You can just go to super markets/fruit shops to pick unwanted/dumped cardboard boxes.

We have daikin 8hp unit with 4 zones, I am told by the install guy I should always run for 2 zones at least, else it will be bad for…

stormy
what concrete seal/paint do you buy to seal your garage floor? is this the same used for driveway?
thx

Chipstick
Ours cost $595 per sqm, we are in Sydney.

our builder gave us a list of hydraulic engineers, from whom we got the quotes, the price for the plan/drawings is about $1000-$1500

umehomes, sorry, I dont know, you should ask your builder why they placed them there.
Sewer pipes should run externally where possible.

2) Ask the builder to clean this up for you as this should be shown on the inspection report
4) looks odd, I guess you will have a thick layer of…

VijayGaba
check with your termite guy to see if this will void warranty.

that seems very expensive, 15L of paint can paint 180 sqm, premium paint cost maximum $200/15L .

my loan is interest only for 5 years, but it doesn't stop me making additional payment if I can afford. with principal and interest, you are forced to make principal…

my builder quoted an internal gas point for $380

you can have whirlybird installed on your roof to have your roof cavity better ventilated.

I don't know if this helps, we reduced all our bay window height from 2300 to 1400 on the ground floor. we are pretty happy with the result, saved on…

too quick for comfort, not good for slab, slab needs time to cure without loading.

looks like the builder's surveyor didn't inspect the formwork before the pour of concrete. Sorry to hear your drama, yes, retaining walls/fence/landscape are expensive as I just found out....

you can encase the broken part in concrete, that should make it stronger.

if you believe in fengshui, then you don't mirror doors facing your bed.

Thanks for your response.
Do you stall clothesline before laying the turf or after?

We want to have fold down style clothesline installed, just want to know the experience/cost people have with different brands (Daytek,Hills,Austral).
Many thanks

Our slab was poured in similar weather last year (jul/2010), I was worried like you. By the time we got our keys this year (april/2011), there is no line of…

We chose tiles for the ground floor, timber for the first floor. Surprisingly tiles are not as cold underfoot as I thought, we had a few cold days this month.
I…

There is a product review site you can have a look, I am not sure how objective the views of reviewers are
http://www.productreview.com.au/c/home-builders.html
What I found is you…

The cracked tiles are typically caused by the crack in the slab, if you remove those cracked tiles, you will see the crack in the slab, I hope you have…

rcarlyon
how long did it take to have your house built?

Jadielee,thanks for the link, hope it is ok for us, also hope your front tree will not cause a problem for you.

I am trying to load the pic again
http://img215.imageshack.us/i/treeinfrontofhouse.jpg/

I am told it is bad feng shui to have a tree facing the entrance door, our door is facing south, is this true?
we need to build a storm…

Hi Helena
can you please show your retain wall photos?
thanks