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creamJun 03, 2010 12:55 pm Building with FairmontHi all,
We have recently bought a block of land and have found a plan we love through Fairmont. We have made a few changes and we are now even happier with it. Before we… Rosie44 started a topic 3 June 2010 ago Downlightshi clare, welcome to the forum and good luck on your building journey 
CH = Carlisle Homes...?
Did you / can you ask your helpful selections lady? donuts replied 3 June 2010 ago Why did you choose Carlisle Homes?
We are at Lockup stage and we just picked up a worrying trend when it comes to the tradies not adhering to the sketches sent to them from HO.
Our… Rear roller door (garage)Hi there i have an issue with a rear roller door that i want in my garage, from the boundary to my house i have 2.5m,now i know that garages need to have a return on the… S&M started a topic 3 June 2010 ago Who 'couriers' heavy building materialDennis,
Thanks for the information, it's exactly what I'm after. It looks like Colangelo is exactly what I need so i'll try and give them a call tommorrow along with a… Missing electrical points at 1st PCI^^ agreed. Make sure everything you had in your tender/contract/plans is in your house - including all electrical points. They need to fix them if they are in an incorrect… mpcj replied 3 June 2010 ago mpcjJun 03, 2010 10:27 pm Final Negotitations with builderWe are building a spec home with a boutique builder so the conept of the cookie cutter homes with the goodie bundle is not realy an option. We are looking for a more… Hidden Key?We did the same as Kyton, left a window closed but not locked so every evening i could climb in. 
I dont belive it was ever locked untill close to hand over when the… Benny- replied 4 June 2010 ago We used a CSR product called Cemintel on our rebuild - looks sensational 
Easy to prepare, great to paint & doesn't rot.
here is a photo of the side of the house in the… water heater after handover?Hey Adam,
Where are you from in Derrimut? I am on Higgs Road. Yeah I know they tried to steal 3 but I think they only managed to get one off. I stopped them half way… Check list before sign the ContractBuilder told me that he will proceed for soil test after signing the contract and about 2K signing amount.
So how can I protect my self , if the cost will very very high… Yakks replied 4 June 2010 ago YakksJun 04, 2010 4:59 pm Building with M - exposed RSJ'sThanks for the replies people - I think I will do as Kyton says and get the holes filled and the lintels painted (if not already done). 2 weeks and counting to handover!! What happens at handover?It is up to you if you want to withhold payment - many including me believe that this gives the builder extra incentive to get the defects fixed quicker and there are… Retaining Wall on BoundaryCan anyone advise me how to procede?
I have a block of land I am planning to build on in a new estate. (Blackwood Park)
It has a rising slope to rear.
Our rear neighbour… 71monaro started a topic 5 June 2010 ago Simonds Home - Progress PaymentsHi Adam.M
Just wondering if you have any further updates with your construction issues.
I have forwarded emails through to you after receiving your pics ..... not sure… atlasJun 05, 2010 6:43 pm Building with Indigo HomesMy mate works for them (Indigo). He reckons they're not bad. I have seen their display at the old Springfield Lakes display and it was quite nice. tsurf replied 6 June 2010 ago tsurfJun 06, 2010 1:54 pm Boral Bricks supply issue - Mocha.
We just had our replacements to the boral bricks we originally chose delivered last week. This week bricking has started, dark skies yesterday will take some more soon.… Sandhurst automationHi
anyone else had Sandhurst Automation working on their house? They were the electrical contractors for our house built by Ashford Homes.
reply or PM if you have
Chris chmaiden started a topic 7 June 2010 ago liquadated damagesGenerally, the builder would have 20 working days from the site being presented to them (old house gone) to start, take this date as day 1, add 300, then maybe add 5-10%… brand new homeWhen I went to BACV all they did was call the builder once. BACV have no official powers so it doesn't normally help much. It is still worth trying as if you end up in… turbo replied 7 June 2010 ago turboJun 07, 2010 7:18 pm
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