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Thank you everyone for your feedback and opinion. Leghorn, can you elaborate a bit more why acrylic render is better in my case? Yes the brick work is terrible. Will it improve the overall appearance throughout the dwelling?

The builder is offering the Moroka Texture Coating in response to our complaint about the poor workmanship brick issues and also we engaged an independent house inspector who provided a report which confirmed these issues. Before we make our decision whether to accept it or not, some people...

Can someone please tell me the difference between Cement Render and Moroka Texture Coating? In response to poor brick workmanship issues on our house under construction, the builder is offering Moroka Texture Coating as a solution. Is that solution better than cement rendering in terms of...

JAG Trading Online? What about the C-Tick, CE, EMC, SELV transformers from JAG Trading Online. Are they good too? Trevor

Hi there, We are looking to buy several 35 watt IRC halogen down lights for our house that is currently under construction. The electrical installation work is very expensive and we are trying to reduce the costs by supplying our own lights including the down lights for the electricans to...

Thanks. What about the energy saving issues? Are there any marked improvements in the metal roof?

Yes thats correct.

Hi, We are going to build a two-storey house in Sydney soon. The builder's standard home project inclusions provide ceramic roof tiles. Now I was told that the metal corrugated tiles (ColorBond) may be better due to the improved energy use? Is that a fact? Can someone please tell us...

Actually we are not looking to buy from those countries. I am merely trying to find out if buying from the timber mill directly in Australia and then engaging a professional floor installer to lay the timber is a cheaper option? Any suggestion where we can get the raw hardwood ourselves? Jarrah...

Yes that is correct. I am not sure about importing from other countries because of Quaratine concerns? Is it possible to order from the milling factory directly from Australia? And is it cheaper? Any idea how much would the tradeperson charge per square metres including installing the battens?

We are about to commence constructing a house in Sydney. We would like to install the timber floor. It is so new to us and we are researching how to get the best material with the best economical cost. It seems the hardwood timber is the best option, but I noticed most companies charge very...

Thanks Wylie. It makes sense to compare with the property value on the main road nearby.

Hi, We are looking at a battleaxe block currently on sale in the northern suburb of Sydney. This area was sub-divided into 3 blocks. The front 2 blocks have been sold, but the battleaxe block is yet to be sold. I am aware that the value in the battleaxe block is much less than the...