I don't recall anyone saying cables are obsolete, but I might have missed something in the thread. What I have said is very specific to using wiring a smart TV…

Sure if you're streaming from Netflix you might be ok, but that's not the only way to sling media around your home. So when local files regularly peak at over…

Would be cheaper to get rid of the cats (or in my case dog)... unfortunately, the other half didn't take kindly to that suggestion.

$3,500 for 2x triple stacker doors about 3.01m and 3.03m wide and standard height (this included 20% builders margin)
$1,350 for sliding door 2.19m wide and standard height (direct from Trend,…

Just take a wander past the gates when tradies are onsite, but somewhere they can't see you. Take a quick look at the lock (usually a combination lock), the right…

Might be best to ask in the Home Finance section of the forum. However, my broker advised me the final valuation was just to determine whether the house built was…

Aussie Broadband 1000/50 for $149 a month - bargain
Thanks, seems to be a fairly popular option at the moment - we think it looks great.

Exterior cladding and front door is surfmist (eaves vivid white). Windows, gutter, fascia and roof are monument.

We built with Blue Gum with off-white mortar, quite happy with them. There's plenty of variation between blue and brown.
Plenty of photos here

That's what the manufacturer says, but my Plex server doesn't listen to them.... there are a number of occasions where the bandwidth required exceeds the amount available when using a…

Not really. If you wire most TVs you will get worse performance than if you had a good 5Ghz WiFi network connection. Most models, particularly LG TV's, only have a…

We went with Cat-6, it's fine for the foreseeable future. We have 1Gbps internet and have no issues reaching that (minus overheads) using the cat-6 points.
90% of our devices don't…

Anything external orientated towards the local transmitter will work... the steel of the shipping container will be attenuating the signal stopping the signal reaching the internal antenna.

It depends on where you're located, but in general more insulation is better. But there comes a point where the extra performance is marginal, and the costs outweigh the benefits.
We're…

There are wired or wireless alarm panels. It depends on the system you're purchasing, but I would say it would highly likely that they were wired.
And yes, if you're using…

Subdivision is a much more complicated process than just a straight knock down rebuild though.
For our knock down rebuild (Wollongong Council) we did separate applications. The first was for approval…

They're brilliant... not cheap, but work brilliantly.

I asked when I did our electrical plan (different builder, electrical company was PN Rogers) if they left the neutrals at the switch. I was told yes. I had fibaro…

Thanks. Yes, we like the way the bricks are blue, but with the brown base there's a lot of variation to them. Especially when the light hits it.
I just wanted…

The grant doesn't exist, it's a proposal from the Property Council to the Government. The Government has not announced any such grant.

Yes, there is variation in the colour, usually between the blue and brown.
Best to just take a look here and you can see a number of different pictures.

Yeah, we sound proofed ours as well - but it's also at the other end of the house to the other living area. It'll be the pocket doors that are…

The one thing that never makes sense to me on a lot of plans is having a media room right next to another living room. Do you ever expect these…

We just finished a build with blue gum, we're quite happy with them.

We had those items included in our contract, they were noted as provision sums
Overhead line protection, $1,850
Traffic management, $5,000
As they did not end up being required (traffic management was only…

Oh I read the post... but since there is no detail provided in the question there's no answer to be provided.

What do you mean? It's pretty much business as usual in the construction industry, so unless something radically changes (which it would appear unlikely given the current trends) it should…

I've had quotes ranging from $4,999 to $10,500
It depends on many things but the biggest cost disparity is usually because of panel quality, inverter quality,

You never get a truly accurate reflection of the actual discussion on an internet forum. You're only getting one side of the story.
What motivation would a person have for telling…

I don't think it's bad advice, some of it is sensible, some of it is overkill - but not exactly mean spirited or misleading.
Moving to an island? Not know the…