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Budget allowances - Land vs HouseI'm near 50%, about 152k for land and 170k for construction.
I think land tends to be more expensive generally, and you have less control over it. I can change builders,… aloenyx replied 30 January 2016 ago Building in Northern Tas
Its good taking a bit of getting used to and still have so much unpacking to do !Have moved from a huge two storey house to a smaller one storey and man we have some… Caesarstone benchtop thickness
They don't normally mitre to get a 40mm look. For 40mm they will generally sandwich two bits together, they way they do it you would struggle to see the join line (does… AJW replied 30 January 2016 ago HIA contract expectationsMy advice doesn't matter who you build with is to pay $500 and have the contract and specifications reviewed by a professional.
There are many pitfalls for consumers in… Crazyk replied 29 January 2016 ago iDH home builders BrisbaneHas any one built with iDH homes Individually Designed Homes company. They have a display at Rochedale ? Demolition of Old House Site Help PleaseKKPP, any resolution on this issue? We are going through demo now and need some tips on what to look out for before we hand over the money to the demo company.
@… Orpheus replied 28 January 2016 ago Negotiating Price on Tendered QuotationThanks for the advice, much appreciated. I am engaging with a project builder for a specific house, so not in a competitive tender situation, am interested in anyone… PetadJan 28, 2016 7:56 pm Guest Suite House PlansI know you aren't in WA - but the builder Gemmill Homes over here does some good designs with a guest suite.
From memory the Wornum and Galliano.
Might give you some… Canterburry 44Hi, did u continue with this floorplan? How did u go at Spectra? PEARZ replied 27 January 2016 ago PEARZJan 27, 2016 10:11 am How long after PCI did you receive keys?It is 8 weeks since we did PCI and we still have not had handover - they haven't even finished fixing up all the things that were wrong from the PCI list.
Keys??? what… Monaco lux q3So we are building soon and i was just wondering if anyone is or has built this?
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First time user, I have a block of land frontage 12 meters rear boundary 26 meters, the 2 project home company's that I am deciding upon only have designs that use… Plantation & Metricon - what's the deal?Hey all.. my head is spinning having looked at every plan under the sun, gone to the displays and read reviews.
I'm building in Heathwood, QLD and keen on the Glendale 38… Erin_ started a topic 26 January 2016 ago Erin_Jan 26, 2016 8:08 pm Katandra Rise HomeDoesn't seem to be many building with Bentley on the forum at present. We're hoping to go with Bentley and have a colour appointment next month. Did you get your quote? crh66 replied 26 January 2016 ago crh66Jan 26, 2016 7:58 pm oduenJan 26, 2016 7:16 pm First Home Owner (Home and Land Package)Looking at the plan there doesn't seem to me much consideration of orientation.
The family/meals room is probably going to heat up fast in the mornings October through to… Building our first home
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We have just had our first set of appointment last week. My initial tender came up to $419k (this included some estimated allowances). After our tiling, A/C… Mother of all new build threads!Ok awesome thanks everyone!
Touching on land - found a big block that's a good price however has a covenant mark on it. I've asked the sales manager what the condition is… Erin_ replied 25 January 2016 ago Erin_Jan 25, 2016 8:11 pm Building the Bellevue Q1 with Henley
Yep weve got some random things weve noticed too. One toilet isnt set properly so it rocks a little bit.. one of the sliding doors to the theater is off its track so cant… joshd replied 25 January 2016 ago joshdJan 25, 2016 9:58 am Metricon - Boral / Selkirk Bricks ?
Hi if you go to local brick places they usually have addresses of homes you can take a look at if they are in the brick colours you like. Have you already been to Studio… Emmz70 replied 25 January 2016 ago Double story costWe're building a 4x2 two-storey (300sqm) and spent about 40k over the "sticker price" but we will still need to spend another 20k finishing it off. ak11 replied 23 January 2016 ago We thought this forum was a bit bare of Hotondo threads so we thought we'd share our experience to date.
Hotondo Shoalhaven / South Coast have been brilliant so far,… Custom builder - any tips when choosing?Thanks guys for your valuable input. We've now decided against a custom builder. We're a bit scared in case we ended up losing out again, we've wasted over 6 months… rondy replied 23 January 2016 ago rondyJan 23, 2016 12:22 pm Home network set up in double story houseThanks kereninotech and Ponzu...
I found some info on whirlpool forum and most of them have mentioned that wired network is always better than wifi. So I am thinking to… Hotondo Jamieson - Handover 20 Nov
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How did your hand over go? Have you found many issues and what has the repair service been like? Our builder was trying for a pre Christmas handover for us… Rodfish replied 22 January 2016 ago Austral - Metallix platinum bricksPlatinum is more brownish-silver and light coloured bricks. We couldn't decide and moved over from brick to hebel walls since then. raina replied 22 January 2016 ago rainaJan 22, 2016 12:22 pm Any ideas on house plan?
How big is that gap in the hall? Could you extend the linen a bit more so it was in the same spot but not line of sight or would the gap be too small then?
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