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16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
how long from fix-out to handover?

just wanted to get an idea from those who've built previously of how long it was from completion of fix-out stage, until handover?
cheers

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
plastering over garage internal door

i drove past our house and noticed that the garage wall has been fully plastered, straight over where the internal door should be.
There are two big dots of paint/somethingapproximately where…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
Does your fridge stick out?

Regarding the width of your fridge space, look at the fridge's manual (most companies have these available free online) and check what the required gaps either side are.
Our fridge is…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
Lock up?? Or not?

Regarding "flooring is laid"...
Does just this mean the slab is down, or the boards if its on stumps/piers?

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
fees when selling

Other than the RE's commission and any marketing, conveyancing and the cost to discharge a mortgage, are there other legal or govt. fees involved in selling a property?
Do you pay…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
Mortar questions

regarding your mortar joints, i would go flush or rolled with the bricks you are using, these looks great with square edged bricks, and are less likely to attract spidesr…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
kitchen pics - ideas please!

I was going to suggest red to match your wall colour too.
Or a lightish colour just to lighten up the kitchen a little?

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
My bedroom and its makeover!!!

I love the mirror!
It's amazing how much the room can change just by accessorizing.
With your bed size - you said your like a king if it would fit.
We want a…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
gaps at rear and side of fridge

ok, i rang electrolux and spoke to the CSR.
She asked me about the space behind and above the fridge as well as at the sides, and said that they additional…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
structural changes

Thanks.
We went to check today, and its not load bearing, nothing along that wall is, it looks like it will be easy enough to move (says the non-carpenter)
I think we…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
structural changes

petal - thats what I'm going to ask my builder/building inspector friend on the weekend

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
structural changes

aah so its tied in with building permits and such..I get it now.

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
structural changes

Im going with the assumption that a structural change is anything that affects the frame - walls doors etc
Has anyone had any luck getting one done after the frame is…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
gaps at rear and side of fridge

our fridge is 890mm wide, and the fridge space in the kitchen is 944mm.
so its going to fit with about 25mm either side.
This is about half of the recommended space…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
brick letterbox to match house

That's what we're hoping to do. I'll have to try to get to the site beofre he disappears

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
What's your preferred brand of fridge?

Maggie, did you have a single door electrolux, or french doors?

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
feature walls

thanks. I have been looking and looking but I cant find it on their website to take another look at it (the sierra snow) and I dont have the sample/brochure.…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
brick letterbox to match house

Has anyone built or had built for them, a brick letterbox from their unsused house bricks?
Hw did you go about it? Could I pay my brickie to do it…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
What's your preferred brand of fridge?

smartpack - thats some really helpful advice, thanks!

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
feature walls

actually i think I definitely want to look at changing wall and door/skirting colours. I have had a play ont he wattyl website but cant come up with anything

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
Off white mortar

We were told that it would cost $55 per 1000 bricks extra, but this is with DFH not PD.
So for our 27sq house, which is approx 8000 bricks its going…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
Evap or reverse cycle.. need some advice please!

from listening to the heating/cooling people on the radio (when they get experts in) evaporative cooling really is only well suited to Melbournes climate, everywhere else is too hot for…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
Gas stove and oven?

most chefs prefer gas cooktops because you have more control over the heat than with electric.
Ive never had a gas oven, but Iguess they would be cheaper to run than…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
feature walls

alternate suggestions for the wall, door,a nd skirting/archetrave colours are also most welcome. We really had no idea for those two so went with what was in the display.

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
feature walls

I want to do some feature walls in the house we are building.
Its not up to plaster yet so I have no photos, but have included a plan
I'd like to…

feature walls
16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
It’s very quiet in my forum????

we do, but I have no idea how to co-ordinate the paving that I want around the house. im not good at planning things in advance - i decided to…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
Privacy Glass

one of my employers customers has a huge installation of polarised glass at their operations HQ.
Has it come down in price, I would have thought it frightfully expensive to use…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
It’s very quiet in my forum????

okay :)
roof tiles - colorbond gunmetal
gutering - colorbond woodland grey
fascia - colorbond paperbark
downpipes colorbond paperbark
aluminium windows colorbond woodland grey
bricks - boral port phillip
Apparently my bricks…

It’s very quiet in my forum????
16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
It’s very quiet in my forum????

i have a question but its more exterior than interior :(
I need to find a brick paver to match my external colours
I wll need to think…

16 years16 yearsrazzlerazzle posted:
Garden beds right next to house footings

Yes thats how they work.
However, if you have no real desire to keep the garden bed, then I'd dig it up and either lay a concrete/brick/paver path, slanted (slightly) away…

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