Anyone used a Schwiegen rangehood, or know anything about them ? Supposedly, or so they say on the website, they suck ! In a good way !!! That is to say, they have very good suction, to remove all your kitchen smells and they are also the quietest on the market ( simply because the motor/s are locat...

Hi all, Wanting to let in outside (natural) light through a slump glass splashback... I can picture what I'm after but how would this be built? What goes on the outside brick wall? Non opening window ? Glass bricks (end up with "shadows" from grouting lines) ? Anything else ? Any ideas/suggestions w...

Again, thanks everyone for your replies... Are people finding that they have all selections made (tiles/windows/doors/taps/vanities/kitchens/etc), Basix requirements covered, and at least an accurate sketch, for layout of the residence, (i.e the house at it will be built and as per Council and Basix...

Thankyou all for the replies so far... Please keep them coming... The reason I bring it up is that we've been asked to sign a "construction proposal" and hand over $15000, but we haven't finalised any selections... We've discussed a couple of upgrades here and there and some changes to the standard ...

Hey all, Wow, two thread starters in one day! This one is like the sequel..."The Empire Strikes Back..." From those of you out there that have started, or even finished: what payments were typically made, how much and when? I'm particularly interested in the start game... "Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, yo...

By the way, from the experience out there, when does money generally start changing hands and what amount is 'normal'?

Thanks for the input folks... Keep it coming... :wink:

Hey, My apologies for having taken so long with this info... Only excuse is that we've sold up and moved, as we prepare for the final assult (building our dream!). Now onto the subject matter: A Binet home was recently completed at 46 Cabarita Rd, Concord 2137. A Binet home is currently under constr...

PS... the base price for our design recently went up $35000... Well,it didn't actually go up, but $35000 worth of inclusions were removed. Our construction proposal has these inclusions for the same price... Thus our dilema! Any thoughts... :idea:

Have done the walking around display villages to death now... Or nearly! Finally decided on a builder and house design, with some modifications, mainly to keep the design within the Council's building code (researched off the web). A sketch is all we really have at this stage. Haven't finalised sele...

Hey Casa, If it helps, there have been a couple of these builders recently complete houses in our area (Inner West)... I can get exact addresses for you if you're interested... Binet homes recently completed a two storey house on Cabarita Rd, Concord, and Gremmo homes was in the area too. Just to ad...

Hey G-C, Sorry can't help with info on urbanstyle homes... Was hoping, however, that if you get a quote from them on a custom built home, you could pass on a rough cost per square metre ? Much appreciate it and happy hunting...

Hey Casa, I'm in the same boat as you, it seems... This forum is a great idea, unfortunately, not enough people are aware of it/post on it ! If you get any pm. about these builders, I sure would appreciate the info being passed on... Regarding the builders listed, have only received some real feedba...

Hey Gianna, Let us know if you get any further feedback on Shore... Cheers

....Anyone ???

G'day again... No, this mate who recommended them hasn't actually used them, but has literally watched them build a number of homes in his area... As for Meadowbank, this same friend has also recommended them due to their workmanship, having watched a number of homes be built, again in his area... A...

Hey Gianna, I'm at the same stage of looking around for a Sydney builder that you're obviously at... Had a meeting with Shore (you need to make an appointment to view their display home) and was quite impressed with their designs... Not your standard project home, so to speak, but of course, with th...

Thanks BB... You've got a great idea up and running there... Unfortunately, not enough input (yet) from the public... Somehow need to advertise the site so that we all know about it... Might then get some useful reviews, be they good, bad or ugly ! Best of luck...

Hey Casa, Can't really help too much... A friend of ours highly praised Chateau Homes, saying they had some great tradespeople and built good homes... He hasn't used them himself, but taken an interest in their work in his area. You certainly pay for their work though... Have a look at their website...