Home
Pros
Forum
  • About
  • Register
  • Contact
InboxSent
MembersPros
WatchingStarredHistory
Splitsville
105 Posts
Senior Member

Follow
105Posts9LikesMost Active Topics

Splitsville

Sydney suburbs
Joined 26 May 2016
Senior Member
8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Needy neighbours suck. I dont even know the names of the ones to the right of us and they have been there for years.
My plan is to send hubby…

  ⋅  1
8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Might be a good idea to visit them with a small six pack of Corona and give them a mobile number for just in case they have any questions or…

  ⋅  1
8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Hopefully your neighbours wont care too much about the specifics and the DA goes through without any objections!
This is my fear for our KRD, although the only ones that I…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Charlie, will you be using a private inspector during the build?
Ive been dropping these bits on hubby, to prepare him for the extra costs involved and inspections will be the…

  ⋅  1
8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Is your water tank underground?

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Ive had some hit or miss with Aliexpress but I will say, the one time I claimed a refund, it came through with no argument.
My only concern would be to…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Ive bought of Aliexpress before, never thought to use them for the house!

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

My father in law has alzheimers (sp), which is sad because my in-laws are wonderful people... and they live next door. We try to see the bright side and not…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

On the plus side, at least shes not saying youre building a big house so she can move in one day :lol:

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning...

I really like some of your selections!
Why a double sink for the laundry? I ask because I dont even use my one laundry sink so just curious... and Ive been…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Sweeeeettttt!!!
I was reading DA applications today and wow... 6 copies of everything plus all the other requirements. Crazy! What do they do with all that paperwork?

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Bellavia Build - Clarendon Madison NSW - Moved in

Thats heartbreaking!
Have you thought of using social media and posting the photos on tweeter and Facebook? It shouldnt come to a public shame but sadly it seems to be the…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Maybe investigate in some sort of bio filter so it can be released into the fields/gardens
Or is that already a standard?

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Building our family home coral marcoola 30

Silly question but is there underlay on the flooring? Love the flooring and the splashback tiles.

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Ive recently learned about a CDC v DA. Of course you would need a DA because its virgin land but because you dont have neighbours (except for cows), hopefully…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

So how will you celebrate ground breaking day? I think I would be out there, running around with my arms open wide like a plane.
I hope you take lots of…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Our First Build - GJ Gardener Bridgewater

My husband has been trying to convince me that a dark bench top in the bathroom will work and Ive been saying Nope. Not going to happen.
Damn you, I really…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

So the banks plonks the entire mortgage into your account to redraw? Not as the build progresses? Ive obviously never done a build before.

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Hahaha, not under a mattress but not a mortgage either so how do they start a build if the bank doesnt confirm funds as the lender? Wonder if I will…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Thanks!! Its practically invisible for me
I wonder how a new house build works when you dont have a mortgage/bank involved? God, another thing Im going to investigate/ask about.

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Geez. How do I edit? back = bank.

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Do you have a daily limit on how much you can transfer? Some of my account limits are $2K, some $5K for trasnfers. If I was going to transfer…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
My Metricon Phoenix in Melbourne

My In Laws live next door to our build (when it happens) so we've already joked about how they cant stop us from watching the build as we will be…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Great southern 2.5 acre new family home

Oh boy, sounds like your neighbour is being precious already - I would hinting to her that Im going to paint the house pink and purple with blinding white concrete…

  ⋅  2
8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

Woohoo and good luck with the redraw thing!
I admit it, last week I had major anxiety and was thinking sell ours and buy something else as building new seems so…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
My Metricon Phoenix in Melbourne

I wonder what can be done with a drone? We have a friend that works for a university and is flown around the world, taking drone footage for various projects/departments…

  ⋅  1
8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
CORAL homes 1st build, Marcoola 30 QLD

I really like your dark grey tiles! I was trying to avoid a grey bathroom but that tile makes me reconsider.

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

One thing Ive been really thinking about is putting the stove top on the island bench - because i cook more than I wash dishes and the designs we like,…

Building with Wisdom Homes
8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Coral Homes general build thread

Ive previously seen a photo of a powerpoint on the island bench like that and my first thought was, WTF would anyone do that and think thats acceptable! Its…

8 years8 yearsSplitsvilleSplitsville posted:
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!

1016 works for me! Things were much cheaper then... like a new house :)

Most Active Topics

Boutique Homes
3426 Posts
Charlibear's Build -Finally in!
4582 Posts
Our First Build - GJ Gardener Bridgewater
1075 Posts
KDR with Sekisui - Sydney
906 Posts
More
Joined homeone
26 May 2016

Australia's largest home building and renovation
community with over 1.8 million posts

Home
Pros
Forum
Start a new topic
About
Advertise
Contact Homeone
Articles
All comments made express the views and opinions of the author and not the Administrators, Support nor Homeone Australia & New Zealand
© Homeone Australia & New Zealand All Rights Reserved ‎2001 - 2024

Australia's largest home building and
renovation community
Homeone
About

Terms
Privacy

Follow homeone on FacebookFollow homeone on Twitter
All comments made express the views and opinions of the author and not the Administrators, Support nor Homeone Australia & New Zealand
© Homeone Australia & New Zealand All Rights Reserved ‎2001 - 2024