We went with caesarstone counter top and glass splashback. We picked a dark colour for the counter top so we didn't want it as splashback. It would absorb and reduce…

Like previous poster I think the doors have been made taller to recover the kickboard area.
I suppose this design would require a perfect flat floor around the cupboard for…

We were also considering LED for the supposed low running costs but purchase prices were too high. We also arrived to same conclusion that it would take many years to…

I also like your revised kitchen layout.
We have similar island configuration and we put the sink toward one end so it leaves more working space on the other side.
It seems…

This is our second summer (if you can call it a summer) with a Breezair evap and we also started to have the smell every time we turned the unit…

We were also interested in having handleless drawers and cupboard doors for our kitchen. The kitchen company we used had a sharknose handleless kitchen in their showroom and we liked…

Hi,
Did they indicate the price for the overhead cabinets in the quote? And is the price of the range hood indicated in the contract?

Hi,
We were also interested to have a Schweigen Rangehood but could not find an installer locally ;-(
The ones that were willing to install had to come from interstate and would…

Hi,
The kitchen company we went with also carried both brands. We ended up with Ceasarstone (cashmere). Have been happy with the product. Easy care with damp soft cloth.
The black colours…

Hi,
You can visit Actpla in Dickson and request a list of licensed certifiers.
Alternatively try this page http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/topics/hir ... ional/list where you can download an online copy.
Are…

Hi,
From what I saw for my contruction, all paintings were completed before floor covering started.
Good luck

Hi,
I believe the garage floor has a slope to drain the water to the outside. I would suggest to ask your builder where the O/A height is supposed to be…

In our case we paid extra to have the rangehood ducted to the outside. Didn't want to have food grease and smoke ending up in the ceiling space.

Hi Dan,
We went with a Breezair for its quietness when running. We took one size bigger than recommended by the calculator as not to have to push the unit full…

Hi,
In the ACT the government has a service that offers free consultation regarding cooling/heating to help with energy saving initiatives, http://www.heat.net.au/
People can ring them up and…

Hi,
It seems that our ceiling heat and fans in bathrooms and showers are not ducted to the outside. They just extract humid air to the void below roof.
It sounds like…

Ours look like these ones and are installed on semi-frameless shower screens:
http://www.hotfrog.co.uk/Companies/PS-G ... -Set-46256
Hope this helps.

As a side note, our electrician also requested that all light fittings had the Australian standard marked on them otherwise he would not install.

We also decided not to have carpet in the house as we are allergic too.
The house has porcelain tiles everywhere except in the bedrooms and the home office.
The difference in…

What we've done is make mosaics of photos we love then got them printed on canvas ready to hang.
Many times of the year Big W have big promotions on canvas…

We have it in the ceiling at one end of the hallway.
I visited many new display houses before we built ours and noticed that most (if not all) of those…

I guess if you get these tapewares from a well known brand like that from Germany I suppose there shouldn't be a problem as far as quality is concerned.
Maybe you…

I like your selection
With regard to slection of tiles, if you haven't done so I would just suggest you visit display houses that have the…

If you have glass only down to the top of the vanity will that put too much weight on the wall hung vanity and create stability issues?
We have a similar…

How about GE? They have side by side fridges with water/ice dispenser I find rather compact in size.

Hi Cass,
Did you try an image search on Google? I've found a few interesting ideas here:
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&r ... 0l0l0l0ll0
Hope this helps.

We opted for a Oliveri undermount double sink and a Methven mixer with veggie spray. The mixer has 15 years warranty and was on special at HN.
We use the…

We use a microfiber cloth (the blue one you can find at Coles, I don't have the packaging handy) with warm water to clean kitchen doors, rangehood, appliances. It works…

We have a 90cm gas cooktop as we cook a lot of various cuisines including recipes involving wok and fry pans
Since our kitchen is…

Since you have to cut 15cms off how about trying to cut just 5cm to see if your cut can be clean? If your husband has the appropriate tools I…