Renovation potential - what would you look for?
How lucky are you? I love the look of the house except for the green trim. You say the house is on 1.5 acres, is this semi rural? if so…
Do we need a smaller water tank next to the house?
SaveH20, Thank you for your very length and informative post this has re-inforced some of the information I had already read. This is one the great things about this forum,…
Do we need a smaller water tank next to the house?
Thanks for the replies, we live in SA, building in the Barossa. we plan to be as self sufficent as we can in order to keep our living cost down…
Do you think the builder is a little too keen?
Thanks for the replies, we received the quote for the hse but it did not include extra footings or retaining which you can appreciate can add 10s of thousands to…
Do you think the builder is a little too keen?
We are looking to build a house but still in the process of getting quotes for retaining etc. The builder said in order to get a fixed price quote would…
ARE HEAT SHIELDS NEEDED FOR LED DOWNLIGHTS?
Hi Oneness,
I was told th same by Beacon Lighting, I was also told the LED's dont generate much heat. Im not sure what to choose either. I like the look…
laundry in a cupboard what do you think?
Thanks for the comments, I had not really considered how this may effect the resale value, more thought is required. We are in the process of trying to sell our…
laundry in a cupboard what do you think?
I am looking at ways to reduce the overall size of the house we are planning to build, there is only the 2 of us now that the kids have…
master bedroom furniture help
Hi Toni, I like the 2nd picture, love colour combinations and the furniture style. The furniture store will usually be able to order other pieces in the range even if…
What is this door called? and Where can I get it?
it looks like a hume external door, one is fixed and he other slides behind.
http://www.humedoors.com.au/products/en ... nge_range/
Sanding & Polishing jarah Floorboards
Hi Mark, we had pine floor which had been sanded and stained, a few years later we did a kitchen reno and removed the vynal floorcovering. We were told to…
Urgent Assistance Required - Free Glazed Entry Door for Pics
Very nice looking door. Will it be available in Adelaide?
Barossa Dreaming
Hi Dreamcometrue,
I was thinking of moving the fridge as you suggested.The 'lounge' will be our dining room the alcove is for the wallunit. I'am hoping the kitchen company can…
Barossa Dreaming
Thank you, but how did you do that? I was working by the instructions but it didn't work for me... :S
Barossa Dreaming
I have been planning our new home for quite awhile. The kids have flown the coop so it time to down size.
I have made a couple of small changes to…
Building in SA
We have been doing due diligence as we are going to be building later this year and we have been shocked to discover a number of builders in Adelaide are…
Decking costs
We are in Adelaide & we had a deck built about 4years ago 8 X 5m 30-45cm off the ground and cost us $8000.back then, not cheap but sure does…
Are pool companies negotiable?
I have no personal experience in this but in this financial climate I would think they would be as competitive as builders offering discounts to win your business... it wont…
What do we need to know about building a Kit home?
I dont have the floor plan as yet, I requested an information pack and we were only give a sample of the homes on offer, they supplied a few…
What do we need to know about building a Kit home?
Thankyou, for your comments so far, ideally we would like a builder to errect and complete the build for us. We have been advised that the cost of the project…
Evap or split system
We live in SA and evap is great except on the occassional humid day. I find refridgerated cooling gets to cool for me especially at night.
What do we need to know about building a Kit home?
We have been looking far & wide for a plan that suits our taste and our block of land in the Barossa Valley.
Having looked at all the project homes on…
Hi Everyone - Sydney guy wanting tree change
hi Escape2country, we are new this forum as well, like you we are a bit daunted at the building process as this will be our first build, we are at…
Can I have the TV above the heater?
We will be building in the new year and we are finalising the house plan, I'm looking at furniture placement and I'm considering having the TV mounted on the wall…
Choice of Heated Towel rail .Opinions and experiences Please
Iam also looking at heated towel rails but they seem very expensive. I have been thinking of extending the underfloor heating up the wall behind a standard towel rail.. wondering…
Solar heating & cooling is it worth it?
This is my first question on this forum, we will be building a home in the Barossa Valley next year & I have been researching heating & cooling options, in…
Pumping stormwater to street -question??
Casa 2 is correct, in our old house our block was about a meter below the road so in order to get rid of stormwater we cut the downpipes off…