We have been slow to get moving on this. it got delayed and now in the process of getting 2 electrical quotes to get both pendant lighting in the kitchen…

colin1, what distance between your benchtop and the bottom of the pendants?

We really didn’t know anything about electrical when we built (5years ago) and went with the stock standard supplied batten light electrical plan.
I have wanted pendant lights above the…

Thanks so much for the info. We upgraded from laminex to polyurethane.
That price isn't too bad but I think we do have a couple of side panels that would…

I hate the colour of my kitchen cabinets. They are laminex colour "raw linen". I really want something lighter and brighter like laminex colour "parchment". Our cabinetry is polyurethane and…

We built a AVJ project home just under 2 years ago and when deciding on internal colours I was really nervous (not great with that sort of thing) so just…

Can anyone recommend a good company to get window tinting done in Sydney???
Main reason for window tinting is environmental ie to reduce heat gain in summer and loss in winter…

We moved into our newly built house in 2012 (still getting maintenance work done) and have always been unhappy with the floor tiles in the mail living area... We spend…

They are through to the inside. How we noticed them as there was water inside in the frame from the strong storm we just had

We have a couple of sealed windows (ie they don't open)in our bedroom and with the strong wind and rain we noticed some water and thought that there must be…

any help anyone.
for those with new builds, what have you done if you have planting or paving beside the house, have you started with your dirt coming up to…

so am i correct that dirt (in planting area), edging and lawn will be the same level and then mulch ontop of the dirt will therefore be raised?
Our ground…

We are starting our landscaping and have planting along the fence line (approx 1m wide) and the grass. There will be edging between the two.
Should the finished level of the…

We are starting to complete our landscaping for our new build and am not sure if we are setting our landscaping levels right against the house.
Our house... Brick veneer on…

Can I suggest ironstone for the fascia to match the guttering or a white if u want to split the house from the bricks
And a white for the eaves

We got a measure and quote today for plantation shutters and because we have awning windows it looks like we will have to go for the 63mm instead of the…

I had selected pearl grey bricks (same style different colour) I wanted to go flush mortar but was strongly recommended to change to rolled (or ironed) mortar which we did.…

What does your contract say in relation to availability??? Our said that if something wasn't available we'd need to pick and complete a variation after all some things do get…

Thanks bashworth. Unfortunatly my Customer Service rep didn't know what the process is and couldn't be bothered to help so I rang Sydney Water and they are arranging meter to…

We are about to hand over.
I noticed that we don't appear to have our water meter installed (we do have water, has been there since before build started). Should have…

What about wattyl paints urban grey??

I know for the blue print range you can choose signature or expressions or you can choose just to upgrade single items. I think for the new aurora collection it…

I'm in nsw, it's in my contract that I will pay all gas and electricity during the build. I think water too.

we got stencil. I think you have to co-ordinate pattern and colour selection with house design.
issue with pavers that we have seen - weeds

Thanks both for your response. We do want to be pointing out everything so will now definitely be asking for bricks to be re-cleaned ESP since they are dark to…

We have our handover inspection on Thursday (yay only 2 more days). I know that we will be doing a thorough check and looking for paint imperfections etc. is it…

Definitely go full height

M parents did their bathroom with 200x 300 wall tiles to go with the 200x 200 on the floor. The wall tiles were laid vertically and they look fab!

Check your contract, ours say if we have unauthorized work done we can get charged by the builder $1500!!
The only thing we got done was increasing tile height in wet…