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#2626907 26-Dec-2020 13:56

When are they gibing?

What kind of wall speakers are you using? In wall or surface mounted?

For the wiring with the brush plates i'd pass the wires through the flush box and tape them all together. No point leaving them tucked inside the wall if they are going to end up out later. Tape them up so that they don't get painted and so that as a bunch, they protect each other. Gib fixers / painters might have a moan, but who cares.

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#2631722 7-Jan-2021 13:00

Sorry, I've only just seen this.
I'm pretty sure gib goes on next week.

Thanks for the tip, I'll give that a try.

I'm using floor standers for the fronts, in wall for the rear and ceiling.

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#2631738 7-Jan-2021 13:30

So I've straightened it out.

Will cut cat 6 cable as will be terminated.

I have about 1m speaker cables coming out of the brush plates which I don't think I want to reduce, just in case I need to pull out tv cabinet etc. Would that be right?

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#2631749 7-Jan-2021 13:54

Froglotion:
When are they gibing?

What kind of wall speakers are you using? In wall or surface mounted?

For the wiring with the brush plates i'd pass the wires through the flush box and tape them all together. No point leaving them tucked inside the wall if they are going to end up out later. Tape them up so that they don't get painted and so that as a bunch, they protect each other. Gib fixers / painters might have a moan, but who cares.

Do you mean tape them up and leave them outside of the boxes (on the floor)?

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#2725053 10-Jun-2021 22:27

Hi, how did your build all go? We are building later this year and there were a lot of interesting comments in this thread.

I wonder if you have any pearls of wisdom from the build process now you are in your new home?

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#2729539 16-Jun-2021 11:02

Chickenpie:
Hi, how did your build all go? We are building later this year and there were a lot of interesting comments in this thread.

I wonder if you have any pearls of wisdom from the build process now you are in your new home?

Sorry for the delay in replying. Congrats on the start of your progress, hopefully some stuff in here will help you.

Some things I can think of. I tried to include stuff in the build which would cost a lot more to retrofit in the future, ducted heatpump, tiled shower.
Go to all the showhomes, see the sizes of rooms, layout, things you might want on wishlist.
Measure everything, make templates eg where toilet will be, how much room around it etc, Inc garage. My garage is s bit tight with 2 cars so will have to make sure everything is on shelves off the floor (did know it was going to be small due to wanting separate toilet).

I pumped all money into house so garden/gates hasn't been finished. I would save money for a site scrape, esp if building in rolleston.

Let me know if you have any other questions, will try and help. But the people on here are far more knowledgeable than me.

Good luck

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#2902293 14-Apr-2022 11:34

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but as it relates to the same thing I thought I'd post here (and avoid creating a new thread).

It's been one year now and am very happy with the outcome, thanks again for everyones suggestions and input. There's not much that hasn't been changed from the original plans lol.

So going through the maintenance issues we have, and appear to be at a crossroads with the downpipe between the two different ceiling heights.

As per the pics I think it looks really ugly

The builder has been in touch with contractor who said it's council compliant and can't do much else as removing the spreader pipe might result in over flow above the door.
And as it's not centered to the gutter below, it can't be a straight pipe down.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WttALZ8aQ8qRZVxh6

Does anyone else think it looks ugly, anyone think of a way to fix it?
Or am I just being really fussy?

Thanks

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#2902298 14-Apr-2022 11:49

its one of those things that should have been discussed when it was done as surely it could have gone straight down into the lower piece of spouting (with a 45 on the bottom to direct water the ways it needs to go as there is next to no roof area to the left of it so the water is going to end up in the same place anyways.

but right above the doorway, not great planning there.

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#2902304 14-Apr-2022 12:08

33coupe: The builder has been in touch with contractor who said it's council compliant and can't do much else as removing the spreader pipe might result in over flow above the door.
And as it's not centered to the gutter below, it can't be a straight pipe down.

That's pretty much accurate, you need the spreader and from the photo there's no obvious other way to handle it without adding even uglier plumbing to take the flow off the upper roof.

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#2902419 14-Apr-2022 15:29

neb: you need the spreader and from the photo there's no obvious other way to handle it without adding even uglier plumbing to take the flow off the upper roof.

Well, I'm sorry but I'm going to disagree. A spreader is used when a downpipe discharges onto a lower roof. The only reason that a spreader is used here is because the dropper was put in the wrong place. The piece of spouting should be replaced with the downpipe discharginging straight into the lower gutter. It will work perfectly with such a small catchmment above and look much better.

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#2902421 14-Apr-2022 15:35

Seems they used the measure once, cut twice method of building.....

As its your front entrance, the aesthetics of their solution is just as important as the compliance part. I'd push back if I were you and see what alternatives can be had. Now if they had shown the spreader on a plan and you just missed it, well, different story.

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#2902434 14-Apr-2022 15:58

Go for a walk down the street and see what others have done in similar situation (houses look fairly similar), also looks like an error in the roof made at the architect/concept stage.

Can't see what else could be done beside a downpipe to ground level (not sure that would be much tidier)

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#2902443 14-Apr-2022 16:08

Now that the house is built, you can do what you want to a point - council won't care/do anything until someone complains.

Talk to a re-roofer, I'm sure they can do something to make it less ugly.

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#2906615 25-Apr-2022 23:53

I wouldn't worry about it, I have one either side of my door (except mine are rectangle sheetmetal as my downpipes aren't round like yours, and IMO are more noticeable than yours) and I never even notice them. The whole roof design in that photo with the soffit is a bit odd, but if it was my place, i'd probably leave it.

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#2910258 4-May-2022 21:18

Apologies for the delay, have been back and forth with the builder.

And thanks for the replies, really appreciated.

I don't seem to be getting much joy with the builder so may have to ask roofers etc.
As I don't have the money right now, it may have to join the (large) list of things to do.

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