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portas1971

Eastern Suburbs Melbourne
Joined 29 October 2010
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13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
How long does it take to build a house ?

Through our builder. 366 days. Over by 81 days. 32sq Double storey with triple gge.
Supposedly 285 days which was inclusive of 17 days inclement weather, 67 days holidays etc and…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
NBG - Building the Buckingham (Study option) in SouthEastern

Jenny, have a look at your building contract, schedule 3 page 10 for the definition of 'lock up' stage.

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
NBG - Building the Buckingham (Study option) in SouthEastern

Coming along nicely now Jenny. Great to see

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Fridge for Entertainment Room

Sorry for late reply. Each side by side on mine have separate leads. From memory, leads come out from approx the middle of each one. Water supply for ice maker…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Help with finding a light!

Hi Loretta
Try these sites. I found quite a few of ours here. They all have a range of replicas by major lighting designers.
http://www.davolucelighting.com.au
http://www.mattblatt.com.au/Lighting.aspx?s83
http://aboutspace.net.au
http://www.ecc.com.au love the Astro range from the UK!

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
How long is your building contract?

285 days. Building with contracted NBG builder. Today is day 302, although there have been issues with build and I have been allowed site access. About 4 weeks to build…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Fridge for Entertainment Room

Awesome Tyriall! Leibherr fridges rock. I have the SBes7503 side by side with Bio Fresh and freezer/ice maker combo and love it to bits.
As for handles, I have bought from…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Homeshow discount too fiddly

I missed out on the free tix but was grateful for the disc code.
You didn't miss much anyway. I wouldn't bother going. The HIA one was much better. This one…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Help me light the void!!

Although our void is quite a bit smaller than yours, we are using a mix of LED wall lights and a Pendant/Suspension, switched separately.
6x LED Wall lights DSW111 with cool…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Coffee machines - Fad or useful ?

This all depends upon how often you drink coffee and how often you make coffee for guests (and how many)
I bought a cheap Sunbeam for about $150 over 3 years…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Fridge for Entertainment Room

I love it! Even integrates into cabinetry. I would go for the dual zone (red/white wine)
Love the smoked glass drawers. The only problem I have with the unit is that…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Fridge for Entertainment Room

Hi again Tyriall, I'm tipping the manufacturer starting with G is Gaggenau. G for gigantic cost though. I just love their range of kitchen appliances but can't afford them.
http://www.gaggenau.com/AP_en/products/fridge-and-freezers-overview.do
Enjoy

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Fridge for Entertainment Room

I would expect they are. I would contact Skope direct for a list of suppliers or look for a commercial/catering refrigeration specialist on google. Cheers and good luck!

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Fridge for Entertainment Room

I'm not sure but a cabinet maker would be able to help with this I'm sure. Give them the specs of fridge and they will be able to come up…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Fridge for Entertainment Room

Have you thought about a commercial display fridge with a glass door? It could be made a feature of the room and integrated into cabinetry. You would, of course, have…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Laundry sinks - bypass or without

I believe you only need to order a sink with bypass kit when the hose is poked into hole in sink at the top. As long as the plumber connects…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Laundry sinks - bypass or without

Your washing machine drain hose has been connected up to the PVC drain pipe underneath your sink directly, so I guess it has been bypassed. Although, some sinks/troughs have a…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Vanity mirror lighting

Hi steph, I would go with ESBs suggestion of one light and I have it for you! The light I originally suggested is available in a 1073mm width also. Maybe…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Vanity mirror lighting

Definately go with a specialty lighting choice, as downlights placed above the basins simply don't work. Learnt this by experience.
I am putting one of these above mirror in front…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
NBG - Building the Buckingham (Study option) in SouthEastern

Looking great Jenny. Don't get hung up on posi strut vs smart joists. It's just a choice. They do the same job. The only advantage of the posi strut is…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Underground Power Pit Cost

Ours cost $1327.87 exactly for a single phase 80a including additional cabling at 100a. They had to bore underneath road to connect up supply too. We are in eastern suburbs…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
NBG - Building the Buckingham (Study option) in SouthEastern

Hi Jenny, what a terrible thing to happen. Looking back at your earlier photos of where they delivered the flooring, I would question why they didn't spread all that weight…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
NBG - Building the Buckingham (Study option) in SouthEastern

Jenny
As far as I could read in the contract, any excess soil is removed at owners cost, if it can't be spread. As far a I'm aware, I'm not being…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
NBG - Building the Buckingham (Study option) in SouthEastern

Hi Jenny. The 'blue' in the bricks is manganese. I guess it depends on the batch. If you look at the short edge of your bricks, it will be more…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Help me choose a tree to block my rear neighbour

Not sure where you are but I rather like the Chanticleer Pear or other ornamental pears. The Chanticleer Pear grows up to 7mt and 4mt wide. It is fairly drought…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
NBG - Building the Buckingham (Study option) in SouthEastern

Great Jenny :) they will surely be there next week....
Glad you got your Jarrah brick, it's the same colours as mine (Orient) only Jarrah has a…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Contract arrived today.....

Check your plans, specs that have been included on the final contract to make sure that they include your latest changes and alterations. Bear in mind, you can always raise…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Return air vent query - Bonaire Gas Ducted Heating

Thanks Brad75. It does have a metal collar to seal it off at the top with the flex poking out into void. I guess my concern was that it does…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Data Termination in Laundry..Is this a wise idea??

Hi Rajan_g4
WIR does look the spot for you. We have a 2 storey and I have ours in the under stair void.
Why not go the whole hog and get a…

13 years13 yearsportas1971portas1971 posted:
Return air vent query - Bonaire Gas Ducted Heating

Thanks for your help B STAR. Much appreciated ;)

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