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2 years2 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

I'm so over it. I'm lucky my boss is understanding because I've barely made it into the office the last few weeks.
On the upside, I was a bit cheeky and…

2 years2 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

Our "one week" shower rebuild is now entering week 5. And this is for a leak I reported in the first week of January.
Week one they removed the screen and…

2 years2 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

yep - very similar to us.... it was an issue with the drain leaking. Good luck - it is such a pain going through plumbing refits! And they damaged our…

2 years2 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

That is so bad blackcat20 ! Our main bathroom shower had to be completely replaced as it was leaking through lounge ceiling. It…

2 years2 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

Surprise surprise our aircon died again at the start of the year. I'm wondering if we can push for a full replacement at this point.
We've also been without a shower…

2 years2 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Porter Davis in liquidation

Gobsmacked though that they delay taking out insurance, its for our benefit not theirs.

2 years2 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Porter Davis in liquidation

Not yet, I've requested the policy number from HIA but now I'm not feeling very confident.

2 years2 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Porter Davis in liquidation

Wed signed a contract and paid a deposit. Hopefully the insurance comes through, we're in a much better position than many. Definitely not a builder I thought would collapse.

3 years3 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

Ours has pretty much had all its parts replaced. It was dead on handover day.... Apparently there was a faulty batch of something so that wasn't a great start. Current…

3 years3 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

We're back on the warranty train as our aircon died (again) over the weekend. We were told last time it was repaired that another failure would result in a full…

4 years4 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

Yeah we had the same problem, I had to contact them multiple times to get things kicking off again.

4 years4 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

Our little Miss is now a big sister to baby boy who arrived mid-March :-D
And we finally got that creaking step fixed. All the broken…

4 years4 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

I honestly couldnt be bothered, the leak was so bad it had to be replaced immediately. In hindsight I should have taken it into Reece plumbing myself but oh well.…

4 years4 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
I'm Back: Building again in Ballarat

Oh how exciting!
Land prices are horrendous, out our way its an extra $100k to get something the same size as ours. We definitely wont be moving for a while....

4 years4 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

What a trip down memory lane rereading this whole thread! Feeling quite nostalgic as we're expecting baby #2 next month.
Had M back in a few weeks back to chase up…

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4 years4 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Building Bayside : Our Glendale 45

Good use of leftover bricks! We had a whole pallet left, ended up giving heaps away and we still have plenty.

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5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Building a Metricon Glendale 42 Limited Edition in Melbourne

In some areas toilets must be flushed by recycled water, ie the purple pipes/tap

5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Building Bayside : Our Glendale 45

Looks great!

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5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Building a Metricon Glendale 42 Limited Edition in Melbourne

In our area, eaves are compulsory for the front but not the rest, and it looks ridiculous. I'm so glad we did it the whole way around.

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5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Building a Metricon Glendale 42 Limited Edition in Melbourne

Waterproofing for wet areas is standard, you'll be given th certificate at handover.
I can definitely recommend eaves all around, sarking and double glazing. They all improve the insulation qualities of…

5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Going against Hampton style house/ kitchen

I like Hamptons but we went scandi with ours. We figure simple whites and timbers are unlikely to date, and you can accessorise however you like.

5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

Shower has been finished and looks so much better. Here's hoping it's easier to keep clean.
We've had a serious mouse problem which culminated in one in our pot drawer and…

Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping
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5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Building with Metricon

We have the
dripping noise above our master bedroom, which is the hot water system. Until your post I hadn't thought much about it but we do get a random…

5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

The grout is cracking and has worn thin in places, you can see the terracotta tile colour around the edges.
My only disappointment is that we have a tile that sits…

5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

Ensuite shower gets stripped out tomorrow. The whole thing is going to be redone with epoxy grout.

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5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

Busy weekend of painting. All our nail pops were patched Saturday and a couple of walls repainted. Our upstairs ceilings were all painted today, and the downstairs ones will be…

5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

Online, I'd have to see if I could find where

5 years5 yearsblackcat20blackcat20 posted:
Metricon Winchester 28- Landscaping

He's far more reasonable than others I've dealt with.

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