Gloss furniture on timber floor?
The irony is the salesperson could have had me sold on the spot if he said it WAS a good match. The fact he disagreed made me think it was…
Gloss furniture on timber floor?
Will a selection of high-gloss polyurethane furniture (eg entertainment unit, bed) such as that featured here...
http://www.beyondfurniture.com.au/view/ ... GDG-N.html ...work well on a semi-gloss timber floor?
My new…
Laying floorboards perpendicular to joists
Sorry, yes, they are being laid over a particleboard subfloor. I now understand that if the subfloor is laid properly, there should no be no slumping.
Even with this in mind,…
Laying floorboards perpendicular to joists
I am having red ironbark solid timber flooring laid throughout my new home. The installer is advising that the boards need to be laid at 90 degrees to the joists…
Matching tapware with basins
Quick question
If I have oval baths and round basins, is it important for my tapware, showerheads etc to be round/curvy? The salesperson at Rogerseller told me it was important to…
Schweigen rangehoods
I am looking to install a Schweigen IS4160 in my house. Price quoted is around the $2900-$3400 mark. Not sure how this compares to other rangehoods. Really just trying to…
Best bathroom lighting
I am also not sure how to get eye-level lighting in my bathroom vanity as the mirror goes all the way to one side wall and to the ceiling. I…
Loose pebble drain under shower
Having received some feedback from various people, we have decided to have a grated drain in front of the pebbled area so almost all the run-off goes there rather than…
Loose pebble drain under shower
Yes, the shower in the picture does have a regular grate drain however the pebbled area would have to have it's own drain as well to deal with runoff, loose…
Loose pebble drain under shower
I have seen a few contemporary bathrooms with loose pebble areas adjacent to an "open-plan" shower. I really liked the feel so I asked my builder to try to emulate…
House cost to land value ratio - avoid overcapitalising
By "right" house, I mean a house of appropriate quality given the quality of the land. A 50k tin shack could be the right house in certain circumstances.
I've seen…
Hot & Cold water taps
My understanding was that any dwelling that has the hot tap on the right is not permitted under the building code in Queensland. I believe it is because most people…
House cost to land value ratio - avoid overcapitalising
HappyHome, perhaps you misunderstood my comment. I agree with you in that an already built home will attract a premium because of the hassle avoided (has been 10 mths since…
House cost to land value ratio - avoid overcapitalising
Thanks for the feedback. Let's not forget the risk of UNDERcapitalising either which is hardly ever raised in conversation. If you build a 300k house on 500k land, any future…
House cost to land value ratio - avoid overcapitalising
There is frequent commentary on how to avoid overcapitalising when renovating but what about when building a new home from scratch? Does anyone have a rule of thumb for a…
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