aussieta posted:Mistakes what did your builder do wrong?
omg
built house in wrong position on land, i wanted room for a future 7.5m wide garage, they left 5.7m as that is a standard garage size
window in front bedroom facing…
aussieta posted:Induction Cooktops
westinghouse now at 8 years
has a couple of small scratches from someone dragging heavy pots across glass top
other than that still like new, never an issue
aussieta posted:How hard is it to relocate the front yard water meter ?
it is so illegal to mess with the water main
you could introduce contamination to the entire street
aussieta posted:Probably a basic NBN installation question
NBN would not install my inside box in the data cupboard, where all the alarm hardware is
it had to go on the inside wall, where the outside box went
which was…
aussieta posted:Building Stages
between 2 weeks and 2 years
average would be around 4 weeks
aussieta posted:Help me understand this Hot Water System
the sun master is the solar heating to "warm" the water in the tank
the S26 is your hot water system which will heat the water (25 degrees?)
so with both…
aussieta posted:Cooker now power after boil over
get an electrician to check and repair before you kill yourself
aussieta posted:Gap between fence and retaining wall - unsafe space
get some pool noodles and then bark mulch over the top
or combine with pot plants for both solutions
aussieta posted:Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades
plumber installs new washing machine and decides to wash his overalls whilst there, you would not accept it
new car, the apprentices take it to mcdonalds to get lunch, few chips…
aussieta posted:My experience buying windows in China
i am not going to take sides
and i know nothing about this company
but i will never buy anything from a company that does not have at least one unhappy customer
many…
aussieta posted:Rainwater tanks in BAL FZ
doesnt matter what the charged system pipes are if they fill into the top of the tank
the outlet pipe must be metal
and i would assume if you are filling…
aussieta posted:Beginner advice - how can we make this house work for us???
a floor plan would help
aussieta posted:PCI - How thorough were you?
have a look at site inspections youtube videos
aussieta posted:HOUSE FIRE
he will have a genuine idea of the value of his dirt without involving a bank
with that knowledge he can then make an informed decision on what to do next
he…
aussieta posted:HOUSE FIRE
what about a private valuer to assess the land, might cost $400 to $500
but then it is not likely for bank to find out yet
aussieta posted:Ballpark figure to convert large WIL to small WC ?
if you are on slab
cost will pop your eyeballs out
aussieta posted:Roof Plumbing - no compliance certificate ?
just get a licensed plumber to inspect and sign off
make sure you explain what happened
not that you performed the work
you will need to contact a few to get someone to…
aussieta posted:Hire builder or owner builder for structural slab?
not sure if you can owner build slab
as you cannot do foundations (in victoria)
what state are you in
aussieta posted:LMI or Saving? - Help, which is better?
my personal opinion
if you have saved 10% deposit then get LMI as house prices just keep rising
if you did not save the 10%, but inherited it or gifted it
then do…
aussieta posted:Bedroom Windows questions
a tricky angle
personally, i would remove n/w windows
aussieta posted:Bedroom Windows questions
1 one window is enough, no image
2 no image
3 minimum 10% of floor area, either size would be nice
4 0.9 above floor, align tops of all windows with tops of…
aussieta posted:what to add for energy efficiency building volume home
go upvc window frames
ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof
also not sure if you have seen this
viewtopic.php?t=5823
last couple of pages go a bit…
aussieta posted:what to add for energy efficiency building volume home
where are you building
what window frame material
what material house framing
what sort of roof material
what size house
aussieta posted:Battleaxe Properties
if you build in a bushfire area one of the criteria is turning circle for a firetruck
and as you can imagine it is quite big
aussieta posted:Battleaxe Properties
is it just for family vehicles or to comply with firetruck turn circle
aussieta posted:Water tank for Home
well not much to go on
do you have town water and this is just to water garden
or is this your only source of water
what size do you plan on
suburban or…
aussieta posted:technical build question
you will probably need a dilipidation report first
