Building a fence now will help limit people dumping rubbish and soil on your property. Many houses in suburbia on small lots have fences up before a build. I moved into a new build 12 months ago on a 731m2 lot and we were one of the last in the street to build so the fences were already up. There we...

I have the same experience with Wisom Maintenance. Handover in September 2022 and still outstanding items.

You won't find too may 4m wide as they don't fit on a truck for delivery. 2.4m is about the maximum for a spa. We have a swim spa approx. 6m x 2.4m overall with a spa at one end and pool the other end. Seperate temperature controls and still as warm as you want in June. Heat pump for the pool end. A...

Aesthetics?

We had 4 site supervisors during our build. It was a problem as it was clear there was a lack of ownership of the build by any particular person. Getting things resolved at and after handover is a problem. Also management of the timeframe fell apart. I did keep everything in writing but replies were...

On a different note if you move the rainwater tank, A/C etc to the opposite side you could have side access from the driveway side of the house.

With a cost plus option you wear 100% of the risk of any cost increases. It may also be difficult if you need finance as it's contrary to the conservatives nature of banks.

7 weeks seems odd

I went to the display home sales office to get some more details of people in the right places to talk to. I used the names and emailed them and magically started getting some answers. I have a site meeting tomorrow with people other than the site supervisor so hopefully there will be some progress.

I'm building a home in NSW. It's close to finished but progress is slow getting the remaining things done so the build can reach Practical Completion. Carpet is in and landscaping has started but external painting is not complete and air conditioning not completed and commissioned. The timeframe is ...

We're over 1.5 years since handover and our roof is still not complete.. Anyone else have a completion clause in their contract and actually got rental compensation from Wisdom? Cause when we spoke to the agent they said they would put it in the contract but we overlooked it when signing and its no...

I'm building with Wisdom. In short nothing happens quickly. Nearly at handover so I can't comment on the finished product.

Will end in piers Very good :-D To the OP It seems like there would be different ground conditions across the site. Get good engineering advice.

The noise transmission aspect of a void has already been mentioned. How would the void impact heating and cooling?

Ask the building where did he think it was going. I'm not sure of your design but it's likely that it's on the garage wall and that's what the builder assumed. If it's vastly different then you'll need to work something out.

Electrical pla n - Electrical (lighting and power) is easier during the build especially on the ground floor. If you get a standard bayonet light fittings installed during construction it can be changed to a different light later. Home Theatre wiring on the ground floor is easier during constructio...

SOoOI have discussed the problem with the builder and it shall be rectified. The site superviser wasn't happy with some of the tiling so the tiler was coming back to fix those issues anyway

The feature tiles are in the shower area so water proofing will be an issue. I have sent the Site Supervisor a message about it. I had also sent a message a few weeks ago about tiling and I thought the incorrect feature tiles were onsite. It was hard to confirm without opening boxes that were wrappe...

Like most if not all building contracts it states we shouldn't go onsite whilst the builder has possession and our home is under construction. But like many people we may or may not go onsite on the weekend to see what is happening. Our home is close to completion and now it's often locked-up proper...