Building A New House

MegKo

13 August

Rear Garage

Thanks for replying - here's the link of my detailed post - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=103122&p=1895206#p1895206

Jason526

13 August

Is it an ok time to start the building process in WA

It's a difficult question to answer, and there might not be an answer to it. It's the same as asking if it's a good time to buy a property. Looking back 5 years, would it…

BML

13 August

Kaplan homes

I cannot comment about the quality of the finished home yet as we are only on the slab stage. I believe the Kaplan admin process is a bit quicker. We easily get a reply…

DanC

13 August

Knockdown Rebuild | Clarendon QLD | Modified Madison City 40

It depends on whether ít's through your builder or if you are going to a cabinet maker to build something. To do that small Laundry in the background was an EXTRA $2500…

deemikel79

12 August

Porter Davis Liverpool25

Hi Ramya, How is the process going? Have you started to build? We are also planning to build the Liverpool 25. We painstakingly compared the Lifestyle Select and…

Bdizzle

12 August

Townsville Home Builder

My partner and I are looking to build our first home in Townsville. We are looking at Tropical Homes, Kier Constructions and GJ Gardner. I would love to hear from anyone…

Hhmm

12 August

Soho Living townhouses

So so slow, don't know how these guy ever actually finish a build

KnockItDown

12 August

Starting Over - Custom Build - Plans 2.0

Nice! Is that a split level on both the ground floor and the 1st floor? I like it. I've been trying to get my favorite volume builder to do that but…

boris594

12 August

Building design contracts

Personally I wouldn't accept that. I would require that the digital files be shared and wholly owned by me at all times. But then, I'm not a fan of architects nor would I…

Ozshaz

12 August

Colorbond Roofing Insulation

Hello Everyone, For the colorbond roofing blanket what choices are available in the market and what is majorly preferred. I have come across Anticon 60 but there are few…

oklouise

12 August

KDRB - custom build - Floor plan

the kids' activity room is a different shape not much smaller and i've left out the kids hallway that doesn't improve the space and upstairs is based on a similar space…

Bowengirl

12 August

solution for macleay island?

Hi Serapis This is years later since you wrote your post. I'm wondering how you fared with moving to Macleay and building. My budget same compared to a decade up the…

stephanievella21

11 August

Building with Kurmond Homes

We are nearly (1 payment away) from construction stage with Kurmond. We are building the bronte 33 and it took us at least 9 revisions to get close to what we wanted. We…

oklouise

11 August

Floorplan Suggestions

any plans is always a compromise but i prefer the extra kitchen space to the slightly bigger bedrooms (that are big enough for queens sized beds plus the biw and study…

Kate3079

11 August

Building With Metricon

Yeah we feel the same. We moved into our home in Dec 2019 and have ongoing issues and leaks. They wouldn’t help us with the council when the build was non compliant with…

Venkata

11 August

Why GJ Gardener is pricey?

Hi SRP, Am in Step 1 as explained above. Architect had given first sketch and suggested some changes and I hope by the end of this month I should be getting the second…

Ozshaz

11 August

New build - downlights in the eaves

Not a news you wanted but glad to see that you were not in for a surprise later on ! Happy to help !

iehn

11 August

Outfall drain construction

Hi: We are in the process of a knock-down and rebuild in the eastern suburbs. As part of the new build, we require a stormwater outfall drain to be constructed that…

DreamNotQLD

10 August

Gold Coast home - second build - volume or smaller builder?

Pretty much everything Jason526 mentions agrees with what i've experienced building my house. I'm building my first house (knock down rebuild) with one of the volume…

sarafrench1

10 August

Our first build: "Bridgewater" by Gj's Shoalhaven

My first move-in experience was fantastic. we moved from Sydney to the Gold Coast, and hired some [url=My first move-in experience was fantastic. we moved from Sydney to…

davi

10 August

Trentham 30 metricon

Overall it wasn’t to painful however we did get stuffed around with the drawers in our walk-in robe. The colour was not what we picked and they didn’t honour a…

prash

10 August

Building Doulton 50 with Metricon

I am feeling the delay too. After rushing me to signing the doc to get price lock, things slowed down a lot. I am yet to get the final drawings and still waiting for a…

Roopa

10 August

South-Hampton style kitchen

Thank you for reply. It is helpful.

Karar

10 August

Building with Metricon

Metricon is a massive project builder and lots of ppl complain about the whole process with them , you will find a lot of unhappy customers posting on Facebook, horror…

chars0974

10 August

R value for New House Insulation

will try R2.5 for external, thanks

Gossa

10 August

Exorbitant Site Costs - Power line surcharge & Crane hire

Hello Hi5. Could you please let me know what the outcome was with your complaints about these exorbitant fees? Did you have any luck having them removed or reduced?

boysana

10 August

Canberra custom KDR

Hey algernon bumping this amazing thread I may have missed it.. Did you aim for any air tightness level? Would you have been able to achieve the same thermal…

Doulton777

9 August

Metricon Riviera 54

nice that’s a great design. When do you start?

Doulton777

9 August

New here we are building the Doulton 56 with extension

. Much prefer the ones we got through lumi lighting. But these are nice for the price

Gee Mack

9 August

Bryan & Petersen Build in Ballarat (VIC)

Thanks darb74 and countrybuilds for the insights. I guess most builders' sales teams are all charm and promises but the relations with the site guys might be less…

rachelj72

9 August

Thomas Archer Hue 42 Bayside Build - 2020/21

Thank you iehn !

SaveH2O

9 August

Searching for a painting contractors in Toranto

Ask a Canuck.

EvryThingIsNormal

9 August

Soil Samples / ratings

Hi all, Just wondering how everyone has gone with soil samples. Main concern, if sampled before a Knock Down, then afterwards the rating changed due to different ‘site…

mustard

9 August

internal wall insulation - inclusion as standard

I've been quoted another $2400 for basic due to insulation requirements I don't know what to make of this.. it's almost like i babe question it because it's basix

Tracyj323

9 August

Front Entrance Door - Solid MDF or Coritech

thank you very much for your advice!!

rookie1

9 August

CDC query - AHD & Flood Levels

Yes 10.7 is low to medium flood zone for overland flooding. Not in a flood zone for mainstream flooding.

GorLyman

9 August

buying block and putting shed on it and house

All plans are fine, as long as you feel ok with any of it, in your own home.

Swetha

8 August

CDC query || Entrance door || corner plot

Hi all, seeking advice from anyone who has had experience with CDC on a corner block and determining primary/secondary frontages. We are planning a KDR in Sydney and are…

irfan

8 August

Unifi AP placement for a double storey house

I am not an expert, but research is suggesting with the right power (setting to low) and channel (setting to non-overlapping on each radio) configuration client hand-off…

Ozshaz

8 August

Slab cutting & Modification

MegKo

8 August

Newpark Corner lot

Hi guys.. does anyone know setbacks for rear garage for corner lot at newpark? Is the setback different if the garage is attached or detached to the house?

Ali Akber

8 August

Rawson - Daikin from 14kw upgrade to 20kw cost

Cool, Thanks Leona.

yesplease

8 August

Noisy steel?

Hi Martinu. Did you ever get this issue resolved, or any updates? I'm having a similar issue in my property. I've also sent you a PM.

love1234

7 August

8 (Eight) Homes

Hi, With them, I'm currently constructing a new two-story home. It would be really appreciated if anyone could provide input or point out any advantages or…

bashworth

7 August

Melbourne Water Rejection

The following link shows what happens when people build without thinking about overground flows; https://anewhouse.com.au/2021/03/beware ... -the-road/

StructuralBIMGuy

7 August

Build cost increases - Brisbane

Ha the builders lobby group can put out whatever graphics they want to justify increasing their prices If the slabs down they are breaking the fixed price contract in…

SaveH2O

6 August

Faults appearing a year after building.What course of action

Metropolis Solutions do forensic plumbing investigations and are the go to people. If you do a forum search, their name will come up in several threads. Have a read of…

Kippers01

6 August

Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW

Hi Henry, whats your understanding of the Metricon site manager's job?

ECOECO

6 August

Sliding door, stacker door size

A 6m wide is a standard biparting stacker - 4 active panels and 2 fixed. The extrusions are manufactured as 6m standard, The height is also important. We could make…