alcaz posted:Looking for landscaper- in Melbourne South East
yep I feel your pain. I am Mt Waverley having same probs.
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
how are all the sandy's going?
Just thought I would come back and visit as its been awhile. Must say super impressed with the progress of our build. Slab poured start…
alcaz posted:Stage Inspection/ Building Inspections
did you choose anyone yet duck? I am looking at 4 stage inspection:
Concrete Slab Pre Pour
Frame Stage
Pre Plaster Stage
Pre Handover
Looking at New Homes Inspections but havent…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
Lucky duck - how exciting !!
What post handover stuff are you doing?
We are doing flooring, windows furnishings, pool (hopefully), driveways and landscaping obviously as well.
alcaz posted:Timber flooring species
Good luck with it. Yeah I have an investment property in the hunter struggling a bit - feel your pain. Keep us informed.
alcaz posted:Timber flooring species
what did you end up going with? We are looking at a grey tone species. looking at spotted gum but just appears a couple of shades too light. Wanted just…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
How did they get the old plans. God you have to be on the ball dont you? Glad it is moving forward now for you.
Yeah we go into our rental…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
well we survived tender yesterday. 9am - 6pm. long day.
Think we have everything sorted now couple of minor things. Got smashed with the site costs already. $8K added to an…
alcaz posted:any realestaste agents around? whats better concrete or FG
OK you have convinced me to go concrete. Thanks. Think I am spending more time on pool research than the actual new build research of our house.
One more thing then.
I…
alcaz posted:any realestaste agents around? whats better concrete or FG
OK this is what I need to hear. We aren't going cheap in the house so don't want to with the pool and outside.
I haven't had a pool before so…
alcaz posted:Frameless Fencing DIY - anyone?
That looks great. I need about 20 metres so worth the effort. I am in Melbourne but will see what I find. Thanks for the inspiration.
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
Our BC magically found some earlier times when I pushed a bit harder. One more headache out of the way - 28 to go. Now tender changed to next week…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
Yeah I am wondering how we are doing that myself. With the void and light position above the stairs PD wont install in the middle because of O.H & S…
alcaz posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
$16k through birk. We are doing a Sandringham 2 storie 45 sq PD so similar I guess to the Waldorf. That's with a $2k motorised blinds for three family room.
Roman…
alcaz posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
$16k through birk. We are doing a Sandringham 2 storie 45 sq PD so similar I guess to the Waldorf. That's with a $2k motorised blinds for three family room.
Roman…
alcaz posted:any realestaste agents around? whats better concrete or FG
Ok this is coming purely from a greed point of view.
What pool holds up best in value on a house - Concrete or Fibreglass. I know the argument it…
alcaz posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Love your pics MummaDJ. We are looking at the same pool the Vogue I presume. Are you happy with Compass? We are KDR in the east and trying to coordiante…
alcaz posted:Frameless Fencing DIY - anyone?
Has anyone done Frameless Fencing themselves? Seems so expensive professionally done - seeing $400 psm. this adds up. Yet bunnings can get 12mm thick 900mm sheets for $89-$103 even if…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
Yep second day went well too. Overall, wasn't as bad as I had expected. The staff on the day were pretty good. Will be about $40K-$50K over budget overall though…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
Yeah I think I am learning quickly you have to be assertive to get what you want. There is a fine line but at the end of the day they…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
That will be really starting to look like a house now. 
Thanks for the tips
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
Hi Jo,
Thanks heaps for the update.
So pleased it sounds like you got through the WOS appointments unscathed. I think if you do your prep work before hand well it helps.…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
How did the appointment go? we are dated very close to you. We have our wos appointment this Thursday/Friday for an April build. We are mt Waverley where are you…
alcaz posted:Porter Davis homes
We have our styles/colours appointment next week. We have done all that has been asked of us by going to WOS as many times as possible to prepare for the…
alcaz posted:Demolition recommendation
sorry to re-open this topic but wouldn't mind knowing this as well. For a Melbourne South East knockdown.
We have a bit of asbestos so I want a quote that does…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
Just read some more of your blog i must say your doing a ripper job. So thorough. Will watch out for your updates. Would be great seeing your views based…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
Great blogs everyone. Very informative.
Love your kitchen design Sandy45. Especially love the fridge space outside the pantry. Such a waste having the fridge inside the pantry. Might look into that.
We…
alcaz posted:Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis
Hi Sandringham45,
I checked your blog. Have they started the frame yet?
Interestingly, we are building Sandringham 45 in the same suburb as yours. We are in the Essex Heights area -…
alcaz posted:Porter Davis homes
We have our styles/colours appointment next week. We have done all that has been asked of us by going to WOS as many times as possible to prepare for the…
