princeplanet posted:Is my sparky trying to rip me off?
Haha, well, after I questioned his invoice, he finally replied that the original quote was sent by "admin" that is no longer associated with the business!. In other words,…
princeplanet posted:... and another thing...
Sadly still no reply from AWOL builder... any kitchen installers out there want to help us finish our kitchen? ....
princeplanet posted:Quarzite (not Quartz!) benchtop overhang...
Really? Would you care to point me in the direction of someone who could do this? We don't want any supporting structure underneath the 20mm stone to be thicker than…
princeplanet posted:Is my sparky trying to rip me off?
Yes, I did get a quote that stated specifically that each stage could cost $550 (8 hr day rate ), but if less hours were worked then the bill would…
princeplanet posted:Is my sparky trying to rip me off?
Cheers for that, I think you're bang on! And I will do as you say.
princeplanet posted:Quarzite (not Quartz!) benchtop overhang...
You sure that will work? I was ed to believe otherwise...?
princeplanet posted:Quarzite (not Quartz!) benchtop overhang...
Weirdly, not many know about Quartzite stone, it's 100% real stone, looks like marble (almost) but tough as granite. Anyway, we have purchased a slab to make a benchtop 3100…
princeplanet posted:... and another thing...
So, not only do we suddenly have an issue with our sparky over charging (for our kitchen reno), but our builder/carpenter/joiner (friend of a friend's) has left us with a…
princeplanet posted:Is my sparky trying to rip me off?
Hi, we are renovating our kitchen and wanting to install some new lights, a range hood, some new LED's and power points. We found a licensed sparky through Hi pages…
princeplanet posted:Window and Door question.
Triple glazed would mean having a gap between the panes. With gaps, the science will tell you to have no more than one gap. I need a 30mm window…
princeplanet posted:Window and Door question.
I have an acoustic engineer, and an architect, and an SE. None have responded answer to my questions posted above, which is why I asked here. Either they don't know,…
princeplanet posted:Building a Music Studio-top floor of an office building
Melbourne. For soundproof reasons it will be RWAR (room within a room) with a floating floor. A lot of tricky angles and airtight caulked joints with no thin or weak…
princeplanet posted:Window and Door question.
Hi, I'm building a sound studio on the top floor of an office building and because it will be a "room within a room" design (for soundproofing), the inner dimensions…
princeplanet posted:Suspended concrete slab on top floor of office building.
Hi, are you saying I should find another structural engineer if my guy doesn't do the BIM thing? Where do I find one in Melbourne? Also, where am I way…
princeplanet posted:Suspended concrete slab on top floor of office building.
Hi there! First post, so here goes....
OK, so I'm needing to construct a soundproof "room within a room" on the top (7th) floor of an office building. It'll be my…
