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14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Site start - How do they work out the date?

How is it at no one has had issues with this... The date the builder has to have the building finished before they have to start paying liquidate damage (even…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Site start - How do they work out the date?

This is all too hard... I had a look at the contract and it states that the building works are to start within 30 days of obtaining the building permits.…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Site start - How do they work out the date?

Hi all,
how is the site start date calculated? Is it based on the date the site is scraped,cut and filled, or after the site scrape is finished.
Our builder is…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Has Anyone used Newport Brick with Jasper window colour?

We haven't used it but I have seen it and it looks good. We are using newport with Jasper render but the gutters etc are paperbark.

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
HELP Post Contract Variation by Builder (Crane,Traffic mgmt)

They are now saying it is a OH&S requirement. Surely if this is the case, then it is always the case and they would have known about it when they…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
HELP Post Contract Variation by Builder (Crane,Traffic mgmt)

Thanks Candylea... It sounds very odd to me too... I have questioned them about what has changed to warrant the varations and they are not able to tell me. I…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
HELP Post Contract Variation by Builder (Crane,Traffic mgmt)

Hi all,
In our contract we have a $2000 provisional amount for Crane hire, double handling, wet weather access etc.
Our builder has sent through a post contract variation totalling $5000…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Multiple townhouses through Metr1con

Or any other volume builder?

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Multiple townhouses through Metr1con

Has anybody had any experience engaging Metr1con to build townhouses (multiple dwellings on one site). I would be very interested in hearing from other people's experiences who may have done…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
flatening backyard

Wow, Djelibeybi that looks great, but the cost is sooo much and our backyard is bigger. Ouch!

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
flatening backyard

Wow Billdsl that backyard looks fantastic!
Our situation is a little different in that our block slopes down and we want to bring the level up so I am not sure…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
flatening backyard

thanks everyone in particular felistopher. the advise on the free fill will come in handy! :-)

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
flatening backyard

Hi everyone, Happy New year!
We are in the process of building a new house. Our land has about a 2 meter drop from the front to the back. I want…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
White tiles???

I definately would not have them as floor tiles. However, I really wanted them for the shower area.
Does anyone have any photos of their white tiles? I would love…

14 years14 yearsorangieorangie posted:
White tiles???

Hi everyone,
I have read a lot of posts about white tiles being difficult to keep clean, specially the grout. Is this the case mainly with floor tiles or wall tiles…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Pls Help Choose Facade colours!!?????

Thank Michelle. With option 3, do you think I can have white birch windows or should I stick with paperbark?

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Is paperbark too dark for wall paint colour???

Thanks Michelle, the house is really quite a bright house which is why I am even contemplating going with a darker colour. Still not sure. It is such a difficult…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Is paperbark too dark for wall paint colour???

Thanks for the suggestions. Kek, that is exactly the sort of look I am trying to achieve. the paint you have is very nice against the white. I am looking…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Pls Help Choose Facade colours!!?????

Thanks for your thoughts. Brick is Austral Newport. Roof will be tiled.
I am worried about having white windows against the Austral newport bricks. With the surfmist render, it may be…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Is paperbark too dark for wall paint colour???

Hi Michelle,
Is paperbark too dark a colour for wall paint? The skirtings, window frames, internal doors, all are going to be white. The floors will be wood and a…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Pls Help Choose Facade colours!!?????

hi,
We have our colour appointment in a couple of days and we can not decide on the colours for our facade. Please help...
Option 1:
Windows: White
Front Door: A dark…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
SLAB costs M vs H

Thanks everyone of the helpful replies.
To clarify, it is not the soil test results that I am questionining. In fact I am happy to go with what is recommended.…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
SLAB costs M vs H

Thanks ebyelyakov. How much was the total cost of your slab?
My concern is that they will charge me for a H class slab and put in n M class because…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
SLAB costs M vs H

Hi all,
Can anyone give me an idea of how much an M class or H class slab would cost for a 44square house?
We have had the soil report come…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Exterior colours help please!

Thanks Michelle, that is great!
I just don't know about the render colour. I am worried surfmist would be too light? Is there a colour between the surfmist and jasper that…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Exterior colours help please!

Hi Michelle,
We are due to go to our colour selection soon so I was wondering if you could provide us with some much appreciated feedback on our exterior colours.
Facade:
The…

15 years15 yearsorangieorangie posted:
Building Amberlea with S1monds - Facade advice appreciated

Hello, I have been reading some posts on this site and everyone is sooo helpful. It is great to see.
We are just about to start our journey with…

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