We ended up going with a standard sand-coloured 2 course brick as I didn't want the trouble. What's happening to yours is mild compared to some I've seen, some with…

That's good to hear! I went ahead and did a few holes in each section just in case. Tested it out and it all works well

Yeah, I'm kicking myself for not doing it when we poured the footings.
I've got a 25mm bit and have started drilling through the footings. I'll just throw in a…

Hi all,
I built some brick planter boxes out the back on a concrete base, so at this stage they are a fully sealed area. I'm concerned that I haven't…

Planning can take anywhere up to 90 days to assess. But you can definitely call the council up and ask for an update

The power of hindsight hey!

Eeeek, that doesn't look good. It's hard to say without knowing what is above it in the roof space. Have you gone up and had a look to see?

Yeah if there's nothing in view then clear is okay

Very cool door! Did you keep it as clear glazing or is it translucent?

My understanding is a semi-integrated dishwasher will have a full width laminate panel fixed to the front and have it's own laminate kickboard section fixed to the base of it.…

You are correct sparky, those are the upper floor plumbing prelays

My partner and I had many discussions regarding carpet or vinyl in our room but we ended up the other way and went with vinyl due to less dust and…

We ordered it from Brosa. They're a furniture store in Melbourne, however they were offering free shipping over the boxing day sales so we jumped on it

Thanks I thought the same thing too! Had been sitting in its crate since February as we got it from over east, so being able…

We've officially been in the house for one week now and it's been fantastic. Constantly finding things we don't have when cooking, but that was always going to happen. Chipping…

That's it! Pretty happy with what we've got for a first house got an ETA on PCI yet?

We looked at incorporating it into the robe fitout somehow but was going to be too hard when we decided to do it ourselves. Maybe in the next house haha

Looks good! Baffles me why they'd order the boards so far in advance and not install them ...

Have you discussed your requirements with the sales consultant at all? Most building companies prepare sketches for their potential clients, so might be best to leave them to do it…

House is looking mint! Wish we had the space to put in hamper drawers
Light switch is a pain. We generally drop the light switch…

Yeah I waited as long as possible to seal the walls. I wouldn't worry about it until after handover. Are you doing your own flooring, or is that part of…

Depends which way you want to do it. Glue and nail is easier but you can't remove them without destroying the boards, so we dowel led and screwed them so…

Been a bit quiet on here lately as been full on at the house and had a little celebratory getaway to Bali. We are moving in tomorrow (finally!) Carpet went…

You won't notice the reduced the benchtops I won't think

Another full on weekend! Will be great to see the houses with skirting everywhere and the floors being mopped. Dirt everywhere still

Flooring was basically completed today, just need to do the tiny linen as I put that to the side. Robe fitouts have started as has the skirting. Got the skirting…

Hey Tink, we sure did, we used Cap-It-All. They were really friendly and easy to deal with and the report they made was good too! Would recommend them, or at…

Not a problem at all, hope it helps!

My understanding is that the freestanding oven is a lot shallower than Momu's standard benchtop. Alternatively you could potentially reduce the entire benchtop / carcass depth to suit the oven.…

Looks like you got what you wanted then! Looks good