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Plumbing – Are You Getting Hot Water?
One of those things I have never got quite right is hot water plumbing. This means running the taps for a while to get hot water. In the morning I switch the shower hot water on and can have a…
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Changing Builders Standard Plans
Most builders will change their standard designs to some extent. The builder of the last house we built, Metricon, was fairly flexible. Here are some of the changes that you could talk with the builder about if their standard is…
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Electrical Planning – Bathroom and En-Suite
Here are a few thoughts about electrical planning for your new bathrooms. Fan over the shower. I like these better than the centrally mounted fans. Heating unit. A lot of people like those 3 in 1 heating/fan/light units but I…
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Rooms over Garage
Will your new house have a bedroom above the garage? If so you should check what the builder specifies in the way of Insulation between the garage and the room floor. Although regulations quite often specify insulation on external walls…
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Benchtops
There are a wide range of different benchtops around………. so which benchtop should you buy. Here are some thoughts about the options. Laminex/Formica Probably the most popular benchtop available in a wide range of colours and patterns and reasonably hardwearing….
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House Style or Fashion Victim
Appearance is very much a matter of taste with different people liking different styles, there no right solution. If I put up a picture of something as the way to go than more people would think I was wrong, than…
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3 in 1 Bathroom Heaters or Separate Units?
In a previous house we had one of those 3 in 1 bathroom light/heater/extraction fan. I can’t say I was impressed. . . . It suffers from the Swiss Army Knife Syndrome…… doing lots of things, but none of them…
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Getting the Colours Right
Let face it, I am a typical man and colours don’t really interest me much. I like to limit myself to the standards of White, Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. I’m even not too sure…
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After The Deposit
If you decide that you want a house built by a builder you will normally be given a budget price and asked to pay a deposit. What happens next? These are the steps that follow in progressing to a full…
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Safe Hot Water
Did you know that around 90 Australian children are admitted to hospital each year due to scalds from the water from the tap, with many will requiring skin grafts. Disabled and the elderly are also more at risk of scalding…
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