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8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Things you forget - summary page 32

Upgrade aircon ducting to insulated or a higher R rating or risk losing cool/hot air to your empty roof

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Zero lot boundary - wide frontage

Zero lot usually means you CAN build to the boundary if you need. We have a Zero lot boundary and we are 1300 off it

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Rain. Neighbour. Adelaide build. HELP

Do you have it in writing that the stormwater could not be done until after handover?
If so the builder is responsible for the site until handover and this includes stormwater…

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Rain. Neighbour. Adelaide build. HELP

There is a difference between the homeowner doing stormwater after hand over and the builder putting in temp stormwater. The builder is still required to use temporary stormwater drainage, as…

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8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Rain. Neighbour. Adelaide build. HELP

The builder is supposed to have temporary downpipes in place I though as part of AS2870

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Supply own appliances for new build - insurance?

I bought this up with our builder - Coral when we were building. They do not cover any owner supplied fixtures or appliances.
Also you cannot get insurance for these good…

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

Sorry missed this one. Yes we had to follow it up and it went for review to head office however our wording was different to their standard wording for fencing.

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8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

I think it also comes down to the home owner as well. Make sure the plans are right, make sure the paperwork is right and inspect the build. MrsJm is…

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8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

We got the full amount back for not having fencing.

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8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

Call Metricon and tell them you will bill them storage charges unless they move their sh!t or you will hire someone to move it and bill them but you will…

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Help Cost of Data Points & NBN in New House

10 TV points is too many. Only put them where you plan on having a TV.
Wifi is the answer to save costs, even paying someone to come in and set…

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Soil type in stage 9 willowdale

You can opt to have the tender letter include the upgrade of a slab to a certain class of soil. We increased ours for a H1 slab.

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Progressive drawdowns not in line with industry standard?

Ours was:
5% Deposit
10% Base
15% Frame
35% External Lining
20% Fixing
15% PC
Bash: Your guide to whats fair adds up to 110%

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Kellie's HGWA Build

Ask them to 2 pac the doors. It's almost like power coating and is usually done on kitchen cabinets for that nice gloss finish.

Kellie's HGWA Build
8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

We moved the microwave into the walk in Pantry. We changed our design so the entrance of our pantry is in the kitchen instead of the hallway. Check the DayDream…

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

Makes life a lot easier and means we didn't have to have white patches on our wood grain laminate.

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

We removed our microwave space from the island and replaced it with a pull out bin. This left a 300mm panel that we used as a drop down panel with…

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
How many data points did you put in?

We put 13 in.
We did media, office and activity room for the kids in the future. I also put one on the ceiling for a central Wireless access point. 90%…

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

I didn't care and raised issues. Our SS never said anything

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

No, so in your plan you will assigned a single batten per room and that is usually included in the base price of the house, remove it and you don't…

8 years8 yearsGunnaGunna posted:
P Class Slab Cost

Is it in a new development? If you can get a compaction certificate from the developer it might raise the soil classification up.
Based on the soil test they have to…

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