
Clarendon Boston 34 design considerations
You should be overly concerned that the main bedroom is West facing, its the worse possible way to face a bedroom. Anyone giving advice otherwise has no idea, seriously, who…

Build a home with hebel and steel frame yes or now
The thing is you wouldn’t have seen them do it because it was a BS suggestion that they would’ve destroyed all the panels with a chainsaw in the first place…

neighbour's camera or motion sensor?
Correct, not a camera. You can relax knowing they’re not spying!! 😊

neighbour's camera or motion sensor?
That looks like neither, looks more like a standard alarm security system.

How to improve the home security?
Old thread but anyway, still relevant, at the very least just start with light sensors, the last thing a thief wants whether they’re looking at breaking into your car or…

Builder mistake
That red line into the butler pantry, is that a swing door? If so change it to a cavity slider also, otherwise that dishwasher needs to be moved to the…

Is this upto standard for exterior of home
Wow you must’ve been desperate to move in if you’ve accepted that horrible looking work. I feel sorry for you, good luck with obtaining any resolution. I’ll assume you’ve made…

Builder mistake
If he won’t do the sliding door because it’s money, I’d just pay to get it done. This should have been picked up before any sign of construction started. Just…

Builder mistake
Yeah thought they were still at planning stage when this stuff can be sorted without too many issues. As far as not building it how I would build it, well…

Builder mistake
Bigger issue is the fact it’s in the entry to the home, I detest toilets positioned in entry’s and/or visible from living areas. Gross. I’d lose the linen cudboard, sacrifice…

JG King- Ballarat, new home build
Looking good, very exciting times being so close to move in day

Decisions, Decisions.
You could contact THE UNDERCOVER ARCHITECT. Google her she is awesome but I think she doesn’t come cheaply, but you definitely get what you pay for with her. She definitely…

Building a pole home on a sloped block in tassie
I can’t help on a builder but can relate to thoughts of selling your block. We too had a block with sensational views, nearly sold it several times but it…

External Motor Rangehoods? Marketing or Fact
Do you just haunt this site looking for an argument?
Here's a hint - you're not going to get one so go away and be a troll somewhere else.
Seriously, post the…

External Motor Rangehoods? Marketing or Fact
Reference?
You said in an earlier post that “+90% of kitchen rangehoods WOULD BE vented externally”.
So is that “would be” in that you just voicing an opinion, or should…

Building Inspector Assistance via "Variation in Contract"?
Some people aren’t cut out to go through the process of building. They’re better off buying an established home.

Land lot size include nature strip?
Post the plans here, a photo would be good too.

Land lot size include nature strip?
So your setback is what, 4.5m, maybe 5m back from the street that cars drive along? BS.

Land lot size include nature strip?
They won’t be from the curb. It’s probably a master plan of the estate before footpaths and roads are shown. Your 450m2 is yours, then there will be a footpath…

Chipped PGH Alfresco Espresso chipped brick
Mate got same issue. Not get solution from PHG.

Double oven or two ovens
Yeah so true nothing worse than cables running all over the house from too many ovens. Thanks

Need some advice about building proposal
I agree that the proposed deal seems excessive, but end of the day they aren’t holding a gun to your head to sign up and I can’t see why everyone’s…

Moving in this week! What to do first when you move in???
No.10 - plan garden. What? That should’ve been, at a minimum, sketched out long before the keys were handed over.

How often do you visit your site?
We visit 1-2 times a day and pretty well every night, but only live 200m away so pretty easy to walk around to check progress.
We also have an awesome…

How to know fall in land and how much would it cost extra ?
Which way does it fall? If it falls from front to back I’d be more concerned with drainage and street appeal and would just avoid altogether.

Boundary between properties
Huh?
“We are planing a redesign of our frontyard, and we've come across an issue we had not been aware of.”
So you weren’t aware of the issue but you knew about…

Boundary between properties
So you never realised this when you bought it, wow?
Pretty simple solution really - you don’t own the land so don’t build anything on it, redesign the wall.

Help with house plans
Definitely the first plan, the second plan the kitchen is facing away from the alfresco and just seems no connection to it.
Do you really need that 4th bedroom? If…