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at planning stage - Adelaide SADeeElle,
Beware of the standard footings included clause. Some people in the know have told me that some in the industry are "a bit dodgy" on… Hebel vs Blueboard vs Brick?Rob, As per above, consider foam and concrete. There will be a house open in Adelaide on Sustainable house day that has used this technology. Owned and designed by a… help with budgetingWhat is the standard kitchen and bathroom package like? You may want to upgrade the benchtops now - it could be tricky to do later.
When it comes to extra costs - our… PaulaJul 14, 2008 12:40 pm "crossover": please explainYou can easily have it changed so that lines up with you garage. However if you are one fo the poor suckers like me that live in an older area that has the big old square… Building Inspector in AdelaideI hope all goes well for you but Hick**botham and Sta**man homes are the same company, I have had and heard of many horror stories and some good, It would be wise to have… dj replied 16 May 2008 ago Cracks in slabThe only question in my mind is to make sure the builder does actually spray the slab with curing oil! My experience is that in the housing… Internal garage access
I do at my house, also grew up with it with my parents house. At my house it opens out into the hallway. In this hallway there is a door for the cellar s easy access for… Minx replied 8 May 2008 ago MinxMay 08, 2008 10:01 am Thanks to Adelaide's heat wave, no slab...we were at the beach as well on monday. it was so lovely. contemplating heading there today after hubby finishes work. i don't want to complain about the heat too much,… Leece replied 11 March 2008 ago LeeceMar 11, 2008 3:13 pm House PlansHaving more than one teenager in the bathroom at a time is probably going to end up in a fight anyway
In my experience teenagers get… Helyn replied 10 March 2008 ago HelynMar 10, 2008 10:32 pm Building stagesHi DeeElle, I asked the same question to my builder last week 
I really thought our roof would be next after completion of frame, instead some of the windows were… Mrs B replied 29 February 2008 ago Mrs BFeb 29, 2008 5:46 am Council approvalHi everyone...
I,m not sure,but did I read on here somewhere that it is possible to check on 'council approval' progress on-line? 
Our plans are about to go into… melanie02 started a topic 26 February 2008 ago After 12 months, we are about to start...Hi Andy and Donna
You must be so excited that,s it,s all about to happen!
12 months is a long time to wait....we are building with Hickinbothan Homes,which I think… Experience with any Stockland EstatesWe didn't camp out.
We were fortunate that when they released new blocks, we were there checking for display homes (just dreaming to build one).
We just inquired and saw… VJ replied 6 February 2008 ago pole post homesHi Kylie, welcome to the forum. We have a steep block too and had a lot of issues finding the right house to fit on the block. We love our block and the views we have… Jet79 replied 3 December 2007 ago Jet79Dec 03, 2007 4:22 pm External colours - advice neededthanks Ray. I'll check CB paperbark out as well. Sounds like a good alternative.
I feel like we are getting closer now we're deciding on external colours. DeeElle replied 4 November 2007 ago We have a slab!
My understanding is, there are 3 main pipes connected today.
One is the black rubber pipe, connecting water into the house.
Second one is the plastic drainage pipe.… ahuang replied 17 August 2007 ago 'Lightweight homes' vs Brick veneer homesMy wife and I agree that we would only ever buy a brick home. When looking at real estate bruchures, we just turn the page if we see fibro, wood or other non brick… build or buy pre-establishedMain reason we are building is because we get exactly what we want, not someone else's place which we then have to spend money on.
If you can find a place you love,… perryr replied 27 July 2007 ago Rainwater tank in adelaideWe got ours from a local Ag shop (we are in the country). Ours are massive though, Team Poly ones, 22,000l each, so there probably isn't the demand for ones of our size as… Spot replied 16 July 2007 ago SpotJul 16, 2007 12:30 pm cracks on new slab?Just came back across this post. My apologies for bringing it up again to those not interested but there should be clarification for any future readers.
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