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Joined 22 June 2010
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13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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.

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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.

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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 :sh:
Even now…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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.…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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 ::sad::

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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)…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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 :wink: ) If the…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
Near Map

It`s been a long time between updates,my house was started and finshed in between updates. So much for every month,but at least it`s not every few yrs like google earth…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
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…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
Near Map

Western sydney hasn`t had a update since oct 17 2010! Weather and ATC is apparantly the cause. But it was being updated frequently then suddenly it stops?? and then nothing…

13 years13 yearsPhillshzPhillshz posted:
Is it worth getting a Caroma toilet?

Ohhhh,well okey dokey then. Thanks for clearing that one up for me.

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