Hi,
Today I called ducted heater manufacturer for service call as heater didn't respond to start few days back. Guy came and checked the heater and said there is nothing wrong…

Hi Guys,
I didn't put evaporative cooling through my builder with a view that I will get it done after handover. My house size including wet areas and outdoor area is…

Thanks for sharing your past experience. I live in Melbourne and humidity is not too bad.
Does anybody know the actual formula of calculating the size of the unit?
Thanks
Regards

Hi Guys,
I didn't put evaporative cooling through my builder with a view that I will get it done after handover. My house size including wet areas and outdoor area is…

Thanks docker_rob for such a detailed reply and guidance, I appreciate your help and assistance.
I totally agree with your views and we are much relaxed now. We have decided to…

Hi docker_rob,
Thanks for your reply.
I think Damp proof course/black sheet is below the weep holes and if there is heavy rain and water comes out the weep holes, it will…

Hi,
I need an urgent advice on the following.
The concreter has done some concreting around my newly built house and it has been couple of months since he did that job.…

Still outstanding. Hard to find any good contact for exposed aggregate. If anybody knows somebody who does a good job, please pass reference to me,
Thanks

We are in Stage 3 and we installed our phone two months back and there was no problem. Hope this helps,
Regards
Vijay

Hi,
We are going through first 3 months maintenance period after handover. One of the issues we have noticed is our brick has developed white patches. Can somebody put light on…

Hi Guys,
I need help and want to know any good concretor in the Melbourne Western Suburbs. I am in Truganina.
I have to get my driveway done around 60sqm. I am…

I think it should be done when builder is doing floor tiles. I know some builders do it after handover.
My builder was first refusing me but now has agreed…

So I think i can also ask my builder to put it.

So did you find the expansion joints in tiles? Have they really put them in?
Regards

Hi,
We asked for 5 star upgrade with 2 zone central heating system. Builder raised the variation and gave us Bonaire B5 series B5-21i and charged $1650 extra.
Today is our…

Hi,
At the time of PCI, I called for independent inspector to inspect the home thoroughly. The inspector gave us the report and forwarded to our builder. One of the issue…

Hi,
Where are you building? To be very honest even if the builder brings the quote down I will not build with them because to me everything is trust. If…

Hi,
Do you also send me through PM the fence guy details?
Thanks
Regards

Hi members,
I am building at Truganina VIC (western Melbourne suburb), can you please also send PM me some good concreter who is good in doing exposed aggregate.
I can see some…

Does anybody know that is it must to have mesh screen on top of the fence (on the side towards the street) if your lot is corner?
I was reading…

Hi,
I will be moving in my newly built home at Arndell within couple of months (hopefully). I am just wondering if someone can tell me any good primary school where…

Hi,
Soil report comes as H type Slab with P class soil classification. There are two things
1. Soil Classification
2. Type of slab
You can have H type slab on P class soil…

Hi,
Our builder has sent us lock stage invoice.
At frame stage we had done independent inspection and had forwarded the report to our builder to rectify the defects. But the…

Thanks a lot
I met with my builder and asked him to provide me it.
They will send me the revised layout plan,
Lets see what they do this time,
Regards

Hi Guys,
I got few quotes for the fence. One of them looks good to me and want to share with you.
He said that he will be using Startco fence made…

Hi,
I tried the concept of having electric blankets at night but somehow it didn't work for us. I put the ducted heating on during the night with temperature at 18…

Hi,
Does that mean at night when you are not using living areas and using bedrooms only you have to put both zones turned on? Or you can put living…

Hi borg,
Thanks a lot for this information.
The reason I was looking for this calculation of KWH against house size is that I want to go back to the builder to…

Hi,
We went through a builder submitting papers to private surveyour and permits were issues within few days (I reckon not more than 4 to 5 days),
hope it helps...
Regards