Slab not reaching bricks, builder won't fix
There were a couple walls like that for my place that were adjoining the garage. They filled the gap with flexible concrete before handover and made it level with the…
outdoor kitchen project
Cheers for that.
Ordered the blocks so will get the brickwork done and will have a play to see what looks the best for the doors.
Only issue I have is that…
outdoor kitchen project
Hi,
I'm starting an outdoor kitchen project, but trying to decide on what to use for the cabinet doors. So just checking on what others have done.
The plan is to use…
Wardrobe doors in Perth?
Can you get away with premade doors?
I bought the multi-store ones from bunnings when they were on clearance last year, but it looks like they can still be special ordered.
They…
pet imune pir from china
Does anyone have a recomendation about any good quality PIR's from china for home security.
I'm looking for one to suit up to 40 kg dog and very low false positives.
There's…
Garage height - extend for 4WD or not?
Get it increased. 29 should be considered standard. You'll apreciate it later if you want to put a roof rack on the car. 25 is a tight squeeze and you…
Power to island bench
When my house was built they put in a large conduit (90-100mm) that both water and electricity. They put the electrics in a flexible conduit. It goes from the bench…
sunburst door damage
Should be covered under waranty. Corinthian have a 5 year warranty.
Make sure its fixed to your satisfaction. Some people will just sand it and say its all good and…
distance from hot water system to air con unit
As delatite13 said it should be 1.5.
I was able to just get it in the position I wanted as they put it as close to the edge of the paved…
distance from hot water system to air con unit
Thanks all for your help.
Have done a bit of extra paving in case it can't be where I want it.
Will let you know what happens when the installer comes today
distance from hot water system to air con unit
Hi I'm in wa.
I'm having a split air con unit installed tomorrow. Just checking to see if anyone knows the legal distance the outdoor unit has to be from a…
Change garage roof height
raising the roof would be pretty expencive.
would need to take off the roof on the garrage bring it up a couple of courses, redo the roof and new garrage door.
you…
Keys after handover
When you insert the keys at handover it breaks off some tabs inside the lock. This means the builders key no longer works.
The builders key is a common key…
Outdoor sink
I've been thinking about this myself, although I dont have the sewer anyware close, so it would just go to the garden.
For connecting to the sewer line, you'd need a…
Retic for potplants in paved area
Hi,
I am wanting to put retic through to some potplants by the entrance way to the house so I'm just after suggestions on the best method of bringing the irrigation…
Choosing a builder in Perth
I went with blueprint. they were good to work with getting the house designed the way that I wanted, and within my budget.
A few things to note:
Prestart costs are not…
Advice for 3D TV
you dont need to upgrade your amp. most blueray players will have optical out.
A Playstation3 will do 3d blueray movies plus you can play games if you want as well.
Advice on Electrical Plan please?
Might also be worthwhile to have the antenna cables in 15mm conduits. will give you the option of adding foxtel or a data point later on
What Causes My Main Power Switch To Shut Off?
Which breaker is switching off btw.
If its the main breaker, then there is too much power being drawn and its more than likely an air con is drawing too much…
What Causes My Main Power Switch To Shut Off?
does the shutoff happen regularly or is it just a once off?
if its regular, do an isolation test with only a couple of things connected until you can narrow down…
Any recommendations and cost of crossover in WA
you can get the limestone base and paving sand from a local soil and landscaping supplier. look up Landscape Supplies in the yellowpages.
probably worth getting them to deliver as its…
Retaining Walls
If you build a limestone retaining wall with a proper structure you can build the garage wall on the retaining wall in WA at least.
Have no idea on the…
Any recommendations and cost of crossover in WA
the $350 covers digging out the 20 cm of soil, taking it away and moving the limestone base onto the area. I looked at doing it myself, but I didnt…
Any recommendations and cost of crossover in WA
yep you can do it yourself if you want.
mine was about 1750 for 25ish sqm.
the broken down cost was:
350 bobcat work and soil removal
750 pavers delivered
200 crushed limestone and paving…
3 phase power to new home
There's an additional connection fee for the three phase from the power company. Although I was told about this at prestart.
Under-cabinet lighting
I'm just about to install some led lights in my pantry cupboard.
I got one of the following for each shelf. these seem to be plenty bright enough for a 1.5…
Would you buy a house without a gas point?
I would leave it installed. If you don't plan on using it, I would just shove plastic and insulation over the vents when you move in. This gives you the…
Location of Hanging lights above island bench - wrong!!
Just complain and stick with it. dont back down and insist that it is wrong.
if it comes to it, withhold final payment until its fixed.