For those that have tiled over concrete in your new build (o
We have lined up a concrete to concrete the driveway/skirts and 2.4m from the back of our house where we have a large stacked door and plan to have an…
Tile over exposed aggregate? Request sealed or unsealed?
We have lined up a concrete to concrete the driveway/skirts and 2.4m from the back of our house where we have a large stacked door and plan to have an…
Honeycomb blinds - face fitting?
I know the gold standard is to go for inside fitted honeycomb blinds for energy efficiency - but in the interests of budget we are looking at standard sizes, which…
Is it possible to stain or paint standard builders MDF stair
Our stairs...
Originally we were going to carpet these stairs but I’m wondering if anyone has DIY’d their standard MDF stairs?
Can you stain them and then seal them?
Paint them and seal…
Porter Davis Vermont 33 or Dunedin 31
Check out the Facebook groups
- building with porter Davis discussion, and
- building with porter Davis discussion group.
There are heaps of photos there
Porter Davis Upgrades and Costs
Hi.
I can’t speak to that house design, but before we settled on our current design we looked at the Liverpool 25 which has a similar alfresco. With that design…
Vinyl planks (Godfrey Horst Stonehaven or similar) for both
We are building a two story in Geelong VIC.
Due to kids/dogs we want to use vinyl planks and originally we wanted to carpet the stairs and the first story (games…
Building Porter Davis Charlton 28
I know when we were starting figuring out what we were looking at (vs what we could afford of course!), seeing what other people had spent really helped us in…
Porter Davis Upgrades and Costs
I know when we were starting figuring out what we were looking at (vs what we could afford of course!), seeing what other people had spent really helped us in…
Sherridon Mandalay 25 vs Porter Davis Midland 21
Hi.
We are building with PD. Not sure where you’ve gotten up to but thought I’d share.
We originally looked at the Liverpool 25 but due to our block have ended up…
Cooling (2 level evap and/or split system decision)
Perfect - thanks that’s so helpful!
Cooling (2 level evap and/or split system decision)
Cooling question:
We are looking at a 2 story house in and I like the idea of either all evap cooling or a combo of evap and split systems.
Can I…
Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA?
Hi
We are too looking at building in Curlewis but I’m nervous about the fall/slope on some of the blocks there - your site costs are really reasonable. Can I…
Building Vancouver 29 (Porter Davis) or Mantra 29 (Metricon)
Hey.
There is a display Mantra 29 in Shepparton which is lovely if that’s not too far for you.
Yes, do keep us posted!
“Catagory 1” (or lower cat) bathrooms & kitchens
So while we all know different builders have different lower catagory ranges I thought a great way to help people earlier in their build journey might be to share pictures/details…
Building Vancouver 29 (Porter Davis) or Mantra 29 (Metricon)
Hi all,
Wondering if we can get your help.
We are looking at buying our first home in the Geelong Region and have narrowed it down to these two designs. We…