Rangehood extraction into ceiling - question
I ducted mine myself after handover to the eave,replacing the standard recirculating. Cost under $50 from bunnings for ducting and vent. Builder wanted $490.
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Hi,Just contact your local council and tell them you have moved into a newly built house and need a occupation certificate. They will send out a inspector and he will…
Frame up 1 day after the slab was poured
My slab was poured at 7am and we were walking on it at 5pm(and my sister had heels on!) The frame whilst heavy due to the amount of wood involved,is…
Microwave location
We split our large pantry in half and had the builder create a box for the microwave to live in and its at bench height. Works good and looks good.
Rain Days - Mostly Internal Work Remaining
Yeah they can if it is too wet/muddy to get access to your house and also for tradies to run extension leads from generators/air compressors in utes/vans into your house…
Adding insulation after hand-over
What about doing it yourself? Organise a few mates(preferably handy with their hands) Have them on notice to come after work hours or weekend depending on timing.
Now carefully carry…
Easy Clean House Tips
I think the the orange stuff your talking about is actually a form of mould,if i don`t clean around the base of my taps for a while it starts to…
Recommend me a dishwasher please
I installed the same model bosch into my kitchen my self and fired it up and thought something was wrong,it is so quiet
Even now…
Powerpoint
No! You want to "piggy back" off a existing power point or install a junction box and run your cables to where you want the new power point to be.…
Help Who watched Hot property Tonight on TV
It did look kellyvilleish(i also missed the section where they said it`s location),but the surrounding house`s didn`t look overly modern and i also noticed the wooden fences on the surrounding…
BUILDING IN JORDAN SPRINGS
Wow,thats a nice surprise! Does that mean you have to pay $3000k to have it fitted? Ropes Crossing has it and it comes from St Marys sewerage plant,surely it can`t…
Jandson Homes - Anyone build with them recently?
No worries. Where abouts are you building at?
I would just take my time at the PCI,i missed a few little things because we were in a rush to get the…
Jandson Homes - Anyone build with them recently?
Well not too bad in the whole scheme of things. We did finish 1 month ahead of schedule which was good. You don`t do a proper PCI like other builders…
Driveways in Liverpool NSW
I might just go with some kikuyu seed since my builder provides kikuyu to the front and rear yards but wont do the nature strip section. Any ideas on the…
Driveways in Liverpool NSW
Mowing i can understand as thats the norm. But having to pay for turf that isnt on my actual land is just plain rude …
Driveways in Liverpool NSW
Hparis, I`m in Ropes Crossing. Do you know who is responsible for turfing the nature strip? I believe the council is since it is technically their land? Does anyone know…
House is almost ready....now what?
Blacktown council also send out a inspector once a month and check over your house(usually they just snoop around the front yard or don`t even get out of the car)…
Builders clean before handover
Our`s wasn`t too bad,the main thing is the tilers got in before the painters and our tiles are covered in little paint spots everywhere. Such a long slow process to…
How wide is your fridge cavity?
Yeah i would Pman. If it can fit then squeeze it in(i would and will be when i update my fridge ) If the…
Dave's Warner Lakes Mansion - * BAM! MOVED IN :-D PG. 9*
Hey dave, i got my keys on apr 21 and started moving in that day and have just come back to work. We didn`t have any mirrors,built in mirrored doors…
Hot water systems
From my understanding 60c is the standard water storage temp for tanks to keep it safe from bacteria etc,the valve then reduces it to 45-48 on the way into the…
TELSTRA CONNECTION AND TRENCHING
I have posted in another thread about this same query,but to make it easy for you i`ll give a quick run down of my post. My builders elec told me…
900 range hood/cooktop with 600 oven - Okay?
Hi, We have a 600mm oven and 600mm gas cooktop with a 900mm canopy rangehood. It doesn`t look out of place,so i think yours will be alright.
Here is a…
Is a fence around a building block compulsory?
Ours turned up around the same time the frame delivery started. Not there one day,there the next. Was still there on monday but will be gone today as PCI and…
Getting access to do your own wiring when building???
I`d speak to your SS and feel him out,some are rule or safety nazi`s,others may be fine with you doing some personal mods to your place. My SS is a…
Help on deciding: separate or combined shower/laundry
Yeah i`d stick with the current version myself,i`d just replace the laundry door with a CSD to keep the space behind the door that you would lose with the door…
Building delays and claims
First thing i would do is arm myself with weather info of the days around the claimed date. And go from there. Hope you can find it here,just look for…
Is it worth getting a Caroma toilet?
Ohhhh,well okey dokey then. Thanks for clearing that one up for me.