Building A New House

Mclaren

27 April 2012

FRANKENSTEIN - My building journey

Yikes

SunshineT

27 April 2012

Do you have any regrets?

This is going to be a little Zen - I don't have regrets - You'll know better for the next build …

Silvergum

27 April 2012

CBA Commencement letter

Does the CBA do commencement letters and if so do they get send to the builder and not us. I called our broker today to advise we had the first progress payment due and he…

ai12

27 April 2012

Problems with site supervisor

I am building a home with a good brand of builder. Everything went very well until the construction started. We received the first phone call from the SS two weeks after…

Treeseachanger

28 April 2012

Help! New house colours??

Noice! I like the feature brick a lot. Good with the timber door. It all works well!

springtime

28 April 2012

Reliable Sydney Builder

Hi Everyone, Having just moved into our beautiful new home, & been through what seemed like an endless building journey, I thought I might help those who live in Sydney…

jimnsal

29 April 2012

rangehood on tiled splashback or tiles around rangehood

We got our tiles installed first, then install the rangehood. I suppose it's just easier for the tiler to tile, and if you should ever replace your rangehood, at least you…

Johnny_Franklin

29 April 2012

Dale Alcock Homes

Hey MC... We too have been building with DAH... I would recommend DAH to anyone especially with the sales rep we had... what an amazing guy he was. Like the other I would…

gp_searle

29 April 2012

Nat's Build- **KEYS 12.02.10**

Hi, I am new to this discussion and am wondering how long the Pre contract quotation is vaild for before you have to go through it all again. Our block is taking longer to…

Casa2

29 April 2012

Local Government & OH&S Requirements (Charges)

Surely OH&S would be required for all houses and should therefore be part of the base price.

gpierce

30 April 2012

Cost Surprise - new home, odd but not way-out desires

Wow 1.2M is rediculous. We are in Eastwood over by Kurzon Hall, so pretty close to you. I would highly recommend our builder Binet, happy to walk you through our place.…

timpen

30 April 2012

Building Switch 830 home - Finished - photos

McLaren, Thanks for your comments. This is going to be the last home we own - kids all gone years ago, so we made sure we got what we wanted to be comfortable…

kiwi

30 April 2012

Would a 3.1m x 4m room fit a queen sized bed?

We had a 3 x 3.4 room with a queen bed, depends where your door and window is. Can you show us a floor plan?

LynneY

30 April 2012

We are looking at building and have lots of questions!

Hi Sunshine T, Thanks for that. I am not very good with roller coasters but just need to go with the flow hey! Good to hear that your experience has been pretty good so…

gogo65

30 April 2012

How far does the pool have to be from the house?

Yep that's what he is saying, like I said the piering for us on the alfresco side was less than $500 extra, it was our storm water easement that cost a…

ghunnar

1 May 2012

Anyone building with Carter Grange in Melbourne

Very quickly, Carlisle specs docs have a STRONG resemblance to CG specs docs. These documents outline any building materials and tolerances that the builder requires the…

SharonSmith

1 May 2012

Pest control in new house or while building?

Technically, one thing that can be done to prevent roaches is to just make sure all the cracks and crevasses are sealed during the building process. While this will not…

kjag

1 May 2012

opinion on essential upgrades

According to an written by Teaching Men's Lifestyle, here are some of its content Upgrade Ideas That Will Make Your Home as Stylish as…

Mclaren

1 May 2012

Building a new home takes a very long time too get started..

Hi Trish, how are things going? Everything done???

sohnaeo

1 May 2012

Sorbetto bricks

Hi Guys, I am building with EB and chose Colourbond roof having colour appointment on 14th. We selected PGH Sorbetto bricks. If any better idea apart from the above…

photoimpressions

1 May 2012

Leisure Pool in Sydney

Hi everyone, we're looking at building a pool with Leisure pool and we're based in Sydney. Just wondering if anyone has used them before and what are your…

clegga

1 May 2012

Ventura Leeuwin build - Newhaven - PCI delayed

After tomorrow I should be able to take a pic of a finished driveway....woohoo

becca84

2 May 2012

Progress Payments for HBC Clients

Hey Home Buyers Centre builders I was wondering if you got a Progress Payment for Roof Cover? I thought our next payment would be lock up? Ta Bec

Lot1202

2 May 2012

The Eskay Saga Comes to an end...

Hi SK, Thanks for the page. I have a letter from the Australand that they will not oppose my application so I hope this helps Council. Cheers JE

atom_ute

2 May 2012

Pictures only - Ideas and inspiration for your new home

dazandstace

2 May 2012

contrast brick to go with austral nougat?

Maybe I should of asked that question too as we have austral nougat, but we couldn't think of a contrast brick so we opted not to do one. I'll be interested to see what…

builderforlife

2 May 2012

Should I be worried

Just be confident of your ability to pay your loan and stay in fruitfiul employment. Good Luck (my mother is one of the famous Hardys from Bacchus Marsh)

CC101

2 May 2012

Prestart with RI done...hooray....

besides electrics, what other upgrades did u go for?

builderforlife

3 May 2012

Wrongful measurement on roof trusses is very rare?

Kikichan, the truss company normally gets replacements out to us with 48 hours

JamieandGhie(monaco)

3 May 2012

Supplying our own appliances - building in SA

Hi JamieandGhie, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT! I actually did have a look at your thread. We are loving the Monaco. Your home is lovely. We love…

georgiecat

3 May 2012

House and land packages for beginners.....

Sorry to only just get back to this - had a busy couple of days! I just wanted to say thankyou for taking the time to respond! Lots to think about here. Thanks again

cmhamilton

3 May 2012

Changing plan that have been submitted??

It might involve more than just removing the roller door and slapping down some carpet - first you need to check with your local council to see if they will allow it. If…

CBPH

3 May 2012

Retaining Walls

Check out boral online and see if you can find a factory outlet close to you, I am sure you could find retaining wall blocks cheap. We did this and also our pool pavers…

khamtran

3 May 2012

Now they are saying a kickpanel isn't available for our oven

After some more digging it looks like maybe we didn't pay for it as it isn't listed in the contract but it was in the colour selection document.

building-expert

3 May 2012

Pre Slab Inspection, skip it to save money or?

Hi Lex Yes there is a certificate of inspection, but that means nothing because the pier is missing. The seriousness of the situation is that instead of four piers there…

talkingdog

4 May 2012

Confused about when to get builder to quote

get your soil test done ASAP, it doesn't cost much ($200-$300), but you will know upfront if you will have majot problems with footings. From the soil test, you can get a…

mistress

4 May 2012

Estates in South East Melbourne with no Body Corporate Fees

Add Marriott Waters estate...it also has body corp. fees ($900)

zeitgeber

4 May 2012

How long did it take you to get to contract?

9 months from initial deposit.

CC101

4 May 2012

Redink Homes Build

i am also building with redink. they have cut ceiling in most of my rooms as they did not put pull wires in blank face plaits earlier. now they are going to repair / patch them.

affectiion

5 May 2012

Communication with Builders

I'm just wondering if anyone else found that once you committed to a builder, their communication dropped off a bit? We're building with Orbit, and at first, the girl we…

Liliana

5 May 2012

First time renovator

The Archicentre publishes a cost guide to renovations which might give you an idea of what you could be looking at in terms of expenses; http://www.archicentre.com.au/cost-guide

TrevandSam

5 May 2012

Annoyed about exclusions that should be standard

Door stops, fly screens, obscure glass in the toilet and bathroom windows...probably more but off the top of my head that's all I can think of. What irks me the most is…

building-expert

5 May 2012

Buy builder's spec and save heaps or?

The lure of buying builder's spec is to save money on stamp duty but do you know what you are getting into? For a start , you are not protected by building contract's and…

Pugs

5 May 2012

Electrical Pre-Start

Yeah but do you have to have all stuff supplied by Clipsal such as smart wiring automation and all this stuff or can you go to Intelligent…

kexkez

5 May 2012

People's experiences with modifying project homes?

we enlarged rooms, re arranged rooms and added a double garage. but most internal walls stayed in the same position or were slightly shifted. I suspect in a double if…

cici2012

5 May 2012

Wyndham Vale - Bluestone

Hi everyone, My husband and I decided to buy the house and land at Bluestone of Wyndham Vale (stage 20) with Sherridon Homes, is there any common about that area or…

cmhamilton

5 May 2012

What's your most ridiculous post-contract variation cost?

I think the most woeful contract variation goes to a friend of mine who got slugged with a $1500 'NBN fee' - and here I was thinking the NBN is…

gesinta7

5 May 2012

Denver 43 by M

thanks, i will check it out !!!

Treeseachanger

6 May 2012

Please give some ideas on brick and roofing combination

More information needed please. Are you looking for render or cladding colours, or brick? If you have an elevation of facade please post it.