adsl 2+ has finally been provisioned... synched at 20mbps down& 1.3mbps up.
Heard the neighbors on church road actually managed to get fibre...

phone line finally connected, ADSL2 provisioning underway for me now...
Mystery averted it is copper in our pits...

Any Update re the line install from Telstra?
Mines booked for Thursday this week..

Yep i just called Internode 1 call and they sorted it all out.
It is hard to tell if you can have a ADSL compatible line until your actual line is…

my neighbor behind me has had his phone line put in by telstra last week apparently it is copper...
I've organised for my phone line to be connected from the pits…

Is there actually cabling inside the pits? And Telstra not cabling from the pits to the house? or nothing in the pits what so ever?
Haven't contacted IINET but previously like…

iinet seem to be able to install @ my address... can use naked adsl instead of having a telephone service but you will probably have to have some one connect…

anyone got any telstra updates...?

you can and either pay the extra difference yourself if your neighbors only want to pay the cost of a normal wooden fence... or if you are lucky you can…

43, your self?
Read the requirement minimum was standard wood fencing wasn't aware but capped fences are alot stronger and look better...

i usually go 1-2x a week

my house is apparently 4-6 weeks away from hand over pretty sure there are 2 or so other houses that look ready to go... doesn't seem like anyone moved in…

Any update / luck with Telstra yet?

Anyone tried contact telstra for phone / internet service available setup? The person I spoke to said nothings available for the estate as of yet... only mobile / satelite lol...…

Interesting... anyone got any updates regarding nbn? As far as I know NBN only develop new estates if there were over a certain about of lot's and OakGardens wasn't.... so…

best places to get custom made curtains price / quality wise?
Melbourne based, looking at pelmets and definitely return rails for the bedrooms.

they aren't really 6k are they? I was expecting more about 3k lol hrmm

Anyone use this style of blinds?
http://www.energywindowfashions.com.au/ ... l-cellular
any feedback or information on it?
Does it actually have good insulation properties and keeps the cold / warmth in…

Located in SE Melbourne, I'm building currently,
my alfresco area is an extended part of my roof and it comes with concrete as part of the slab.
Wondering how much it would…

yea not after isolation as much just to reduce sound travel within the house so say 2 tv's can run back to back wall mounted and not "disrupt" the other…

Great as I suspected thanks

I see fair enough, they should make pelmets for the sides too then haha cause air always moves / rotates to the easiest path... so air would kinda be drawn…

I'm confused with that picture / diagram / illustration...
Doesn't hot air rise naturally? So why would it circulate through the curtain rail towards the window? I know cold air…

yea the other BR's probably not too critical but
One has adjoning walls to the bathroom & kitchen, the other br is inbetween the laundry and master br ensuite which…

great thanks for that yea unfortunately I won't have too much time or input on the house is being built by a volume builder and the contract, build materials and…