Building A New House

halfsidecloud

8 July 2010

Anyone built with Profine

Thank you for the feedback, Barwon374!

JJ305

8 July 2010

Homes Now

Here are some previous topics on homes now which may…

Casa2

8 July 2010

Have a look on my brick wall!

I got new info from M3, they said the Selkirk had inspected the brick and deem it is ok.They forward the a email from Selkirk to me like…

julslis

8 July 2010

Help with building first home.

Hi abclarke. We are currently building the Saville 25 at Mount Annan. I was rather nervous about which builder to use, but with the frame now up I am happy with EBH so…

Stevieg

8 July 2010

Asphalt Driveway

Hi, Any one installed an asphalt driveway lately? I'm looking for a good contractor for my new house is the outer east of Melbourne (Ringwood East). Any recommendations? Thanks.

Suze

9 July 2010

Thinking of hiring a Project Manager for custom home?

Hi Mr Ed I know this a 3 year old forum topic but I was wondering if you got a project manager in the end ? we are about to build and have been told it is a good idea. I…

Rizzo

9 July 2010

WA people - painting question

Oh and Echo, yeh, we have a freestanding oven too, which I was also wondering about. Thanks for the reminder to ask about that too Also, I think they are letting me do…

sweetime

9 July 2010

Fencing - Who did you use and how much did it cost?

Man, fencing suddenly seems a lot cheaper than i thought it would be! I'm thinking of colourbond fencing in the S/E suburbs, so if anyone has any recommendations for there…

The Little Misses

9 July 2010

Smoking tradesmen - Am I being fussy?

Met our SS yesterday and went through the house, caught tradies smoking inside while laying tiles. Even found one butt extinguished on a tile. Place…

julslis

9 July 2010

Building at Mount Annan - with Eden Brae

Hi Julslis, We are also building the Saville 25 (+2), just around the corner in Spring Farm. We are almost finished. We had our PCI 4 weeks…

30Dracs

9 July 2010

First Impressions

Thanks RaryGirl... Do you qualify before you see there work or after?

hotmercury

10 July 2010

Driveway in open space calculation

Thanks Chippy. Might need to go down the two storey path..

Melly03

10 July 2010

Boral Brick Issue-need help

Lina, How did you go with your bricks? We put an order in for batch 52 and unfortunately our order was not honoured and we ended up with batch 8 which is horrible. Most…

Bel & Ben

10 July 2010

alucobond

My fiance using this material for his sign business, you can get sheets anywhere from $100-$150 for 2400x1200mm. It is a very easy to use material and if you go on the…

chezza

10 July 2010

Thinking of building a Coral home at Woodlands, QLD

We have just finished building with Coral in Newcastle and would recommend them to anyone...110%+++++

Hels

10 July 2010

Paint Colour - natural/earth tones etc

We used wattyl chalk beige. Not sure if it would be too beige for you but you could do a half strength. There are some photos in this thread; viewtopic.php?f=31&t=35824

Velouria

10 July 2010

How blue is Anotec Dark Grey

Thanks for replying Rizzo, I was originally going to have a woodland grey roof, but now am thinking of Bushland instead (with Bushland fascia and timber posts). It…

jasche77

11 July 2010

Our Masterton Havanna....home sweet home,moved in!!

Well done Jen ur finally in...u must be relieved. Looks really good, and nice choise of colours and materials. One question.....who installed ur wood heater???? and what…

JohnnyD

11 July 2010

Burnished Wood.....is it more charcoal or brown????

Yep it's grey alright. . .it's a lovely soft stoney type of grey not a bluey type if that makes sense! Yes things can often look different on computer monitors as it looks…

catjim

11 July 2010

Extending a wall out under the eaves

Kineso, yes the ceiling will be lower in the area where an eave would normally be on the outside of the house. An eave lining is always lower than a ceiling and you've…

behw

11 July 2010

SITE CUT JUST FINISHED, BUILDER PUSH US TO PAY FOR SLAB !!!

I am saying that amending the contract period. If they have not compelted the work but charge you for it, they have to amend the due date. Yes, keep an account of the…

Freakin

11 July 2010

Final inspection list.

Hi KW, I recently did an inspection on 2 houses my Dad built. I ended up with a list 4 pages long including major things like repainting several walls (they had only put…

ESB

11 July 2010

What did you find to be your most ridiculous guideline ?

I can't believe some of these guidelines ... wow, a bit over the top.

Jayneylou

11 July 2010

Boral Mocha Bricks

I used Mocha with natural mortar on my pretty much completed Westbury... there are photos on my blog

Aasshh23

11 July 2010

NBG - Vaucluse 390E

Hi guys, We are also looking at building the Vaucluse 390E. We looked at so many houses and this plan seemed to be perfect! What area you building in? We are building in…

Blue

11 July 2010

Damp on concrete floor - help please!!

building1

12 July 2010

Corner treatment (PD)

Too true

donuts

12 July 2010

Cost of building a new home

depends how long the piece of string is! really is such an open ended question. would agree with dadandsue though, minimum $300k for a 2-storey 295m2 house I would think.

me,he&little she

12 July 2010

What brand are your bricks?

Daniel Robertson bricks are just devine....

cory

12 July 2010

anyone built or building with GJ Gardner Logan

Hi everyone, This is my first post. Have anyone built or building with GJ Gardner Logan? What is ur experience with them?

mummamichelle

12 July 2010

Picture update!!

Wow, your house is looking so great! I love the kids play area and may have to steal your bubble decal idea, love it and the bright colours.

kimandruss

12 July 2010

Allworth Homes Solara Bizante

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone else if building the Solara?

Arena537

12 July 2010

new land release south east suburbs

Hi Erin, Last parcel of land in Berwick that I am aware of is Bernly Gardens (between The Chase and Eden Rise). All the display centres and land sales offices we spoke…

bellabelinda

12 July 2010

Is there anything we can do???? PLEASE HELP

Em&Jamie ... nice to meet you neighbours yay!!! We looked at the expresso as well, but same story as Aurbagine there not going to be ready until September, Our only choice…

leebuild

12 July 2010

Commodore homes just signed up for the Bathurst

hi there are a few of us on this thread we ambushed matt s site we have all had many delays as long as you know paperwork will be at least 6 to 7 months. This delay could…

Twiggy

13 July 2010

[PLAN] 4x Bedroom/2.5x Bath/2x Storey/Cinema

I love your cinema and spa room/sauna. Nice to see a house with a cinema that's actually a nice size, not a 3x3m room. My only thing to raise that hasn't was in relation…

MummaDJ

4 November 2013

Plantation Shutters - PVC or Hardwood/Brasswood?

Hi there. I am just looking at PVC shutters vs Timber shutters. Any feedback on the shutters you went with?

Caromac

13 July 2010

lustrous elm or oyster linea?

Hi, Have you got any sample photos of them to upload. I would love to comment, but need to see what it looks like. Cheers caromac

Ingle Farm

13 July 2010

HELP- FHOG extension delaying progress payments

I sent the paperwork through on the friday, called on the Monday and had…

Yakks

13 July 2010

Building a house in Epping

Epping in Victoria

Stormy

13 July 2010

Help- need pics of bathrooms!!

I suppose if I centred it above the cupboards I could put a vase or something on the right above the drawers but the kids would probably knock…

sweetime

13 July 2010

Looking to Build Sutherland Shire Internal Lot Def Query

i assume by an "internal lot" they mean one that doesn't have land or a right of way accessing the road - think of it as being an island surrounded by the other land. but…

Huggy_B

13 July 2010

question about builder error re: setback of house

most perth builders allow for 6m of driveway paving as a standard. I'd suspect that any more than that and you'd have to foot the extra, in this case 2.5m?

Syrus

13 July 2010

3 star energy rated heater installed/supposed to be 4/5 star

they would have to take of the tiles or roof sheets and take it out that way.

Ariana82

13 July 2010

Homestart

We av had been thru the mill lately with my hubby losing his job, the car accident and then the changes with the key start system where we were told that we were no longer…

Ariana82

13 July 2010

I need help with the outside (and inside)

We r still waiting on titles now three months later than expected but it's good as we don't have colours or any ideas yet

Ariana82

13 July 2010

Start to finish - whats the process

I see rhianna that you have…

rbt

13 July 2010

Where to for info on Solar Panel rebates, REC's etc??

Hi Naddis01, Our builder gave us advice that the payback time on a solar system was likely to be longer than what the green energy companies were…

Rinny

14 July 2010

Shower water pressure really low :(

I think it is to do with reducing water usage. I'm pretty sure all new shower heads are on 'low flow' which is a bugger. I love my stinging…