Building A New House

JasonMarnie1901

28 October 2013

Articulation Joint on Bricks

I just came across this link and have an interrelated issue... We have had damage due flooding, our insurers asked us not to reinstate capping which we had lifted to…

emmamartin

27 October 2010

Paying a house with credit card?

I ever tried citibank services so but obvious I had no vast knowledge about this but putting a house on a credit card was the best move .

jbo

27 October 2010

Negotiating Quote Price

the chance of getting the price lower is not good, however we have been offered extras like colourbond roof upgrade for free.

sheznay

27 October 2010

C*ollier in Aubin Grove - PCI Wed 20th Oct

love your photos! The brick you have chosen was one of my favs too, looks lovely, nice and 'homely'. The raked ceilings are amazing, and your tile choices look great.…

ChargerWA

29 October 2010

Jarrah Skirting, Architraves and Door Frames

Hi Rdiq, You will only find jarrah architraves and skirting in a real top end home new homes, if you specifically ask for it due to it being expensive. With old growth…

anne66

26 September 2011

Any good building ispector used before handover in Brissy?

Hi new to this. I used a building inspector who was a builder for my inspections when we had a house built. We had our house designed by an architect, but a builder to…

tsurf

27 October 2010

Anyone building McCarthy or GJ Gardener acreage homes

I know of a very good custom builder whom I am in the process of dealing with who has several acreage style plans. Besides my Uncles canal house I had a look through 2…

stegosaurus

27 October 2010

all the sand - tile pics, splashback, girls bedroom

Hey V You've been quiet - I hope you haven't abandoned us! How are you enjoying your house?

nymphser

8 November 2010

Red Gum Construction details

Never heard of Red Gum Constructions. Did you mean River Gum Constructions…

lilizzy7

28 October 2010

For those who built with Homebuyers Centre - Help!

Thanks, I hope so too! Good news is we signed with them today! Our consultant has been so helpful over the last few…

Cozmo

29 October 2010

Colourbond fencer in Cranbourne

Well you could look at the treads of estates around your area. Try Mark from Somerset details here…

bellabelinda

28 October 2010

PCI Check List

Thank you heaps…

Goalump

4 November 2010

Planning a country build

Thanks guys, we are looking at expanding the main room by a metre to put a bath in the ensuite, but it is still early days. Thanks for the tip with Bendigo, I assume…

bluemetal77

5 November 2010

Recommendations on builders - Rawson, Wisdom, Fowler Homes?

We're in a Fowler Monaco 30 home for the last 6 months at The Ponds as well! Its all been good and smooth with them .. no dramas/no surprises - quite honest .. I would…

take2

28 October 2010

Split level

Hi Funksoul, Wow fantastic views, you are going to get some great breezes through your house. Don't cut corners on the retaining its going to be the foundations block…

AJW

29 October 2010

Rates for Fencing

but as my neighbour is demanding for the fence, I have to look into the details of fencing at this…

mak_

18 January 2012

Fencing contractor for Mernda Villages

I know this is an old thread. But was wondering if anyone could recommend a fencer besides Ozcolour? or is $75.10p/m a reasonable price??

Tarty

28 October 2010

Builders - Lifestyle Homes or Scott Park?

i guess depending on how big the house is....but i think it should take about a month, cross fingers

donuts

28 October 2010

If you have porcelain tiles...

kdgirl

29 October 2010

Any one building an AV Jennings house

Hi all. Since reading your reviews we have done some further research and have found some very mixed reviews, mostly not favourable and all of those…

manhatten38

29 October 2010

Greeway Views Estate West Hoxton Park Help!

I actually thing the room won't be wide enough with the Madison36 as anyone found a problem with the width of their rooms.

thirsty

29 October 2010

Building with Plunkett or Ventura?

Not a problem. Ask lots of questions. Everyone is very helpful on here. Good luck with your decisions

kntan

29 October 2010

Question on Land survey

Thanks for the advice.

qonyx

29 October 2010

LATTE BRICK

Divya - how did you go with the final Latte bricks. We will be building using them with flush mortar

LapwingWayWaterside

29 October 2010

Sunset date

Hello all... Your post have raised some interesting questions for my partner and I to raise with the sales rep from Stockland tomorrow. We are looking to go ahead with the…

felicity1324

30 October 2010

Our Green House

We were looking at using Ecoblock for the build but not all builders will work with it. Instead it has been suggested to use Hebel blocks and render... So I was thinking…

paul.jason

30 October 2010

Frenken Homes - Bella Elite 175

We would've really loved an internal entry to the house from the garage but after trying 3 different ways we couldn't do it - however we've got a roller garage door at the…

Fallen_Apple

30 October 2010

Anyone rendered their whole house (or street facing sides)?

We are doing our house CB Surfmist all over with CB Dune to the balcony. Hasn't been done yet though.

Judie

31 October 2010

Ducted Refridgerated Reverse Cycle Vs Evaporative Aircon

Yes, refrigerated air is considerably more to both install and run. However, on hot, humid days you'll be glad you have it! The other thing that can help is to install…

bicko123

31 October 2010

Show me your Burnished Wood (or similar) kitchens please!!!

Thanks, It went in on wednesday. i'm really happy with it Still so come.…

tackerbam

31 October 2010

Impression 38

with Wisdom Homes? The Impression 38 is on display at The Ponds. http://www.wisdomhomes.com.au/displayce ... ntreID=227

chucho

31 October 2010

Anyone can recommend a reliable builder (Melbourne Area)

Hi guys, I'm feeling the jargon to find a reliable builder after many meetings etc. ( I'm sure many could feel my pain through their experiences!) If you have had a good…

Andronicus

1 November 2010

HELP I need Retaining wall advice

ultimately there are several options but a lot depends on the actual measurements (eg total drop from the finished level of the driveway to the top of the existing…

Pugs

1 November 2010

running extra tv cables during build

hi people just wondering if anyone can help. Im starting to build soon and i want to run extra tv,phone and speaker cables during my build but i have…

Team PD

1 November 2010

PD Termite System

Hi Kim, I would like to help you out as best as I can. Could you please private message me your full name, lot address and phone number and I'll look into it for you.…

JBridge

1 November 2010

opinions please = am I over reacting?

grrrr still no answer. Sent a nice email on Friday but no response. Sick of them and their crappy customer service!!

lilfeggle

1 November 2010

Switch Homes / Ventura Homes

Mine does! lol…

Victoria_g06

1 November 2010

Your all going to think im so silly? question about footings

Hmm I can't tell you any prices but they are not included in most prices I would say... If you can get fixed site costs and then you wont have to worry about footings - I…

pipphen

1 November 2010

Sun Orientation - Home Design

Thanks for your input, somewoman. I am so new to this and time is running out so I will definitely be going with the best 'fit' home designs from the builders. …

sleven

1 November 2010

What is included in a Facade Design

mel_mox is right - every builder is different. For instance - when we were choosing ours - we were shown 9 different facade options - some of them were no cost, some were…

leo the lioness

1 November 2010

Feedback wanted on a possible house plan

The problem there is that…

ref_kt

5 November 2010

Help needed

i guess im lucky in the fact i am the only person using both his and hers WIR at my place, so can afford to lose the corner area as space sounds like a great idea with…

mdzzj

2 November 2010

White Timber shutters on Birch White windows*piccies??

sleven

2 November 2010

New to all of this....

Hi there - LOVE the house plan! It is so grand! Everything is set out so well! Have you made your colour selections as yet??/ I'm sure I speak for most people on here…

Fi_Lars

2 November 2010

After PCI whats the max time builder take to fix everything?

Thanks for the reply grom. Sorry to hear that you have been waiting for so long. We were always under the impression that the builder had 10 working days from PCI to get…

jbarry

2 November 2010

Kazzbah61 switch home Tiling

Hi Kazzbah Just wondering how things are going for you. Are you any closer to pci/handover? Cheers

noddy09

16 November 2010

No power at front of land - what are my rights??

Yeah I wrote them another email, they finally forwarded it onto their lawyer and they emailed me saying where would I like the cheque mailed to So I should receive that…

suh

2 November 2010

blog and contact

I found someone blog in the homeone forum building list Can you tell me where this list is

threeboxes

3 November 2010

Builiding with Coral Homes - Hamilton 252

Hi, We never went ahead and basically you lose the $1600 But our friend who works for another building company said that it is worth contacting the consultant and…