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8 years8 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Solar Hot Water systems Rheem vs Rinnai

We have a 320L rheem solar roof mounted HWS and we installed a timer in our meter box. All summer it has been fine (& it feeds hot water into…

8 years8 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Bath mixer on wall away from bath spout ??

I personally wouldn't have them away from each other as it would drive me mad whilst having a bath. We have young kids and the legislation nowadays limits water temp…

8 years8 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
cavity wall insulation

We built a large (350m2) single storey last year in WA and paid approx $4000 I think for rockwool insulation. I have since seen their van around a few new…

8 years8 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Kids Bedrooms at the other end of the house

we have young kids (three under 5) and have them all at one end of the house with an activity room and us at the other end and it works…

8 years8 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Samsung reverse cycle ducted AC

hi
We have a new house with a Samsung aircon which is listed as AC140 and is 14kw so I presume the same one. Our house is single storey 341m2 (380m2…

9 years9 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Painter Recommendations - Perth SOR

We have just used MG Aussie painting ( http://mgaussiepainting.com.au ) and they've been fantastic. Far neater than the builder's painters & it looks great. They…

9 years9 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Front fence/electric gate

Hi all
Does anyone have any recommendations for a company in Perth for brick front fences & aluminium electric sliding gates. Also any thoughts on gate tracks being embedded in the…

9 years9 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Painting plaster

How long on average is everyone who is finishing their builds currently in winter waiting from plaster to paint? I've heard 6 weeks to let the plaster dry but given…

9 years9 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Costs for independent building inspector?

Out of interest : which stage is more important to inspect - pre slab or after the slab has been poured?

9 years9 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Building house with ants around and inside of house.

A spray like that probably won't achieve a great deal.
You are better off determining if they are sugar or protein-liking ants and using an appropriate good poison that will hopefully…

9 years9 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
KDR - Sell trees on block

We just KDR in Perth and put ours on gumtree. Made about $700 - mostly frangipani snd agapanthus but there was quite a bit of interest. Our frangipani tree went…

9 years9 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Building inspector recommendations Perth

Hi all
Just after some recommendations for good building inspectors in Perth to do independent inspections of our build.
Thanks
Lauren

10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
not connecting a new house to gas

Ducted reverse cycle for heating. With young kids we don't really want gas heaters they can burn themselves on so have always done ducted aircon

10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
not connecting a new house to gas

we are about to build a new house (suburban perth). the default design has a gas hot water storage system and gas cooktop. i am quite tempted to upgrade to…

10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Termite protection for new build

So am I correct in saying that termimesh is generally about $2k (I'm sure it varies depending on house size etc). Sorry to hijack thread but I've been contemplating asking…

10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
Carpets in Perth, WA

The redbrook green carpets that use the triexta (?) fabric are amazing. With a premium underlay they are so soft you can fall asleep on them (quite literally we have…

10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
About to build - critique my plans please :-)

Hi all
Edit : we have gone back to the beginning after this feedback and gone to a new builder & new design. Thanks for everyone's help, helped avoid a costly…

About to build - critique my plans please :-)
10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
About to build - critique my plans please :-)

The two west facing rooms (media & main bed) are having 8.3 (?)mm laminated glass at this stage. I'm strongly considering double glazing - does anyone have an idea on…

10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
demolition company recommendations - perth NOR

hi all
just hoping someone could recommend or PM me demolition company recommendations for perth NOR. thrre will be some asbestos and i would like a company that definitely takes that…

10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
About to build - critique my plans please :-)

Yeah we are in WA. Will contemplate eaves to the rest at least. Do u think it would drastically reduce light into the south facing rooms on that side though?
I'm…

10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
About to build - critique my plans please :-)

Hi all
Thanks for great feedback. As hubby has said above "store" will be used as a study but is called store due to lack of windows.
The northern light thing/passive…

10 years10 yearslozza99lozza99 posted:
About to build - critique my plans please :-)

My mistake. The window has actually been moved to the back wall already (good minds think alike). I've uploaded the older plan. Will change it to the new plan now…

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