Awesome guys, I will go to Bradflo in Knoxfield, two minutes from our place.
Thanks for your help.

Hey guys,
We are getting our new splashback installed on Thursday and our glazier has advised we need to cut out a section of the new plaster and replace it with…

Thanks Fu as always a wealth of knowledge.

Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone has a GatorPro Greywater System hooked up to subsurface irrigation under a lawn area.
We are just preparing the lawn area with sleepers and hopefully will…

This would do the job.
http://www.hrv.com.au/

Hi guys,
Currently looking for good value ceiling fans, but only 48" fans, most are 52" and I haven't been able to find any 48" fans that have lights that take…

Hey guys,
Just got our Dowell Bi-Folds installed by our builder and we are not happy with the way they open. We wanted one of the panels to open like…

Hey guys,
Just contemplating buying Lucci Envirolux CFL Downlights from Beacon lighting.
They are $16 each and come with a 15W globe. Good value and they have 30% sale in Melbourne…

I hear you. $380K right there with you.

Thanks guys, I feel much better about our slab now.
Now if only I felt the same way about our mortgage....

Hey guys,
We had our slab poured this week and even though it is the correct dimensions it looks really small. Has anyone else thought this about their slab? …

Hi guys,
Need your opinion here. We are building an "energy efficient" home and we are trying to avoid heating and cooling. I've done lots of research into heat…

Thanks guys for your responses. I'm thinking of asking if we can get a more subtle raked finish, sort of half way between raked and flush if you catch…

Hey guys,
Our builder needs to know our decision by tomorrow as they start bricking the garage on Friday. Anyone have the Austral Brighton and which mortar finish did you…

I have a friend that built a letterbox with leftover bricks he had, however he was 9 bricks short so he went to the brick manufacturer on three seperate days…

Try Punch NextGen Landscape Design, get it from Harvey Norman, City Software (online) or Software Time (online), its about $70.

Hey guys,
My builder has asked us what type of Solar Hot Water System do we want, brand mainly? I said I would consult my wife and get back to…

My wife and I are currently renting my parents investment property from them (cheaply in exchange for improvements). Can't wait to have a place for ourselves, which we designed…

Hey guys,
Just getting ready to organise financing for construction as drawings and slab design are getting sorted. We want to use the FHOG for buying post construction things however…

Cheers Earl, will check with them out and speak to our builder.
Thanx.

Hey guys,
My wife and I are just finalising the design with the drafty and she mentioned that if we were going to have a laminex benchtop on our 4100mm long…

Hi guys,
Have had a land loan with Westpac for a bit over 2 years now and ready to construct, have chosen our builder and today just dropped all the info…

Hooray!
I went and picked it up! I can't believe it! I feel like we can finally get the ball rolling. Our design has been resting upon getting…

Breakthrough! I don't belive it.
I rang the council an hour ago to complain to a manager but the receptionist had to take a message. I just got a voicemail…

Hi guys,
I'm interested in getting some feedback on this. We lodged an application on November 18th with our council for a variation on a building envelope. Basically it…

Hi,
I'm interested to see if anyone out there either has one of these systems or knows somebody with one and how effective they are for heating/cooling a house. We…

Thanks for your repsonses guys, they help a lot.
Cheers,
Bailey.

Hi guys,
We are close to signing with a builder and thanks to this forum and the internet have been researching energy efficiency for a long time however I am keen…

It sounds like your architect wants you to use this builder for a reason.
I have just finised getting quotes from 7 different builders and I made sure they all new,…