@Jahangir, I didn't upgrade any external venting. What I mentioned above is what I got as standard. I sometimes think even HSI don't know what they're doing :/

Hi Shayne, where it specifies that the main bathroom and separate are ducted externally? I don't see it in the plan. Did they charge for this? It's not on the plan or on any of the documents we had for that matter. I noticed above someone mentioned it's on BASIX but I couldn't see it on ours. I onl...

Does anyone know if the exhaust of rangehood, laundry and bathrooms are typically ducted to external wall (rather than roof cavity)? The plans for our Cremorne mention that the toilets are, but there's no mention of the other exhausts. And if this isn't standard, has anyone ever considered upgradin...

guys, we though that we can choose 2 standard colors for our kitchen cupboards, however again we were hit with the charges saying that it is called a two tone kitchen and it requires some additional time for the joiners ..blah blah.. there is nothing in the concrete saying that we cannot choose 2 c...

hi guys, In our kitchen culture document , it is mentioned that provide 800 mm wide bench top with 200mm overhang as per standard kitchen layout . we are building a Sheffield 29 house. Please can any one of you explain what does it mean ? Is it the island bench top or the kitchen(stove) benchtop. ?...

We've gone from years, to months, now to weeks...approx 6 to go and counting! Very much looking forward to finally getting into the house and no more rent (yippee - I can pay my own mortgage not someone else's!). Very happy with Eden Brae so far - have had a few small things pop up in construction w...

PixiGT your home is looking fantastic. Loving the feature tiles in the bathroom! Not long to go now :)

We would have gone the slimline but we dont have enough clearance down the side of the home, so not to many options left.

I am adding a 3000 litres under ground water tank ilo standard http://www.growmax.com.au/Watertanks/aquacomb-underground-tanks.html due to having a small yard. Wondering if anyone else went in this path? They are giving a 20 year warranty. Hey Homeofjns, We opted for the aquacomb underground water ...

This is a shoutout to anyone building in the Eden Grange Estate in Riverstone to let them know there is a Facebook page that has been setup: http://tinyurl.com/ktgmqmf

Eden Grange Estate Riverstone - Stage 2, 3+ who are in the construction stage feel free to join the dedicate Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/we.are.awwwesome/

Hi Homeofjns, All costs are recent as at August/September 2014. If it helps, I have some other posts which might be able to help you? I have listed all our upgrade costs and at which stage we made them under. In addition, my neighbour also gave me her upgrade costs which have been added to the botto...

I know I'm 5 pages too late here, but I made a post on my blog about the water tanks just last Sunday. We are getting the underground Acquacomb tank, which is the main focus on my post. However I have pictures of the round and slimline options too. http://edenbraelivingstone23.blogspot.com.au/2015/0...

Hey Amazingk, Slowly but surely - we've just been excavated (on Friday just gone) and had bricks delivered already! It's really nice to see something physically happening and not just admin/paperwork! So glad to be in construction! We'll get an email tomorrow so I'll know more tomorrow... What about...

Hi all, I'm starting to now seriously look at building a Livingstone 22 with Eden Brae. I've received the price list and with the price with the essentials package is $241,800. I was just wondering how much on top of this people ended up paying for there upgrades and finishes? Obviously this figure...

Ours said $22 also, but we were credited $24.

Shellaw, Thanks for your detailed explanation, do you know how much Eden bare allowed main floor tiles/m2 and upgraded porecelin cost/m2. I would need to budget it. You recon 50$/m2 cost different go with upgrade include all labour? On Shayne's blog you can see her upgrades to porcelain tiles in th...

Yes, absolutely possible to do splashback post handover. That's what we are doing. :) Hi Shayne, Thanks for the details. We wanted to ask how did you go about it but you answered it well. Di Lorenzo told us that we have to select a tiles even we told them we want to do a glass splash back later. It...

Correction - I meant under the post 'Colour Selection Appointment 1' in August. Not the day 2 appointment sorry!