Thanks Ash,
its part of a home build and yes, we have told them to take up the carpet and put down the correct underlay,
cheers

we have upgraded to Bridgestone gold underlay. Carpet was laid in a day when we werent at the house.
Imagine our surprise/anger when some of the carpet has had to…

I know exactly what you are saying. Our slab, frame, bricks went up in a hurry and we were sure we were going to get our house early.
However the…

wow - thanks Swarvy,
so it sounds like we got conned into the 3rd coat then!
I was actually going for the 3rd as the 2 coats they normally put on as…

Thanks MrsRose - thats a great help.
It would be nice to be able to take the builder at their word but unfortunately we dont trust anything they say anymore!
will let…

Thanks MrsRose,
that sounds like a good idea. Do you know who/how I get in contact with Taubmans to get this check done? and do they charge for it?
Thanks
Mont

we took up the variation to get a 3rd coat of paint inside the house - Teflon finish. I am a bit sceptical about whether the builder has actually…

we have booked Life Outside (NW Sydney) to do our landscaping soon. came with good ideas, attitude and willingness to use our budget in the areas that we will…

Hi Rod,
you are right - you have probably best answered my question.
Whilst the Sonos equipment looks great it is exxy.
popcorn hour seems like a good option - seems like it…

thanks for all the info on this. The Popcorn hour option looks attractive, although not sure about having to wait until October for delivery! I like the options…

Thanks Rodda.
do all media players (eg Windows media player, iTunes etc) work as a program on a PC or can you get them as a standalone unit with a HDD…

Hi Matt,
1 - about $600-$800
2 - want to be able to select stored music off a menu. dont really want to have to have a computer operating in…

OK, be gentle with me - bit of a tech dummy.
anyway, what is the best way to have music on a hard drive/Ipod/whatever to be able to connect to a…

try Andreasens for advanced trees.
they are a wholesaler but worth a try if you are looking to buy advanced

Hi,
we are in the dreaded stage where we are trying to get our landscaping sorted. (Does anyone else find it hard to get good attention from landscapers??)
anyhoo, we are…

EB are having a go at a fee gouge. your inspector would have their white card (was green card) and that would be enough accreditation. push back and…

I love how they were making such a big effort to be ESD - didnt want to use paint etc on the internal walls. However they were happy to…

Hi Southies,
any chance you could PM me the details re your blinds?
many thanks

congrats on getting into your beautiful house Southies - looks so warm with that carpet. I say that from our cold rental!
wondering if you would mind passing on the…

yep thlo, we are building with EB in Newbury (Stanhope Gardens).

thats good to hear. you must know the house intimately by now.
Our cambridge is progressing vvvvery slowly. after rapid construction of slab, frame, bricks, most of tiled roof,…

almost there! how exciting.
seems like the Tyrells inspections are pretty thorough. are you still going to get your own inspections done?

thanks Southies.

ensuite toilets with no doors....

we are building the EB Cambridge at the moment and did go for the package.
we found the carpet selection OK - although we weren't that fussy about that. we…

good question!
it probably comes down to marketing. The Ponds are putting a lot of effort into spruiking about the fact that their estate has no community levies.
I am building…

no probs.

hi southies,
once you've closed the deal with the blinds place, would you mind letting me know who you went with?
its great to see you are nearing a conclusion - hopefully…

Hi homebuddy,
you may want to make sure that the inspector is truly independent. If the inspector's son works for the builder then may argue that the inspector is not…

Southies-
its great to see how quickly your build is progressing now! cant believe you'll be in end May.
our brickwork is just starting and am starting to think about getting…