What sort of budget are you setting for the doorbell Stewie? Do you have something specific in mind? As I said, the doorbell totally slipped my mind, so I'm having to do some last minute research :P. A simple "Ding Dong" bell will suffice - I can't really justify the cost/need of an intercom type s...

Hi all, Was visiting the site today and going through all my pre-wiring before it takes place next week, and noticed that the simple doorbell had slipped my mind. Would it make much of a difference if we were to pre-wire a doorbell (if there's such a thing) instead of fitting it after settlement?? H...

Thanks Allan. I didn't know that the protection was installed AFTER completion of home. Cheers Stewie

You've got me concerned. Apart from a report, is there any other physical/visual signs which will show me that Termite Protection has been installed on my house?? Would these pipes be visible about ground level???

fojean, we have frame inspection coming up soon, and will be requesting the services of an indpendent inspector to assist. Stewie, any thoughts on who you might use yet? Will be using Kevin from New Home Insp... He's been very helpful over the phone, and we haven't paid him a cent yet. We'll see ho...

Stewie, are you building with Northridge homes? I am asking cos a friend of mine built with them (after contract signing it became H**l*y) and it was great! Hence the referral. The CSR/Tenderer they had were located in a different place though and in comparison more flexible. Yep we signed with Nor...

fojean, we're building in the south eastern suburbs (deceased estate - 10 yrs old), and as mentioned so far so good. even recently had a change in customer service rep which has turned out to be a smooth transition. we have frame inspection coming up soon, and will be requesting the services of an i...

Kevin, we too are building with Henley (at frame stage), and have so far had a vastly different experience to the one you're going through. I suggest that you don't get too worried when dealing with CSRs. Just make your intentions clear to them, and remember apart from the $500 odd dollars you have ...

With slab down during the weekend, I've noticed (with the help of the lovely rain) that our slab is not 100% level. Puddles form on a number of different areas. Is this normal, or should a slab be 100% flat? Does the unevennes mean the slab does not meet Australian Standards? Will this cause a negat...

Is this stipulated in the standard builders contract? I'm surprised that builders are willing to pay the utility bills. Then again we are paying them to build a house. Their pricing in their contracts will include the water/electricity costs - so you would think.

The following thread should help... https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=2175&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

630sqm block - 235k Purchased early 2006

Cheers Ausdesign for your professional opinion...it's much appreciated and a relief to hear that the problem will not automatically result in extra cost. I guess I'll have to sit back and wait to hear from the builder to see which direction we head. I'm sure they're doing their best to hurry the pro...

Thanks Mark….got all that, but are they both building at the same time? :? Nope. From what I can gather neighbour is existing house. That's right CookieMonster.

Thanks for the feedback. :) :) :) Hmm - Interesting issue. Maybe go halves is an option - 1/2 builder 1/2 you - but don't cave in too early and be hardnosed talking tribunals etc first. Thanks for the tip. It's still early stages and there is no confirmation that we will be fed the cost, but I won't...

Hi Guys - I need some advice... Building with a major builder, and ready for slab stage to take place, i just received the bad news that our job has "stopped" due to what seems to be an error made by the engineer. We have chosen to build our home with our garage set on the boundary. As it turns out ...

Our site supervisor gave me a call day 1 as a courtesy to inform me of site start. He seemed happy for me to give him a call any time to discuss queries etc.

We have been lucky in that our block has 23 metres frontage, so we have opted for a triple garage (i.e. a double garage, with the extension for a 2nd roller door). Width of garage = 8.49m Depth = 6.6m I'm happy with that, enough room for 2 cars, as well as storage space - which as everyone knows is ...

Hi gang, I must say it's refreshing to get such positive news from people who are actually in the process of building with Henley. We are close to site start (we've been told materials will be ordered this Monday, with a site start not too long after). I must say everything we've been through up unt...