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PD Post hand over experienceWhen we checked with the SS last week, he said it will be all done last week. The sub contractors came and did half of the job and made a excuse delay it more. When I… dewi replied 6 August 2008 ago retaining wallsHi Matt
Do you mind telling us how much your rear retaining walls cost as well as the extra dirt to level. Your block seems to be very similar in slope and size to… Mel&Em replied 5 August 2008 ago Porter Davis Blogs/PicturesWe have moved into our new PD home Hamilton 34. Whole building process was pretty good. PD promised to complete few things post handover all paid for. Looks like PD and… dewi replied 4 August 2008 ago dewiAug 04, 2008 11:31 pm Contract Gotchas
Just wanted to put my two cents worth in  .
We put down 3K with a builder and then didn't sell our house and had to forfeit the deposit. This made us furious as they… PaulaAug 01, 2008 8:17 pm Very new...rock block?This is our block which has a 'H' Class. 
We also have some rocks and still waiting for our builder's cost on the extra piers
The neighbor has a bore because of… custom design bulider in MelbourneWe are doing the same research, just that we are now debating whether to go with a builder designer or architect. These are a few. They all should be able to help you with… Carlisle Homes...it continuesHey Matt,
Only 6 months! I still have a couple of maintenance jobs to be completed, one of which is quite a big job & I've just past the 12 month mark with C.H.
I win. PIP replied 21 July 2008 ago Underfloor or hydronic heatingHi Damo
We are having the panels. The size of the panel unit/s is determined by the room size and window size. So we have a range of sizes. To give you an idea our… M3tric0n & HebelHi Damo,
Yes me again.  No personal experience. If you can't get any feedback from anyone, why don't you head around to the older displays that used Hebel. M or any… joles replied 20 July 2008 ago jolesJul 20, 2008 6:22 pm jolesJul 20, 2008 12:13 pm The race is on!!!
I just did my morning blog check and saw your "picture"
Again, Congratulations!!!! You must be rapt.
B&P, you won't be far off. Nearly there  petalJul 17, 2008 10:44 pm Doing own electrical with H3nleyFor downstairs, have your volume builder install fixed baton points where your downlights are going to go. then your riends can change them for downlights alter. Anyone heard of Sherbrooke Constructions?Hi
I do the energy ratings for Sherbrooke Constructions and my husband supplies the insulation in their dwellings.
Neither company has had any problems with them and… 3D HomesHi,
I have tried searching 3D homes & cannot locate anything either.
No news is good news i guess? Their build quality & inclusions appear to be very good.
We… PD and BricksJust be really careful when you pay for white mortar. We did this with PD and our mortar is grey. White it PD language means light grey. Rivergum ConstructionsHi,
Thanks for all of your replies. They seems to sound positive.
Would be good to hear from someone that has actually built with them. Urb@yne HomesThey can start building at $10,000 per square. Check out Domain just the Saturday past.
Now waiting super *patiently* for the sales lady to get back to… Quotes from architectIt cost me $5k for working drawings through draftsman from my sketch design, this was through matrix in qld but I wouldnt recommend them as they dont seem to listen to the… New house in the street
I have been known to be controversial. Life is too short to be timid! Besides I was only going along with the theme.!! Building new homeHaven't had experience with that type of slab but I'm sure someone on here will have.
I'm building with DFH too. Paperwork can take a while, as I think it does with… Kryten replied 3 July 2008 ago Roseleigh homesHi, no havent built with them but had a look at one of their display homes at Berwick today. Was very impressed with the quality of the display home. One thing that is a… leesy replied 28 June 2008 ago leesyJun 28, 2008 8:54 pm Finally Chosen
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oh and the other day we saw our street starting to take shape... its looked like paddocks for the last 9 months....i think i saw… Which builder ?I think choosing a builder is probably the hardest part of the whole process. It is such a massive factor in the whole outcome.
Personally, we asked for references. I… Toast replied 24 June 2008 ago ToastJun 24, 2008 12:12 pm Demolition permit - $850?We're building in Ku-ring-gai Council. It cost me $455 to lodge the DA for demolition. The fee is based on the value of the work. I assume it includes all the relevant… Judie replied 23 June 2008 ago JudieJun 23, 2008 9:59 pm BACVhi Louie,
I talked to a guy named Joe at BACV and he was pretty helpful when I asked him about building issues my uncle was having. Polo replied 23 June 2008 ago what is a typlical contrat term/days ?Ours is 196, single storey 30sq. Seems to be two very different standard build times... one at around 190 and the others around 250. I wonder what they do for the extra… Toast replied 19 June 2008 ago ToastJun 19, 2008 1:28 pm Site clean- How clean is it???Hey P those pics don't look to bad.
The first one looked like they only had another ute load to take away that had been moved to the footpath so they could say the "Site… If your builder is *******.....
Their web site still working...http://www.fullbrickhomes.com.au
so probably not out of business yet...
wonder how much they will sue… ahuang replied 17 June 2008 ago Marshall Baker HomesWe're building a custom home with them in an established area (East Bentleigh). Perhaps they're just not keen on particular areas that might be a bit far away for their… Justin replied 16 June 2008 ago noisy ducted heating/3month maintence PDhi Iizzy yes PD fixed the issues in kevins report.
As for the noisy ducted heating issue Vulcan sent someone out to look at it. he fitted foam underneath the unit but… clath replied 15 June 2008 ago clathJun 15, 2008 10:06 pm Slab ClassificationsHow did this all go?
We found out our block has been rated S4 which is one step better ( just) than an M classification. kexkez replied 14 June 2008 ago PD Tile RangeI guess I was lucky. Our builder uses Beaumont Tiles, and the tiles I chose for the wet areas are all standard ones, except for the feature tile. My extra cost came in… Judie replied 13 June 2008 ago JudieJun 13, 2008 9:32 pm
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I think i might steer clear, maybe...
I think it's so wrong how people can prey on your emotions.
Luckily for us, we had also already decided to go with M, our…
