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3 years3 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Laying paver against the house foundation

Hi,
I am wanting to lay some pavers in an area that will be from my house slab to the fence. I want to lay them on a concrete slab. My…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Flyscreen pricing / after handover?

Every time we had a delivery the next day they broke in. Eg 2 Bosch ovens, 6 burner induction cooktop, dishwasher, rangehood, taps, shower heads, towel rails, hand held…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Form 21.

No trust me switching it off slowly or quickly will not make it spark, my father in-law is a Electrican it should not spark..
You should have been given a folder…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Flyscreen pricing / after handover?

Thanks everyone for the detailed replies.
Our builder has quoted $666 for the upper floor only flyscreens. Does that sound reasonable?
As some reasons mentioned above, I find less relecance for the…

Flyscreen pricing / after handover?
5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Flyscreen pricing / after handover?

Yes fly screens/security screens are installed on the inside but doors are done on the outside but usually there is a deck or landing.
It will be cheaper to do…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Form 21.

I’ve circled around the yellow plastic on the outer edge of the slab so you can have something to see when you look for it in your photos. They cut…

Form 21.
5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Form 21.

Have you moved in & done handover with the final payment paid??
Check the Electrial box for notice of the termites. Did they have a yellow plastic boarder around the slab?

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Form 21.

What state are you in??
In qld handover can be done without the final plumbing being signed off on with coucil, this is changing next year.
You showed have received the…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Help repair my lawn

Glad that helped, looking forward to seeing it recover 😊

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Landscaping

This is the website I got my Dwarf Purple Fountain Grass & they have the long stem ones called “Lily of the Nile, Africa Lily” they I’m not sure what…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Landscaping

Hi matt1927,
I have “these fury things” purple fountain grass I have the Dwarf variety & it still is a big plant. So you would plant it on it’s own &…

Landscaping
5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Type of build for Investment

1. Ceiling height, maybe helpful during resale but not for a tenant. Personal I would put the money for that somewhere else. Nicer bathrooms or kitchen it will help both…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Type of build for Investment

I was a tenant for many years before we built our first home last year. We rent for almost 24yrs & our last place we lived in the rental for…

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5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
How to raise lawn 200-300mm ??

Yes everyone in our street was absolutely amazed & one Neigbour had a landscaper at their house when they saw my husbands invention. They come over to see how it…

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5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
How to raise lawn 200-300mm ??

We unfortunately made the mistake of doing the grass before the garden bed, which meant we could not use a bobcat on our new lawn. We also have a split…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Building with Nuvo Homes

Unfortunately if you didn’t see the piers getting poured on a single level block it’s near impossible to see them. You do get a structural certificate after the roof &…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Can home owner move into property without paying final invoi

The certificate of occupancy represents that the house in a habitable house so without that certificate the house is not a house you are illegal aloud to occupy. So yes…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Condensation on windows

Is the water on the inside of the house/window?

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Decisions, Decisions.

Your house design is always a work in process, we probably did about 20-25 version on ours & that’s not a lot. My neighbour had the same builder were 6…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Home Staging for property sale

I’ve paid for staging in Canberra for a 4 bedroom 2 bath & it cost me $2000.00 for a 30 day contract

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Can home owner move into property without paying final invoi

No and depending on which state it is I think it’s illegal

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Build Feed: Hallmark Homes - Vouge 298 - Caboolture QLD

Some builders do a lock box with the key in it, which our builder did. When we had organised a meeting with the supervisor I walk with him to the…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Help with my Lilly Pillies

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Help with my Lilly Pillies
5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Help with my Lilly Pillies

Hi,
Wow those poor Lilly Pillies they really not happy. It is the beginning of winter so not much growth is going to happen right know so it’s going to be…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
How to raise lawn 200-300mm ??

We are just at the end of our landscaping with the hardest bit to do stairs, paving & deck. We had to raise our before doing the grass & I…

5 years5 yearsSoph2Soph2 posted:
Help repair my lawn

Have you checked that you don’t have lawn grab or something else that is affecting the grass?

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