When does an oven need a trim kit?
noticed in magazines most new kitchens don't have them, is it because of the brand of oven or type of surrounding joinery?
Flokati walls and trims- what colour ceiling?
our ceiling is 2.4m, what would make the ceiling look higher?
Flokati walls and trims- what colour ceiling?
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We are going Wattyl Flokati on the walls and trim and was going to go "white on white" for the ceiling. But the painter said allot of people are going…
Oven choice - Miele, Bosch or St George
We are getting 2x pyro Bosch- The sales guy- who we know and is fantastic, raved about the Bosch (plus we couldn't afford the miele ).…
caesar stone benchtops
I think Ceaserstone is approx $500 per metre and it depends on how many slabs they need to use. We were quoted $5k on top of laminate for 8m of…
Slideout Rangehood's
we went a Qasair Marcel 10, got $1000 off due to a scratch which you cant see. Because it is on an external wall we are ducting it to the…
Kitchen Splashback using Rectified Tile - anyone used?
we are going to use 400x600 porcelin floor rectified tiles for ours. can't wait to see how they turn out.
Sink on Island Bench
we will be having the sink on the side bench, i want to be able to have laptops and room for newspapers on the bench and not worry about the…
Stacker sliding doors
You builder can make this work... he needs to set a rebate into the slab for the door sill and build in a drain in front. Not so hard... maybe…
Stacker sliding doors
Thanks for the responses, will speak to the builder on Monday. I think it has more to do with what the supplier we were getting the windows through can offer.
Stacker sliding doors
we were told they are dearer because they have the drain built in? And the only style of door that has this is sig dearer than the one we chose.…
Sand floors before or after new kitchen is put in?
we are going to get the floors laid for the reasons pp mentioned and then polished after the kitchen is finished.
Stacker sliding doors
We are looking at getting a 3 panel D-stacker, we wanted it recessed for wheelchair access- the builder advised that the recessed ones are significantly dearer- is this correct?
so it…
What colour should front door be??
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Our bricks are Capitol red and the gutters etc will be woodland grey. we love the hardwood doors but too exxy and because we are having wooden floors we don't…
Good size living room??
we are designing our house at the moment and will have a living room off the kitchen and dining and a separate rumpus theatre room. What is considered a…
Kitchen splashback
We are going to use 40x600 Porcelain floor tiles, the style is called ceaserstone, they have a fleck through them that match our doors and will look great. They have…
Very bad house shape for renovations but start next week!
Actually, just thinking about it perhaps it's not a good idea. I don't want to post the pic and it be similar to someone elses and them worry about their…
Very bad house shape for renovations but start next week!
I will try but it doesn't seem to want to let me.
Very bad house shape for renovations but start next week!
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A person i met recently offered to look at our new plans for our extension, i was looking forward to hear the good and the bad but it is all…
Why building a home in Canberra is so expensive
we are extending and people keep asking why we didn't just knock down re-build and it was much dearer. The prices are crazy, I think you also have to…
Matching Ceasarstone Cashmere to a Laminex Benchtop
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We have the same issue with a large cupboard/ coffee station/ appliance cupboard where the doors will open and slide back. To do it in ceaserstone also with cost another…
Builder wont let us put floor in before kitchen??!!!!
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Thanks for replying, and that is a good suggestion Mrs B- we will do that.
We haven't the build yet but have signed contracts and done the selection.
We are going to…
Builder wont let us put floor in before kitchen??!!!!
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We are extending and installing a new kitchen and laying wooden floorboards. the builder said we have to wait until they finish before we do the floors- this will create…