Hi Michelle,
We have been given 2 options for the engineered timber 1) floating with 2mm underlay and 2) glued down (more expensive). I wonder what option you would advise for…

Hello everyone,
We have been offered 2 products for the engineered floor:
1) Wonderwood floors, 15mm, 3mm veneer, tongue and groove
2) Heartridge Riviera Oak by Dunlop, 14mm, 3mm veneer, 5G click system
Both…

Thanks, gommeqld. It is not for sound proofing. It is to have a better quality and stronger door compared to the basic honeycomb one. We have a bad experience with…

Hi Simeon,
Thanks for your reply. Yes, that makes sense. I contacted the manufacturer; they will issue a certificate with BAL rating mentioned on it.

Hi All,
How does the building surveyor make sure that the uPVC windows are BAL 29?
I have a quote from a uPVC window manufacturer which states that the flyscreens are…

Thanks

Hi,
We are selecting our internal doors and consider the following options:
1) Hume Doors Honeycomb Hollow Core H1 which has 3mm skin and high density cellular core. The price for…

Thank you Pedro4137

Hello everyone,

Trying to understand the external render types. The builder said they will do acrylic render. The designer mentioned “Rendered + Painted Brickwork” on the plans.
My understanding is…

Thank you fro your response, Simeon. It is good to hear that you have had a positive experience with Parisi. I am always on the lookout for reliable products, and…

Hello everyone,

For the kitchen and bathroom tapware we are visiting Harvey Norman Commercial next week. They sell brands such as Phoenix, Caroma, Parisi, Clark, Abey, Astrawalker and some other…

I agree with Kippers01 regarding ratings. Furthermore, it is obvious that some builders pretend to be customers on these forums and make their posts.
I am glad that you had…

Thank you for your replies Utilitarian and MrSober.
As I mentioned, we need a custom builder, a local small company, not with a big name, and not a volume builder. Regarding…

OK. Product review does not have many for Canberra. Can you please PM?

Thank you for your reply Utilitarian. That would be great if you can name the ones not to contact.

Hello everyone,
We are building our first home and having difficulties finding a good local custom builder in Canberra. We have been in many displays, spoke to a number of builders…

Thank you all for your advice and inputs. We have decided to add a step and a 5 cm fall form the middle of the garage to the draft plans.…

Thanks chippy. Interesting. It looks like a step is not a bad idea. Not sure about the slope

Thanks strannik. Great idea re the builder

Thanks Pulse, I did not know about the floor rebate. Just googled it.
Also, how about not having a step from the garage at all?

Thanks strannik. That is what I was thinking too. Also, wanted to make sure that I am not missing anything

Hi All,
We are building our first home. Our designer suggested having a 5-10 cm slope towards the entrance which will help us to clean the floor with a hose. The…