Hi Wild, I don't think its a problem to have two steps, it may mean you have a higher ceiling in the garage which I think is handy.

Hi g33kerb0t, I had a quick look at your build thread, so it seems your land might not be titled yet, so do you not have a site plan with ground levels? I would also presume they mean its a step down into the garage from the house, but not below the finished ground level.

I'd just like to thanks to you all for the information as well as its something we'll have to consider soon too. Do they give you an idea on how long it will take? I thought a couple of days but I've seen one recently take over a week. Also, what about the temporary fencing around the property?

but it seems Kunder is saying from the outside you don't see the face side, although the photos look like the inside of the walls.. I agree the inside walls of the garage would normally not show the face side.

Hi Vicivic, Look forward to hearing about your experience.. hope it isnt hasn't been bad? What stage are you at?

Hi Steeden, Rawson divide the each brick range from PGH and Austral into 10 price brackets or levels, and even though Jazz is not the most expensive brick if you were to buy directly from Austral, Rawson and their brickies put a premium on it. So its the most expensive brick to select from Austral w...

If you aren't going to pick a PGH brick for your house, nor use the roof tiles I don't think the offer is worth it, and suggest going solar for other reasons as well. Rawson price bricks from both suppliers into 10 tiers, and while the smoother bricks cost more to make and handle for the supplier, t...

Awesome, thanks that does seem pretty reasonable and less scary. I just got the Austral retail pricelist and the rawson standard bricks range from $1454-$1597/1000 and the Symmetry range are $1850/1000. Choosing bricks is hard, same brick at different time of the day or even having a second look at ...

Nice bricks, I'm assuming they are an upgrade? Can you let us know the colour and how much extra yours cost?

Hi Justme15, So it looks like you are sharing a slab with another house, are they having the same problems? This looks to be your site in 2004 and 06. Looks to be a tree near where the two slabs join, but at least there weren't any houses built on the pond. https://i.imgur.com/DFTyiJ2.png

I'd just get a hacksaw and cut off the broken part of the railing, then the silver and cap part will slip off. Looks like you'll have to do that to remove the others as well. I'd cut them as opposed to using a hammer so you don't pull the screws out of the wall.

This is pure rumour, but I hear they are having a major promotion for their birthday. I'm led to believe it's coming out in early June maybe. In that case, I will wait until June before I head back to Rawson. :) Yeah they've released their special. $9990 for $70k or $25,990 for $94,651!

I know it was recently around $5k for a Balmoral brick to the first floor, so yours seems in the ballpark. Aside from the extra bricks, on the Balmoral at least, it includes the addition of steel beams to support the new brickwork.