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11 June 2019

Re: Confused with Either Boutique homes or Simonds - CranbouBuilding A New House

Jun 11, 2019 3:26 am

We're contemplating Boutique. There are some scathing reviews from a number of years ago, but the general impression seems to have improved in recent years. One thing to note about the product reviews is most are done at the pre-construction phase, and I think there is some incentive / reward for p...

We are building with boutique. Not sure about other builders but based on Instagram and product reviews boutique seem t...

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10 June 2019

Re: Confused with Either Boutique homes or Simonds - CranbouBuilding A New House

Jun 10, 2019 8:55 am

Hi Guys, Hope I can get some suggestions/Advise from you guys. We initially planned for the Bolton 30 Sq with Simonds and we finished our color selection, paid $2500 in total with Simonds but now we like the Boutique home's Broadway 32. Price wise it looks they both are similar around $300K mark Si...

We're contemplating Boutique. There are some scathing reviews from a number of years ago, but the general impression se...

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10 June 2019

Re: Metricon Winchester 28- LandscapingBuilding A New House

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Jun 10, 2019 8:44 am

All my knowledge is theoretical as we're looking at doing a KDR and the prospect of slab heave scares the living crap out of me. What I learned was that with the cheap (waffle pod) slabs that volume builders use, they essentially completely sit on top of the ground - they're not dug in or anything....

We're very happy with our choice, thank you. We have a good slope and drainage, and don't get water pooling around the ...

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10 June 2019

Re: Metricon Winchester 28- LandscapingBuilding A New House

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Jun 10, 2019 7:58 am

Husband did a rough layout of pavers last night. They need to be levelled and aligned, then we will fill around them with river stones. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190205/e201e91ed17e196d0daa25d6d8d2b310.jpg Hi, may I please ask you why you didn't install a concrete apron (footpath) around t...

Hi, may I please ask you why you didn't install a concrete apron (footpath) around the house? We don't want to do it as...

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