Hi,
I was wondering if anyone can help point me in the right direction - if any direction.
We have a weatherboard Californian bungalow with a low 40's fence.
We would like…

Hi everyone,
We are days away from handover with our builder, but there are many outstanding jobs that the builder has said he will finish…

Hi Fazmac,
Thanks for your reply, its good to hear another point of view from the industry.
I guess what we have issue with is that the builder has already included re-wiring…

I was just wondering if anyone can tell me how much to rewire an entire house for electrical.
We have a $5000 bill from the electrician, but the general wiring and…

Hi,
We are just looking at installing a new gas hot water heater and tossing up brands and instantaneous/continuous opposed to storage.
I'm confused now. Also, I have read bad reviews…

We are in the final stages of our renovation, and I was wondering if anyone can tell me does floor sanding include polishing the staircase and the area that holds…

Hi Sarahjn,
We went to the ombudsman and got no where. They gave us a $1K discount - big deal. Anyway they seem to have us and we're stuck…

I've had both. Building now with traditional hinged doors.
Sliding Doors:
- great space savers
- dust collects in tracks
- I have jam fingers in between the two as they meet
- think…

Wow what a lovely kitchen - its probably one of the best modern kitchens I've seen for a while. I love the way you've curved your bench. …

Thanks for your reply.
I hear you - well we must be the only house in the street that doesnt have an electricity pole in front of us. We have…

I'm hoping someone can help me.
We have almost finished our renovation and made our cal bungalow twice as big.
Now they wont allow us to connect to the electricity with the…

Hi,
Yep - just an innocent blog. I dont have any problems with it and noone else has complained. Sorry that you do - hope you can sort it…

I've just had the exact same problem - and resolved it with my builder. see my blog on 60s tile shower base.
Anyway the solution is universalshowerbase.com.au or trimseal.com.au…

Hi,
We have gone with a sm - med builder. He builds display homes for Laurimer but is doing our extension/renovation on the side. So he's well connected with the…

Thank you everyone for your input. We have finally found a solution and I thought I would share it just in case someone out there might have a builder…

hmmm. I'd replace the doors with white as they have an old style arch in them albeit timeless timber. Try Ebay for low cost doors, depends on your preferred…

The best source of information I found was from the building commission. The guys are very helpful and full of good advice about how to manage the project/builder, even…

Thank you Mrs B - I like the way you have done the wallpaper cutouts - I guess I could do them in pink!? I wonder if some pinks…

davinci - wow I love your shower, would be great to see it finished.
vvs mand - you sound knowledgeable on what should be done, do you know anywhere on the…

Macy - you're right I think he is only thinking about his agenda in this instance. He's been ok on everything else, just refuses to budge on this one.
Thanks Judie,…

ESG Thanks for the tip on the shower - I hope you have a satisfactory resolution. It sounds like an equivalent stress alright.

Hi,
Our home is about 5 weeks away, give and take. I have completed my selection of colour for the inside. Mostly neutral following the Hog Bristle full strength on…

Thanks for your replies. So thats what its called a hob shower base. Obviously what I wanted was a hobless shower base. Gosh I didnt know I needed…

http://www.contap.com.au/pc_tapware_res ... p&pageno=2
Try these guys - not sure how much tho.
Also, when you are at Schots, have a look at the brand names and…

I'm a first time user and hope someone can give me some advice.
I asked for walk-in tiled shower bases with frameless glass and the builder has built this rim around…