Greetings, How tall can a hedge grow before a someone needs a cherry picker to safely trim it ?
TIA
MB

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I have a small backyard.
Stepping out from the decking area, I have ~5m to the fence. My neighbour on the other side of the fence has a…

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I have a 2 x 2 m feature windows put up looking into the garden. I'm hesitant to consider blinds as it defeats the purpose of the feature window…

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Are there any special considerations to be made when positioning solar panels in the event of the neighbour building a double story house( Yet to know or see a build…

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Trust everyone is keeping safe and well.
I need to have my new kitchen cabinetry protected from steam ( coming form steamer, kettle, coffee machine, etc ). We are going…

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Trust everyone is healthy and keeping well.
Is there any regulation stipulated in Vic to say that the meter box should be located and that it should be accessible externally ?
I'm…

I apologise, stumbled upon your message only today and hope it's not too late.
I went with :
Bonaire MB5NC-30i X/A – 5 Star 30 kw extra air gas ducted heater, with…

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How many piers went in ? How deep were they sent in ?

Greetings roomies,
27 SQ house in VIC.
Builder has proposed a Bonair MB-5NC 30 KW with a Lennox 16KW addon cooler.
Any experiences thoughts to share about the above (please) ? what…

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Does anyone know of a service that does custom builder background checks ?
Does something like that even exist ?
Cheers
MB

May be the phase I was going through with the bulk builders and the timeline matches. Had put the momentum on ice for a bit till we finalized a few…

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We are looking at building our new home. Have been through bulk builders seeing what they can offer and the options they bring on to the table doesn't seem…

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We got our new home handed over late May/early June 2019.Now there are few repairs that obviously were overlooked and highlighted to the builder at PCI which are still getting…

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I'm thinking of a double glazed timber bi-fold door 2400 X 2100. I have seen some pretty nasty installations where the door sometimes gets held/jammed on the tracks,…

Hi Roomies,
Going to build close to the bay in Vic. Looking for suggestions on the heating and cooling.
Evap. cooling, does that bring in the outdoor stink indoors ? Well,…

Thanks for taking the time to respond Salty.
The titles are apparently next week
The most accommodative builder we got was Mimosa so far. How about…

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I'm getting to the pointy end of finalising a new build. I'm fretting the coloraturas appointment and I'm 100% I'll be depending this for years to come.
There's so…

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I was referring to a building inspector who will be contracted by me to inspect the stages rather than the builder's surveyor. Used the wrong term…

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I was referring to a building inspector who will be contracted by me to inspect the stages rather than the builder's surveyor. Used the wrong term…

Thanks again for your reply.
I was referring to a building inspector who will be contracted by me to inspect the stages rather than the builder's surveyor. Used the wrong term…

Greetings Salty,
I'm pretty much in s a similar situation to you.
Waiting for 34A to title. Did you get answers to the questions you have posted…

Thanks for your insights @buildingexpert.
May be a question for a good building surveyor to assist during the build process.

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Who can give legal advice on such issues. Once upon a time, tried solicitors who claim they are HIA blah. They didn't give any wriggle room than what was…

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I'm planning of a single story house closer to the bay, not directly facing.
I'm getting bit worried about the salt in the air. What advice do you have…

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If the builder has a clause for charging for inspections, can the owner challenge a stage payment and/or have a counter clause stating that all/reasonable defects needs to be…

Thanks Hills,
Is that a surveyor i have to hire ?