I'm reading this thread with interest as i am applying for a home loan and have a credit card with a $19.5k limit. Is the primary concern here that the bank will calculate how much I can borrow and then subtract $19.5k from that amount? And what are the secondary concerns then? That having such a li...

My parents house had plain concrete floors for something like 10 years. They ran out of money during building so they decided we could live without tiles :) Later they did the tiling themselves. The whole house flooded a few times while like that (basically us being too lazy to build proper drainage...

I've got a plan of subdivision here from Renaissance Rise stage 12 in Mernda (city of whittlesea), and it specifies 5.5m setback for the garage and 4m setback for the house. Edit: Oh I just found some more information - the portico can be set back only 2 metres as long as it doesn't cover more than ...

Our land contract has the following: Special condition 24 deals with fencing. It says that "…the purchaser agrees to pay to the vendor on the settlement date, the half share costs set out in each of the fencing notices by way of reimbursement for the contribution which the vendor will be requir...

Thanks for the warning! We are considering having a microwave built into the wall, so we will make sure to ask about this. Our current microwave we have had for about 7 years (2 years in Australia, 5 years in Singapore) and it still works perfectly, despite the heat and humidity. It sits on top of t...

Hi guys, We are in the process of purchasing land to build at Renaissance Rise, in stage 12. That's just south of Bridge Inn Road, west of Plenty Rd. No contracts are signed yet but we are planning to start building as soon as the lot is available, which we are told is in September. The house is the...

Hi, I have a question about windows in bedrooms on the second floor. Our house is the Riva, and the floorplan is available on m3tricon's website. Up on the plan is south on our block, so the house face north. floorplan: http://www.%6detricon.com.au/victoria/homes/riva/floorplans/default.aspx Bedroom...