs from here over the ceiling…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Hdmi cable - does it have a plate where it comes thru wall?

Thanks for that. Which is the hdmi? So the tv will be wall mounted on the opposite side of the wall to this plate, and then would we connect another…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Data cabling

Thanks!

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Hdmi cable - does it have a plate where it comes thru wall?

We are thinking of running an extra hdmi cable from our tv over the ceiling back down the opposite wall. We will also have one run over the ceiling into…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Data cabling for new build

Hi,
We have had 2 quotes on data cabling for our new build but we are still confused. I've read a few threads in here too and it's making me more…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Data cabling

Hi,
We have had 2 quotes on data cabling for our new build but we are still confused. I've read a few threads in here too and it's making me more…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Alfresco heating options

Hi,
We are building a new home and asked our electrician about built in outdoor heating and he said not to bother as it would be around $6000 plus expensive to…

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Air con zones..

Thanks very much for this. Does $400 per zone seem reasonable?

13 years13 yearsChipstickChipstick posted:
Air con zones..

Ok, just checked tender, it was $12,100.
It's a new house we are building.
It's 7.5hp, 2 zone, 3 phase. Have no idea what this means.
Thanks

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