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12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
Bamboo Flooring - with inside dogs?

we,ve had our coffee colored bamboo floors in for a few months now, and we have a staffy @ 7 yrs old, who also has her little playful spurts, but…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
bamboo floor scratched by installer, with photos.

Hi
Just wondering, do you think Im being unreasonable, with this?when the company owner came and had a look at the floors, he wiped over them with some product, but didnt…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
Screening plants

Fu Manchu. you were most correct, I have some of the less well established cordies with very burnt leaves ! ::sad:: after some 40 plus…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
dark floor tiles and grout in wet areas

I have charcoal tiles with same color grout and white wall tiles.Love the colors, but DO NOT get matt floor tiles.I should have thought more about it and asked tile…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
Online blind companies

I used blinds warehouse,great products, quick delivery,but I did only order readymade blockout drapes, and a large aluminium venetian.really happy with the products, the blind was ordered to size…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
Diamond gloss query

I had the same decision to make, and asked for feedback etc.In the end I went with the diamond gloss in a black ebony marble, after I had asked others…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
Tiles or Bamboo flooring

hi althom
funny, just mopped my floors!!yes they suck how they smudge so quickly, but I do still love the look of them.Ive had both tiles and floorboards and both have…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
brand new bamboo, installer has left scratches.

sorry for the late reply bamboo king, but alas is not direct stick.That was one of the first things I asked my husband was can we replace the scratched boards,…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
Tiles or Bamboo flooring

althom
My bamboo floors are the same, I mop them almost every day, with wood floor cleaner, within a couple of hours they look filthy, just from footprints on them.am yet…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
Tiles or Bamboo flooring

mmm...not sure, but in our old home we had tiles, that over a period of 7 or so years we had 2 damaged tiles!Weve just moved into our new home,…

12 years12 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
bamboo floor scratched by installer, with photos.

So we had bamboo floors installed.Love the look of them, and was something I was happy to pay for rather than wood look lino.The installer arrived to do the floors…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
brand new bamboo, installer has left scratches.

well my bamboo floors were installed Tuesday and wednesday, and then the carpet layed yesterday.We had our handover yesterday,while the carpet was installed, and after our handover, even with dust…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

hi guys
firstly please play nice! :-)
secondly, an update!
I sent the photos on to the company, and spoke to them, just said to look at the pics…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
Screening plants

we,ve just planted a heap of 'agonis burgandy' as a bit of a screen. looks really nice.There are other varieties,Ours is spelt 'burgandy' on the tag, and grows @3…

Screening plants
13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

thanks uncle arfur,
we're in SA too.
I wasnt going to ask the builder to put their sign up, It was more just a point that, I bet they would not want…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

hi flatlined
oh dear I have no idea!!does anyone?, uncle arfur?
Flatlined,you say you have done some bullnosed verandahs, in your opinion can you see how bad its done by looking at…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

youre right uncle arfur, theres times I look at it and think its not toooo bad, especially from the front, but its when you stand in the driveway that you…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

dont worry youre not bursting my bubble, I think the whole job is sub standard.the 3rd photo is one of the footings, the bottom of the post is actually below…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
SLAB FALLING APART !, What to do?

I really empathise with you guys, hope you get this resolved soon, and you can look forward to getting you home completed.

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
Cosmopolitan Homes - Liquidator appointed

Gosh, I really feel for anyone affected by this,hope it all works out with minimal hassles.
A few years ago we ordered and paid for furniture through a very large well…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

heres some new photos showing the gaps where the colorbond sheets lap.

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

another update...
we met on site with the builder[who has his own business and is only contracted by the housing company[.we decided rather than make them redo all the posts we…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

just an update.
spoke to the foreman/ss monday morning, who said he had all our paperwork showing 8 posts, so he was waiting for our consultant, to arrive at work to…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

hey arfur, thanks for your input.
I did decide to do something about it now before its gone any further.I got hold of the SS/foreman, .I explained the situation to him…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

well another restless night spent worrying about this.
like I said my husband doesnt want to rock the boat too much on this as he doesnt want it to be a…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

thanks so much everyone,im not being unreasonable am I? my husband is not happy with it either but he is thinking we just put up with it,and adapt to it…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

The trouble is if we insist on it being changed now, we will probably end up with another delay of up to 2 months I reckon, so dont know if…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

Hi all
Im extremely dissappointed and peeved at the moment.We have got a transportable house, drawn up with a bullnose verandah on the front.This plan Im posting is the only one…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
ordering plants online?

thanks everyone,
I did find some online places that seemed pretty good, garden express was one of them, but then had some internet trouble, so I did end up shopping…

13 years13 yearsmary23mary23 posted:
ordering plants online?

hi, just wondering if anyones purchased plants online at all.Where I live our nursery consists of maybe a dozen plants at the local iga!There is a nursery @65 kms away…

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