We had Brett, nice guy easy to talk to.
regards
John

He's given me a date of the 21st, I hope its a firm date as the flooring company are turning up on that day .
Cheers

Congrats Meatpie
My walk through went Ok HO in 11 days!!..
Whoo hoo.
Re the Pivot Door couldn't be done or so we were told, Or SS was a bit surprised at…

Hi Meatpie
no its not.. I'll PM you.

Mines at 10am, I may try to get a builder I know to come along, But I've kept tabs on the build throughout I'm only expecting cosmetic fixes at this…

Got our walk around booked for Thursday, and I'm told the HO is planned for 7-10 days after...!!
Now what's usually missing when the HO takes place?, Air Con compressor?…

SS seems to think the walk through maybe end of next week and HO is a week later, so Mid feb (ish).
we will need a week to put in bamboo…

Two weeks is nothing and that can change quick smart, I was running Neck and Neck with Mellarnie for quite a while, then she streaks ahead, all depends on the…

Yes they were done a week or two ago, the taps have just been installed and the gas points, doors are all painted and hung, just waiting on Electricians, AC,…

Hi Bladellium
We decided to go with 14mm Bamboo flooring (does that count as Timber), all downstairs common areas/passages and up to the rumpus room.
Its not been laid yet, so can't…

11. If your having timber flooring on the stairs ask for the stairs without the bullnose tread or you'll have to router it off.
…

My Wife feels the same way...
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Had quite a lot happen this week...
Tradies are all over the place and the tiling is almost complete, first coat of paint is up, water tank installed, bath delivered but…

I'm just ahead we have just done the Gyprocking at xmas- I'm at the tiling and painting stage, the SS seems to think mid feb is the go.
We still…

An average is really hard, everyone is different, depending on how many power points you require, Cat 5 or 6 wiring, TV points, speaker wires, it all mounts up.....
$5000+ isn't…

Hi Infocus
It looks like the water would run off to the right, I'm keen to know exactly what happens as I'm building this facade, but have not had ours started…

Just south of Wollongong is the area.
No real hold ups apart from a week where the slab was 500mm too far forward.
But the speed is picking up, today cornices went…

Depends what the fail is, we had a small fail or two, nothing too bad to worry about. the carpenter came back and move some bits up and along and…

Just worked it out - We were neck and neck for a while.
Mels House....................................................Johns House
Roof Tiles 22nd October.....................................Roof tiled 20th October
Brickwork 15th October......................................Brickwork finished 11th October
Top floor Frame: 20th August..............................19th…

Good luck Mel..
We seemed to be heading for a similar finish date, but you have streaked ahead.
Cheers
John

We are now at Lockup!! whoo hooooo.
But the SS did say due to the xmas break it could be end of Feb before its all finished....

Stairs installed today!!.
But the cupboard under the stairs is a bit small, theres heaps of space behind it, has anyone done anything about it?

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Seems my memory may be faulty, it was an $800 charge in the contract, I'm was sure one bathroom came with a double sink as standard.
I'll check the variations and…

10. Bathroom glass as standard from Clarendon is clear and not frosted, Frosted is an extra charge...
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Our ground floor plans..
upper floor

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Hi
The alfresco was put on that side because of the awkward slope on our block, it would have had quite a drop otherwise, we already have a 500mm step down…

How about a things to remember\consider when building a house list.
1. Ask electrician to put in "drop conduits", pipes with a draw strings to pull cables into the roof at…

They used cut brick if I understand you correctly..
Picture 39 here shows you what I have...
http://picasaweb.google.com/104427306443802165789/House?authkey=Gv1sRgCL6nmvz5joTovQE&feat=directlink#
or It will be a wood architrave to hide the gap between the frame…

We widened our garage by 600mm along a length of 6 meters which required steel supports etc, so its do-able, but did cost $3000.
Pics of our new house
http://picasaweb.google.com/104427306443802165789/House?authkey=Gv1sRgCL6nmvz5joTovQE&feat=directlink
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Just looked at our contract and they costed a 900mm precast step at $130.00
Cheers
John