Posts by kiwiinoz • Home Renovation & Building Forum

17 December 2023

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Dec 17, 2023 6:47 am

Timeframes were always a challenge, but we built during covid/excessive rainfall so it was to be expected. Having said that, it took much longer for our build to complete than we had hoped and it was frustrating and felt like forever at the time. I've been told this is true of even the big mass-mark...

Timeframes were always a challenge, but we built during covid/excessive rainfall so it was to be expected. Having said t...

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25 November 2022

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Nov 25, 2022 8:43 pm

Hi All, We are building with Provincial Homes and just signed a contract recently still. But now wanted to have some changes on the plan before DA lodgement. Provincial has advised of $500 amendment fee and additional cost of having basix, stormwater reports to be redone. Have anyone had this exper...

Yes. We were clearly told any changes to the plan after signed plan and contract would incur additional charges. Anythi...

23 November 2022

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Nov 23, 2022 8:38 pm

We are (almost) at the end of our build with them. The house itself is amazing so far. Even a retired builder on our street had commented on the quality of the tradies and the build as he has been keeping an eagle eye on it (as he does everything on our street). The build has been a lot slower than ...

We are (almost) at the end of our build with them. The house itself is amazing so far. Even a retired builder on our str...

4 June 2022

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Jun 04, 2022 10:14 pm

Hi @kiwiinoz how did you go with choosing the bricks, we took a trip to Austral and PHG and most of the selection that provincial provide us in the platinum range are discontinued. We liked a brick from the bowral range not much else to choose from when most of the good selections are discontinued ...

Did you sort out your bricks? When we went to Austral to look before our appointment the front desk there looked up the...

KDR - When to start getting landscaping quotes?Landscape & Garden Design

4 June 2022

Jun 04, 2022 9:52 pm

We are about 1/2 way through our KDR in Sydney and will need concreting, turf, fencing and possibly some retaining wall work once the build is finished. What kind of lead-in time do we need to start the process of getting landscapers in to do design/quotes to time the landscaping phase to happen as ...

We are about 1/2 way through our KDR in Sydney and will need concreting, turf, fencing and possibly some retaining wall ...

16 April 2022

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Apr 16, 2022 8:03 pm

We have previously build with provincal and have friends who are currently building. They told me its has been slow due to covid and the weather. Our experience is similiar to the people who have posted both positive and negatives. Highly recommend you read all 34 pages in this thread. Like with al...

Fireant's advice applies regardless of which builder you go with. A couple of other things to be aware of are if you ar...

16 April 2022

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Apr 16, 2022 3:29 pm

We are in the middle of our knockdown - rebuild (KDR) at the moment - building the Brookfield 38. It was significantly delayed because of COVID (including being in one of the "hot suburbs"), supply shortage and the ridiculous amount of rain we've had. We've had a serious misfortune of bad ...

We are in the middle of our knockdown - rebuild (KDR) at the moment - building the Brookfield 38. It was significantly d...

Re: Alfresco floor doesn't come as standard?Building A New House

7 January 2021

Jan 07, 2021 7:18 pm

I think it depends on the builder. We are building with Provincial Homes and the alfresco is included in the cost including the tiles. Some of the builders we looked at did just a basic slab for the included alfresco and you had to pay extra if you wanted it tiled. I have to admit we never came acro...

I think it depends on the builder. We are building with Provincial Homes and the alfresco is included in the cost includ...

Re: Info & tips for those building in BAL40 and Flame ZoneBuilding A New House

21 December 2020

Dec 21, 2020 8:01 pm

I would suggest you double-check the windows/frames from China meet the Australian Standard before purchasing anything. It would be a shame to import the windows only to find out they don't meet the standard and can't be used.

I would suggest you double-check the windows/frames from China meet the Australian Standard before purchasing anything. ...

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20 December 2020

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Dec 20, 2020 9:15 pm

Anyone build with provincial? Just signed the contract with them. We are also in the process of finalising to build with them. So far they have been excellent and were able to accommodate all the changes we wanted from their base design. We don't have a start date yet as we've still got to do our e...

We are also in the process of finalising to build with them. So far they have been excellent and were able to accommoda...

Re: Allcastle Gallery HomeBuilding A New House

21 September 2020

Sep 21, 2020 5:17 pm

Did you end up going ahead with the Gallery vs? We are also interested to see if anyone else has built or is building this and how the build went.

Did you end up going ahead with the Gallery vs? We are also interested to see if anyone else has built or is building th...