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Joined 25 October 2008
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10 years10 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Fixing corrugated sheets to existing Colorbond fence

Hi,
After a bit of help with the best method for this. We have an existing colorbond fence that we want to use a screening product to cover.
We've decided on a…

13 years13 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
$6000 for 62sqm concrete driveway ? Is this OK?

Hmmm not sure about the feedback here. We just paid $75 per sqm for coloured through concrete, with sealer, and saw cuts. Was a big area though, so maybe that…

13 years13 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Urgent help! Issue with concrete pour!!

Hi, really looking for some help and advice please.
We are concreting at the moment, and i'm looking at the formwork our concretor has done and I don't believe it's right.…

14 years14 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Clipsal C-Bus

I really want to avoid wireless, i'm not a fan of it in general.
So basically I'd need to run a switch wire, and cbus cable to each light point…

14 years14 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Clipsal C-Bus

Hi guys, read this thread with great interest!
I"m going through at the moment and planning my c-bus pre-wire. We are building, and at the rough in stage at the moment.…

14 years14 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Help! Last minute colour selection crisis!!!

Ok, we might have some clarity from all morning spent on Metricon's Envisage tool! Awesome tool for this stuff!
Bricks – Boral Escura Jute
Roof Tile – Boral Contour – Walnut
Windows –…

14 years14 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Help! Last minute colour selection crisis!!!

Hope this works! Didn't realise I could do this!!!
BRICKS - Boral Escura Jute
TILES - Boral Contour Walnut
JASPER
DUNE
PAPERBARK

Hope the above works!!!
Thanks everyone for your inputs, it is very valued

14 years14 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Help! Last minute colour selection crisis!!!

front door dune to match garage, window frames are silver pearl....
I agree, but I am totally lost on what else to do!

14 years14 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Help! Last minute colour selection crisis!!!

Hi Guys!
Hoping for some inspiration and help, at the bricking stage with our build and having some last minute panic attacks that we don't have some colours right!
We are building…

14 years14 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Concretors in Sydney

I can recommend Get Pumped Concreting, Danny is a great guy and very reliable, shoot me a PM and I can give you his number...

14 years14 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Wincrest

we are just kicking off our build, not sure how much I can tell you yet in relation to build but our experience thus far has been positive.
We've had some…

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Fair price for brick upgrade from Std range to Nuvo (Boral)

Hi All,
What's a fair price for a double storey, 34SQ house as an upgrade price to go to the nicer bricks? We are going from the standard range (Horizon) to…

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Wincrest Homes Delays & Extension of Time Notification.

thanks for that...
Also, what was your contracted building term then to calculate your delays from?

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Wincrest Homes Delays & Extension of Time Notification.

What dollar value does the contract put on each day of damages?

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Wincrest Homes in Adminstration

thanks for the feedback, i'm taking it all very seriously at the moment.
Would you mind letting us know how you know that? IE - are you in the trades etc?

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Wincrest Homes in Adminstration

are you happy with the quality of work that is continuing on?

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Wincrest Homes in Adminstration

anymore feedback from the guys still progressing?
Anyone signed with them recently?

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Who is still building with Wincrest?

really? wow, that rules them out anyway then, we're in sutherland shire

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
In these times, whats a safe and fair payment schedule??

I did a bit of trawling and found the following that people have proposed for reference?
Deposit 5%
Slab Complete 10%
Frame Complete 15%
Lock Up Stage 35%
Fix Out Complete25%
Final…

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
In these times, whats a safe and fair payment schedule??

I"m interested in proposing to any builder that we negotiate with my own payment schedule rather than use their own which is usually heavily skewed in their favour.
My goal is…

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Who is still building with Wincrest?

thanks very much for the feedback pinkladyloo, i do appreciate it. With time the way they are i'm very uncertain which way to go!
Do you know any project managers in…

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Who is still building with Wincrest?

Yes we did look strongly at Wisdom, but find them a bit pricey?
I don't think we'd get the Wisdom 33 under 300k finished would we?

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Who is still building with Wincrest?

i had a horrible experience with allcastle, they quoted me over 120k in site costs....not happy!

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Who is still building with Wincrest?

yeah I tend to agree with you, however I'm really stuck right now...
My "do better" version was Westminster, and we all know what just happened to them, so I'm running…

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
Who is still building with Wincrest?

Of you guys who have continued with Wincrest now that they are back, how has your experience been lately?
Also, anyone considering going with them now?
We are strongly considering going with…

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
135K Site Costs!

I wish it was a typo for 13.5k, would of signed on the spot!
Breakdown -
Area Loading Charge - $9,950 (Rubbish figure, due to travel and higher concrete costs they…

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
135K Site Costs!

In the interest of being fair, I will wait until they requote before I post who they are...
I will say though, that their base cost is not low, it's average…

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
135K Site Costs!

nah, nothing wrong with the land, great spot and nice and level overall...
As a guide, other site cost quotes have been between 30-50k.

15 years15 yearspeterdpeterd posted:
135K Site Costs!

yeah full break down... i might post it into categories to see...

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