ask SS can you take me into home so i can see how its going. Then point it out LOL ^^^ this. I went on site almost every day to keep an eye on things, and then when I'd accumulated a list of issues, I'd arrange to meet the SS at site for an "inspection"... but it was really for reporting ...

Better upgrade insulation and glazing. ^^ this! We upgraded to include anticon under the colorbond roof (wasn't a standard inclusion) and upgraded the ceiling and wall insulation. We also upgraded for acoustic insulation between floors and in walls around bathrooms, laundry and TV areas and double ...

" Council would prefer that the driveway is located outside the TPZ... " We've run into this a couple of times now. Council plant street trees, which to be fair are on their property, but all too often this then restricts what you can do on your property. We have two street trees on the co...

We have two NEFF ovens, one pyrolytic and one vario steam. I'm not really the cook of the house and it's still a little early to know whether we'll be one of the good or bad reviewers.... but I can say that I like the slide and hide feature of the doors. Chris mentioned $5K for a NEFF oven, sure, yo...

https://www.sleepingduck.com/au/ We've had one of these for almost a year and our only regret is that we didn't get it earlier.

I have found a potential house to build that I really love. The only problem is one of the kids rooms shares a wall with the main living area. Which also happens to be the wall that the TV will be on. Has anyone soundproofed a wall using a volume builder before? What are some potential options? Tha...

Does anyone know the rough cost difference between square set cornices and regular cornices? New build is 24sqm and builder recommended to only do square set on the bottom storey to save money (or do normal cornices in rooms I don’t care about such as WIR). I’m not keen on difference cornices in a ...

Hey LucB, Did you manage to find a consulting architect? This is exactly what we are wanting for some reassurance that our plans will work and identify any problems we may have missed. Would love to hear if you found someone to assist. Amy We engaged Jennifer Crawford from https://www.ournewhomecoa...

Hi, Just wondering anyone has done dropdown ceiling at the kitchen after handover, would that be costly or better to do with the builder before build? Thanks. Our builder charged us $600 for the lowered feature ceiling in the kitchen. There's no way we could have done it for anywhere near that cost...

Very confused about Gas abolishment. Hope to get some advice here. I was told it takes 20 working days from the day the house is vacant. that's a very long waiting time. Can I contact AGL while I'm still living in the house and let them know the demolish date so they can ensure it's done before tha...

im impressed that the neighbouring CCTV setup had footage from 11 months prior. I keep mine for 2 weeks before overwriting it During the build we lived in the adjacent property so it was no accident that one of the security cameras was pointed next door at the construction. My security system store...

Hi All, it’s our first time building a home with Metricon and got hit by a $12k bill for 1.5 day worth of work by Flatout on rock excavation. That seems outrageous to us. Does anyone know how to go around it? Can they do this to you? Shortly before handover we were presented with a building variati...

Thanks for the positive feedback Simeon. The forum sure is an invaluable resource... we've benefited greatly from other peoples experience/advice and where our experience might help others I try to pay something back. parra_kdr, I checked our contract and the cost to raise the slab was $24,875. We ...

Week 63 HANDOVER At the beginning of the week we didn't think it would happen, but everything suddenly came together and handover took place on Friday morning, so here is the obligatory photo of the key in the door... https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/70635_1632048172.JPG We're fitting the kitchen appl...

Week 62 Second PCI Walk Through Rawson has been busy working on the list from the first walk through so after the second PCI walkthrough this week we were pleased to find the list of remaining issues is quite short... front entry door internal lock sticking front entry door sticking to the sill at t...

Hi Rob, I was wondering about your build being 60 weeks, hopefully, you can move in soon. I don't know if I can cope with this long and stress with Covid restriction while in construction. Yes, it's getting a bit painfully long now. We lost our original site supervisor at week 49 and then at week 5...

Week 61 The defects list from the PCI is getting shorter every week... Electrical subcontractor returned to correct electrical defects Painter returned for final touchups Glass cover on Tesla gateway cabinet replaced Also, after the microwave cabinet stuff up we decided to do a trial fit of our oven...

Week 60 The builder seems to be coping with the new covid construction rules and is continuing to work through the defects list... Plasterer returned and repaired numerous areas including the holes cut last week by the electrician. Staircase subcontractor returned and fitted a new staircase feature ...

State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) Amendment (Inland Code) 2018 Is this code that prescribes the setbacks, building height, etc related to house building? Just giving it a read to check if my build is complying. That is the state complying development code....