Wow! Would love to get more details on your supposed good authority. Are you saying that an employee (either current or ex) is discussing client details with you (a complete stranger) in a way that makes them identifiable? Morally wrong and probably illegal too. Why would you even reply to this post...

Hi there I'm in NSW and a new house is being built next door to me (almost completed). As it was approved via CDC we were not given any opportunity to view the plans. We now have 3 bedroom windows and a bathroom window looking into our rear and side yard. **Just a note around our side yard.....we ha...

Which is testament to the inconsistency of Tile Direct. We have three showers in our Montgomery home, and only one has been done to allow proper drainage. When originally questioned on why they were different they told me that was ‘normal’. Then I got told one of them did in fact need to be totally ...

I’m not sure you will have much luck with them I’m afraid. After handover from Montgomery last year we had a tiler on site two days a week for 4 months repairing the hundreds of defects in our bathrooms. Dealing with them and Tile Direct (now rebranded as Thynk) put me on the verge of a breakdown as...

Hi Ian, I just saw your post.... We built with them in 2018 and would not recommend. I could write pages and pages of the issues we had which are still ongoing. One thing I would say when reading 'reviews' is that many builders have customers sign a contract restricting them from publicly posting ab...

Can anyone explain the fair trading process, and is it even worth it? Long story short, we took handover of our house in Dec 2018. Immediately we noticed a large volume of tiling defects in all our bathrooms and balcony. This included grout missing in sections, tiles with defective marks, grout tha...

Hi there, Three weeks ago we moved into our new house. Before getting the keys we suspected that the builder was aware of problems/substandard work with our tiling, due to a few weeks delays to the overall build. After moving we, we have found dozens of places in all of our wet areas (two ensuites, ...

I’m getting conflicting advice from different suppliers in regards to the Karndean Looselay planks. We are researching flooring for a new house build which has concrete slab on the lower floor, and chip board on the upper floor. One supplier has said we just need to ensure the chip board has been sa...

I realised I haven’t provided an update to this issue. We’ve had a number of successful discussions with the builder and they have taken full ownership of the issue and will cover all associated costs. They’ve listened and worked with us to come to a suitable solution. We’ve agreed to a design chang...

Write reply... From your post I assume that builder has prepared your architectural and engineering plans. Yes we are using a well respected project home builder specialising in sloping sites. They have handled and managed all aspects internally up to this point. Since our initial conversations with...

Hi all, We are building a split level home (mid range uphill slope) and excavation has just been completed. However, upon meeting with the site supervisor this morning, he informed us that we may have an issue with access to the garages from the street. Even though excavation has been done in line w...

Hello! It looks like we are building directly opposite you 😀 It’s exciting to see things finally progressing isnt it? Were building a modified version of the Corsica and have been given the same start date as you. Look forward to seeing how it all goes.

Hi lia_dvm We have also bought at Lisarow and just started a tender process with Montgomery Homes, so would love to hear and follow your experiences. We are on the high side so will need an uphill design. Montgomery advertise that their designs are very flexible, but I didn't realise just by how muc...