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aphsta
aphsta
27 June 2018

Best value for money home builder

Best value for money home builder
NSW

We got tenders with New Living, Beachwood and Allworth Allworth was best value and we are having handover in a couple of weeks. The quality of the build has been great…

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aphsta
Jun 27, 2018 10:03 pm
brayan4343
brayan4343
27 June 2018

Anyone building at bunya???

Anyone building at bunya???
QLD
1 ... 219, 220, 221

Totally agreed with this, very wise information.

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brayan4343
Jun 27, 2018 7:47 pm
blackcat20
blackcat20
27 June 2018

Window Splashback Installation

Window Splashback Installation

Splashbacks tend to be just above the bench, so it makes sense that they position the window similarly.

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blackcat20
Jun 27, 2018 3:56 pm
blackcat20
becks81
becks81
27 June 2018

Fireplace

Fireplace

I just posted this question without seeing your post. What did you end up doing?

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becks81
Jun 27, 2018 2:40 pm
yoyohv
yoyohv
26 June 2018

Boutique Homes - St Tropez 31 - 8 Month Update!

Boutique Homes - St Tropez 31 - 8 Month Update!
VIC
1, 2, 3, 4

Thanks mate... I will just use that info for confirming I don't need a building permit and maybe use another pedestal system or timber.

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yoyohv
Jun 26, 2018 8:12 pm
sneeloy
sneeloy
26 June 2018

Moving a crossover in Melbourne's west

Moving a crossover in Melbourne's west
VIC

Hi, I've deposited for land which will get titled next year June 2018. Due to a rear crossover in corner plot Simonds, Carlislehomes and Metricon confirmed they don't…

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sneeloy
Jun 26, 2018 6:04 pm
icat2000
icat2000
26 June 2018

Have You Built With McMaster Designer Homes-Ballarat

Have You Built With McMaster Designer Homes-Ballarat
VIC

I'm from Ballarat area. We using another local Ballarat builder Classic Co Homes. But some people in our estate are using them. They have a good reputation from what I have heard.

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icat2000
Jun 26, 2018 12:59 pm
icat2000
lydiazlh
lydiazlh
25 June 2018

Steel or Iron - Industrial range - Austral Bricks

Steel or Iron - Industrial range - Austral Bricks
NSW

did you pick up that one? i am doing brick selection, how it looks like?

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lydiazlh
Jun 25, 2018 12:58 pm
TCJ
TCJ
25 June 2018

Bahama 33

Bahama 33

Thanks! Our SS told us last week that the tiling and painting will be done at the end of July and that our completion date is going to be earlier than we first expected…

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TCJ
Jun 25, 2018 6:29 am
Amish
Amish
24 June 2018

Internal wall thickness

Internal wall thickness

I think it is also dependant on what material, eg: The outside of my steel frame was 90mm and the internal was 75mm. (or something to that nature)

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Amish
Jun 24, 2018 9:49 pm
Tamm
Tamm
24 June 2018

Building Eden Brae Bristol 31??

Building Eden Brae Bristol 31??
NSW
1, 2, 3

Hi guys, For anyone building the Bristol can you please tell me if you were able to add extra depth to the garage? We’ve widened the garage by 1 metre but are concerned…

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Tamm
Jun 24, 2018 4:38 pm
ozmonkeyoy
ozmonkeyoy
24 June 2018

Building Wisdom Manahattan 52

Building Wisdom Manahattan 52
NSW
1, 2

Hi KEC Have pm'd you. Oz

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ozmonkeyoy
Jun 24, 2018 3:57 pm
ozmonkeyoy
k3nnis
k3nnis
24 June 2018

Home automation

Home automation
NSW

Cool. Yeah you should have plenty :) My dining pendant has 20 globes lol.

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k3nnis
Jun 24, 2018 2:30 pm
shazaw
shazaw
24 June 2018

KDR in Sydney - Sekisui Luzia 2

KDR in Sydney - Sekisui Luzia 2
NSW
1 ... 22, 23, 24

Ohhh no! Just as well your drive way slope to the street. If that’s happen to me all concrete will be in the garage.

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shazaw
Jun 24, 2018 11:48 am
mj-mac4
mj-mac4
24 June 2018

Shale Grey or Windspray roof?

Shale Grey or Windspray roof?
NSW

Shale grey looks almost white once up in the roof. I think it’s the light that reflects onto it that lightens the colour.

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mj-mac4
Jun 24, 2018 11:41 am
mj-mac4
StructuralBIMGuy
StructuralBIMGuy
24 June 2018

Balcony sizes badia new breeze

Balcony sizes badia new breeze

Assuming you have planning approvals? Then It depends on Type of Balcony, Location, Materials , Engineering->Spans, Cost,etc Large Balconies are best Designed & Built…

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StructuralBIMGuy
Jun 24, 2018 8:47 am
StructuralBIMGuy
sanny
sanny
23 June 2018

Village Square Edmondson Park Stage 16

Village Square Edmondson Park Stage 16
NSW
1 ... 44, 45, 46

Hi All, This forum has been not been active for a while. Hope everyone is having their house built moved in. I thought I will say hello to all and if you could share their…

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sanny
Jun 23, 2018 7:32 pm
kirashogun
kirashogun
23 June 2018

My build in Bloomdale- Handover not accepted ☹️

My build in Bloomdale- Handover not accepted ☹️
VIC
1 ... 10, 11, 12

I don’t want to excuse the poor job your building is doing and you should chase this to the bitter end. But just to answer your question regarding house quality. 1.…

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kirashogun
Jun 23, 2018 9:28 am
gogo65
gogo65
22 June 2018

Building with Wisdom Homes

Building with Wisdom Homes
NSW

So sad to see such delays. I don’t think I’ve read about one person that has been happy with the administration phase. I’m not looking at building with wisdom (I…

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gogo65
Jun 22, 2018 9:46 pm
gogo65
inexp_user
inexp_user
22 June 2018

Left over bricks

Left over bricks
VIC

We have kept a few pallets of our bricks. The SS said we've paid for them, we can keep them or they will dispose of them. We are keeping to use in the landscaping…

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inexp_user
Jun 22, 2018 8:00 pm
inexp_user
Bad dreams
Bad dreams
22 June 2018

Hokin Prestige Homes

Hokin Prestige Homes
NSW

Hi beachesdream We have just finished building with Ned Kelly .would you like to chat by phone. All I can say to any one is run for the hills.

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Bad dreams
Jun 22, 2018 11:41 am
kelwos44
kelwos44
22 June 2018

Project Sicily / Building in Springlake Mt Barker SA

Project Sicily / Building in Springlake Mt Barker SA
SA
1, 2

How is everything going with your build? All finished now??

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kelwos44
Jun 22, 2018 10:28 am
arcadelt
arcadelt
21 June 2018

Hydronic slab for heating AND cooling?

Hydronic slab for heating AND cooling?
NSW

We have gone with hydronic heating only in the Monaro. Having some teething problems at the moment that we hope to get sorted soon. We are working off heat pumps, as we…

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arcadelt
Jun 21, 2018 9:29 pm
aphsta
aphsta
21 June 2018

Plumbing missed after slab

Plumbing missed after slab

After doing this post we also realised they missed the drainage from the butler's pantry too. To fix the one in the alfresco they had to bring a pipe up next to the…

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aphsta
Jun 21, 2018 1:27 pm
bini
bini
21 June 2018

Building Simonds Prague with Modifications

Building Simonds Prague with Modifications
VIC
1 ... 22, 23, 24

HI Tracey, Thank you for your quick response. Were there any contact details given to you for this company on Handover?? This maintainanence supervisor is claiming they…

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bini
Jun 21, 2018 11:29 am
lolly72
lolly72
21 June 2018

Custom build with Orion homes on Harpley Estate VIC

Custom build with Orion homes on Harpley Estate VIC
VIC
1, 2

I totally agree. They are so bad. Our build took 12 months and 2 weeks. if we didn't have our independent inspector the house would be falling down.They used the wrong…

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lolly72
Jun 21, 2018 9:54 am
Mr. Sausage
Mr. Sausage
21 June 2018

Path and driveway questions - new build

Path and driveway questions - new build
VIC

Hi, it will be a few months before my new build gets to the point of having the driveway and paths done, but I have some questions about this process if I may. Firstly,…

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Mr. Sausage
Jun 21, 2018 12:07 am
JayCee24
JayCee24
20 June 2018

Cancelling House and Land Package Contract

Cancelling House and Land Package Contract

Hi icat2000. Thanks for the suggestion and for giving me some info about your cancellation experience. Finance has been approved but siteworks has blown out which is…

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JayCee24
Jun 20, 2018 8:09 pm
bestspecials
bestspecials
20 June 2018

Coral Homes Marcoola 32 QLD

Coral Homes Marcoola 32 QLD
QLD
1 ... 23, 24, 25

We are building ours under the Elegance package and added the Neo Modern Kitchen upgrade ($5000) which comes with glass splashback.

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bestspecials
Jun 20, 2018 10:15 am
bestspecials
amyelizabeth137
amyelizabeth137
20 June 2018

Coral Homes laminate flooring

Coral Homes laminate flooring

Thank you so much! It does look beautiful!

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amyelizabeth137
Jun 20, 2018 8:50 am
Amantullah
Amantullah
19 June 2018

Site cost for Tarneit

Site cost for Tarneit
VIC

Thanks to everyone for your response

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Amantullah
Jun 19, 2018 10:46 pm
LaurenParsons
LaurenParsons
19 June 2018

THRIVE HOMES

THRIVE HOMES

Anyone have a picture of the outside of their Thrive home? I’m trying to decide and would love to see finished products. Regards and thank you.

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LaurenParsons
Jun 19, 2018 8:15 pm
Michelle
Michelle
19 June 2018

External Paint Colours - Tip

External Paint Colours - Tip
NSW

Hi all.... just put this on my Facebook page then thought to share here as well. I hope it…

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Michelle
Jun 19, 2018 6:47 pm
Michelle
JohnBern
JohnBern
19 June 2018

Metricon Chelsea33

Metricon Chelsea33

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JohnBern
Jun 19, 2018 5:55 pm
JohnBern
Dunk85
Dunk85
19 June 2018

Building Washington 32 with Wisdom Homes In the Catherine Pk

Building Washington 32 with Wisdom Homes In the Catherine Pk
NSW

Hi Guys! Long time reader of the forum, thought i would use it to ask some questions and also provide some info for others on our build.. We are building the Washington…

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Dunk85
Jun 19, 2018 11:36 am
deepugjacob
deepugjacob
19 June 2018

Landscapers in Sydney Hills District

Landscapers in Sydney Hills District
NSW

Hi Could someone recommend a good trustworthy landscaper who is ready to work in the Hills District in Sydney? Thanks in advance

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deepugjacob
Jun 19, 2018 11:22 am
crofty
crofty
18 June 2018

PORTER DAVIS. Share your experience Good or Bad!

PORTER DAVIS. Share your experience Good or Bad!
VIC
1, 2, 3, 4

terrible quick to take your money.. ' aftercare' IS A LOAD OF RUBBISH. any complaints is oh everything is in guidelines!! front door is bowed the bow must be 6mm out to…

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crofty
Jun 18, 2018 8:29 pm
kjane
kjane
18 June 2018

AUSTRAL BRICKS - EVERYDAY - Engage (off white).

AUSTRAL BRICKS - EVERYDAY - Engage (off white).

As Ashleigh said, give Austral a call and they can give you a list of recent homes built with the brick. Be sure to look at a few as the bricks can look totally fifferent…

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kjane
Jun 18, 2018 4:32 pm
Limit_Point
Limit_Point
18 June 2018

First Build with Easystart Homes - Perth

First Build with Easystart Homes - Perth
WA

Paving is now done and A/C installed. PCI booked for 9th July!

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Limit_Point
Jun 18, 2018 12:50 pm
bestspecials
bestspecials
18 June 2018

Building with Eden brae

Building with Eden brae
NSW

I would suppose it would depend on what you wanted to change. If it is just paint colours, that would be fairly easy, however, if you are wanting to change roof and…

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bestspecials
Jun 18, 2018 10:58 am
bestspecials
Emmz70
Emmz70
17 June 2018

Building Metricon Glendale 42 Limited Edition in Geelong

Building Metricon Glendale 42 Limited Edition in Geelong
VIC
1 ... 136, 137, 138

Doesn't time fly! I can't believe it's already been a year. I'm starting a job next month so hopefully will be able to start ticking off some boxes of the last few…

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Emmz70
Jun 17, 2018 10:41 pm
SaveH2O
SaveH2O
17 June 2018

Waffle slab know what your getting.

Waffle slab know what your getting.
VIC

Geo1 is a forum member who is also a very good geotechnical engineer with a social concience. Go to his profile page to access all of his posts…

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SaveH2O
Jun 17, 2018 9:23 am
SaveH2O
StructuralBIMGuy
StructuralBIMGuy
17 June 2018

Saline protection for slab benefits vs cost?

Saline protection for slab benefits vs cost?
NSW

It Is the measure of depth of concrete from the edge to reinforcement

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StructuralBIMGuy
Jun 17, 2018 8:59 am
StructuralBIMGuy
hasansheikh
hasansheikh
17 June 2018

Bacchus Marsh Underbank 2mts fall

Bacchus Marsh Underbank 2mts fall
VIC

Keeping an eye on this post - any info would be helpful. In the couple of discussions I have had with builders, have been given an estimate of $20-25k by one, and $18-20k…

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hasansheikh
Jun 17, 2018 1:14 am
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sweetswisssteel
Jun 16, 2018 11:37 pm
GLO
GLO
16 June 2018

Need help understanding Deposited Plan!

Need help understanding Deposited Plan!
NSW

Does that mean there would be another set of plans to request from Sydney Water ( than what I have posted earlier)?

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GLO
Jun 16, 2018 9:02 pm
Doingitagain
Doingitagain
16 June 2018

invision homes and stoneligh reserve

invision homes and stoneligh reserve
QLD

Hi, I'm looking at building with Invision homes and would love to hear any feed back if you ended up building with them. P.S We are currently up the road in Crestmead, we…

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Doingitagain
Jun 16, 2018 4:40 pm
Manhattan52
Manhattan52
16 June 2018

Manhattan 52 by WISDOM, need advise

Manhattan 52 by WISDOM, need advise
NSW

The kitchen changes were cheap I think like $4k. Obviously that’s not your extra kitchen materials just the structural changes. My kitchen is slightly different after…

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Manhattan52
Jun 16, 2018 12:18 pm
Manhattan52
StructuralBIMGuy
StructuralBIMGuy
16 June 2018

slab upgrade from M to E cost blowout

slab upgrade from M to E cost blowout

LOL,You are lucky they actually visited your site, Usually they just query a geological database Please query the report , that should stand as a warning, check everything…

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StructuralBIMGuy
Jun 16, 2018 10:56 am
StructuralBIMGuy
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Meg5ie
Jun 16, 2018 8:54 am

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