Awesome thanks

Haha now I look silly, your comments to the photos have just appeared🤣
Cheers!

Omg where did the square glass containers come from? I have a bunch for pantry stuff bit would like more and I can't find them again...
Everything is looking fantastic by…

Re the bins, double check, I know Casey council has a reduced fee for a smaller main bin, but you do have to search a bit to find it. I…

I personally prefer the look of fewer panels/fewer bars breaking up the stretch of glass. I guess if you are that worried about the colour difference you could potentially add…

Hi everyone,
I'm sorry to have disappeared without answers, tapatalk kindly was hiding all your replies until it decided to play nicely.
I had actually wondered about a few of the things…

Cheers BIM, no worries.
I stuck to my guns and basically went down the your screw up you fix it route (somewhat politer than that though...) and builder did eventually agree…

Thanks BIM.
Stupidly I thought when they emailed me saying engineering says your slab will be a raft slab, that meant I would be getting a raft slab... Silly assumption I…

Hi everyone, I'm just looking for some advice on what my options are please. I entered into a building contract with a builder under the understanding that my house would…

Its going to be very tight, and probably you will have an issue with skirting boards making it too narrow. The distance marked on the plans is between the framing,…

Thanks again Bashworth. Your site, advice on this forum, and guides have been helpful beyond compare

Yeah, I can't put into words how disappointed I am with the whole rating system tezzab. Charging extra to play around is just crazy, if the system was actually designed…

Thanks Bashworth. I'm thinking to go for the slightly smaller windows, and if I go for 4/10argon/4EA I get a u value of 2.9 instead of 3.8 which if I…

15c?! I wish! Haha, I'm in Victoria... But certainly it does put it into perspective, thanks.
On a similar note, looking at the double glazing units specified by the builder/energy…

Cheers Bashworth. Do you think I would gain much taking two North facing 1800x1810 windows in the living/meals area to 1543x1810, and the North facing toilet window from 1027x610 to…

Thanks guys. I did have to opportunity to have a chat to the assessor, but tbh it didn't make much difference. I was told the only real difference I could…

I just received my NatHers report today, and to my surprise only have 6 stars, which I thought would be higher as I have good solar orientation, slab construction, R5…

Thanks again SaveH2O. I thought I could hear those alarm bells ringing... The builder seems to be good with the standard stuff, but anything extra seems to get thrown in…

Haha, if it makes you feel any better I had to go back and double check that I hadn't got it wrong myself

Thanks heaps SaveH2O, I really appreciate the help
Final question if I may, the builder has said increasing the surface area of the roof that drains…

That's 5.1 in the ceiling Lorri that was what the gov yourhome website suggested for my area, but happy to hear arguments for more.

Thanks everyone
I certainly have thought about doing the no gas connection electric only house, and I think that's probably what I will do for my…

Cheers bashworth, was planning on the insulation between the garage and at the least a small tree/large bush in front of the west window, and was definitely contemplating a film…

Thanks Joker, good to know

Wow Bashworth, so there's a chance I might not need it? That would be amazing, there's so much electricity to be saved there
Is there anything…

Hi
I'm trying to build an eco friendly/efficient house on my little budget and basically what it boils down to is I've never really lived in…

Thanks very much SaveH2O
So, (and I hope I'm not hijacking this thread too much, please feel free to tell me to start a new one…

Hi SaveH2O, just wondering who that manufacturer might be as pakenham suits me well
And please could you explain further what you mean by saving a…