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EdB84
EdB84
18 September 2019

Acoustic insulation too heavy for steel stilts??

Acoustic insulation too heavy for steel stilts??

Has anyone had noise assessments done? Did the result come in at a lower category than the council estimate?

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EdB84
Sep 18, 2019 2:54 pm
bestspecials
bestspecials
18 September 2019

Is it really - PGH Blue Steel Flash Brick ?

Is it really - PGH Blue Steel Flash Brick ?

I remember when we chose our brick for our last house that we went around the brick centre and I really liked one, but I didn't like the one next to it. They were…

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bestspecials
Sep 18, 2019 10:47 am
bestspecials
alkeshpatel83
alkeshpatel83
18 September 2019

EXPOSED AGGREGATE cost Perth

EXPOSED AGGREGATE cost Perth

Okayy....good to know as I might consider concrete instead.

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alkeshpatel83
Sep 18, 2019 2:38 am
luxbuild
luxbuild
17 September 2019

Stormwater on back property

Stormwater on back property

Not sure what state this you are in, but in NSW without a rainwater tank (if that's what will happen in your case) your BASIX score could be lower, and Im not sure if you…

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luxbuild
Sep 18, 2019 12:42 am
ourrawsonbalmoral38
ourrawsonbalmoral38
17 September 2019

Minimum requirement for internal concrete

Minimum requirement for internal concrete
NSW

Things like this are frustrating when you spend so much $ with them, that surely they could help you out. It may not be worth the hassle mate, I'd suggest $80-100 worth…

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ourrawsonbalmoral38
Sep 17, 2019 4:17 pm
domwild
domwild
17 September 2019

McDoanld Jones Homes - Cambridge (Newcastle, NSW)

McDoanld Jones Homes - Cambridge (Newcastle, NSW)

Get as many quotes as possible. Get your own soil report/footings and contour report/features and floor plan to get quotes. For older areas a soil report ($300) is good…

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domwild
Sep 17, 2019 8:59 am
building-expert
building-expert
15 September 2019

Restrictive Covenant Roofing Question

Restrictive Covenant Roofing Question

Good answer from darb74 Most covenants will have expiry date, check your title then ask your lawyer.

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building-expert
Sep 15, 2019 3:31 pm
building-expert
MrsAJ
MrsAJ
14 September 2019

Manhattan 21 heavily modified - Coral Homes

Manhattan 21 heavily modified - Coral Homes
QLD
1 ... 6, 7, 8

Any suggestions for plants for front of the house. Thinking of Cordylene at right corner , what goes well next to Cordylene? Not anything bushy. Less than Cordylene…

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MrsAJ
Sep 14, 2019 9:17 pm
Norfolk
Norfolk
13 September 2019

Porter Davis Summer Promotions- Is it too good to be true?

Porter Davis Summer Promotions- Is it too good to be true?
VIC
1, 2

Hi Gee, Thank you for blog. It’s valuable advice. What is your opinion on the customer reviews of builders on the Productreview, google review and similar forums as…

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Norfolk
Sep 13, 2019 8:59 am
Small Minds
Small Minds
12 September 2019

Building with PD Homes, Recommendations?

Building with PD Homes, Recommendations?
VIC
1, 2

Hi guys, been doing a lot of research on independent inspection companies and this Darbecca has come up a bit. But as part of my research I found this outcome in VCAT

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Small Minds
Sep 12, 2019 3:17 pm
Dui2705
Dui2705
12 September 2019

Building with Simonds VIC

Building with Simonds VIC

Hi andor this is crazy! Did it only take about 3-4 months for your house to be built?

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Dui2705
Sep 12, 2019 2:47 pm
Dui2705
Norfolk
Norfolk
12 September 2019

Builder Incentive how does it work?

Builder Incentive how does it work?

Plus a set of steak knives

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Norfolk
Sep 12, 2019 2:22 pm
Norfolk
Norfolk
12 September 2019

Building Metricon Vantage 38

Building Metricon Vantage 38
NSW

No probs, Suggest you accompany housepect on the inspection to observe and understand any issues they may identify.

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Norfolk
Sep 12, 2019 12:19 pm
Mirrmu83
Mirrmu83
12 September 2019

Cement render with membrane paint vs acrylic render

Cement render with membrane paint vs acrylic render

Most “texture” manufacturers will require you to paint the texture to achieve their full system performance and product warranty. Texture is applied to budget houses…

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Mirrmu83
Sep 12, 2019 9:33 am
Norfolk
Norfolk
12 September 2019

Who is building with Beechwood

Who is building with Beechwood
NSW
1 ... 786, 787, 788

Thanks Ravin. It sounds like it's been quite a journey. Do you own the plans or does Beechwood? If you do, it may be worthwhile obtaining some quotes to help you make…

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Norfolk
Sep 12, 2019 8:19 am
erick1803
erick1803
11 September 2019

BURBANK HOMES

BURBANK HOMES

My name is Erick Dela Cruz from ACT, I will find another builder if I where you saving you from stress and hell of experience with them, especially manager Stuart…

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erick1803
Sep 11, 2019 11:20 am
Venusmarz
Venusmarz
10 September 2019

Dean Homes

Dean Homes
VIC

Thanks TashPaul.. that is very helpful

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Venusmarz
Sep 10, 2019 4:04 pm
Small Minds
Small Minds
9 September 2019

Budget Custom Home builder

Budget Custom Home builder

Before anybody signs with PD, look at this post.

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Small Minds
Sep 09, 2019 10:53 am
Small Minds
Small Minds
9 September 2019

Porter Davis. No mod for (length) for a garage?????

Porter Davis. No mod for (length) for a garage?????
VIC

Before anybody signs with PD, ask about any terms and conditions they have that restrict your rights. Go and have a look at this post first. They are calling PD bottom feeders.

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Small Minds
Sep 09, 2019 10:46 am
Chaston
Chaston
8 September 2019

Tree cutting

Tree cutting

Hi All, Just wondering that do we need permission to cut trees on the house land. Not on council land. Land in the Brisbane city council limit. Any ideas please? Thanks in advance

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Chaston
Sep 08, 2019 10:47 pm
Blacktea2sugars
Blacktea2sugars
8 September 2019

Knock Down Rebuild SE MELB with Hallbury homes

Knock Down Rebuild SE MELB with Hallbury homes
VIC

was just thinking that myself......

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Blacktea2sugars
Sep 08, 2019 9:09 pm
Blacktea2sugars
Adelz
Adelz
8 September 2019

Metricon or Clarendon....Can't decide??

Metricon or Clarendon....Can't decide??

Great thanks, good to know that their Sapphire inclusions are pretty good. We're doing the same in terms of upgrading the WIP, Laundry and flooring plus we have made some…

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Adelz
Sep 08, 2019 8:45 pm
harmeet
harmeet
8 September 2019

Ridgewater Homes

Ridgewater Homes

hi have you build with ridgewater homes or still finalising the builder???

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harmeet
Sep 08, 2019 5:59 pm
Manhattan52
Manhattan52
8 September 2019

Demo before CDC approval

Demo before CDC approval

lozsyd no is KDRB. I have had previous CDC periods of 10 days. The 13 days was my longest. Maybe your CSR is talking about the whole time it takes them to submit for CDC,…

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Manhattan52
Sep 08, 2019 3:27 pm
Manhattan52
LoriL
LoriL
8 September 2019

Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Complete

Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Complete
WA
1, 2, 3, 4

I absolutely love this floor plan. We are building but in NZ. The options for plans just aren’t as good over here! Would you be willing to share a copy of these plans…

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LoriL
Sep 08, 2019 9:51 am
nyaskvjp
nyaskvjp
7 September 2019

Chelsea 33 by Metricon!!!!

Chelsea 33 by Metricon!!!!
NSW

Hi zooch, your blog is extremely helpful and thanks for sharing your experience with M. Was wondering if you could clarify few things: Just want to understand what you…

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nyaskvjp
Sep 07, 2019 10:05 pm
Doozer1905
Doozer1905
6 September 2019

New build - Outrageous Electrical costs

New build - Outrageous Electrical costs

Hi AJ, I'm an estimator for a Perth builder, I know its different market but from my point of view your data and tv is cheap and the GPO's over the top. Your "Telstra"…

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Doozer1905
Sep 06, 2019 8:45 pm
Cooky
Cooky
6 September 2019

Construction Loan Pre-approval

Construction Loan Pre-approval

Thank you!

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Cooky
Sep 06, 2019 12:32 pm
Cooky
Small Minds
Small Minds
5 September 2019

Share your building inspection reports/experiences

Share your building inspection reports/experiences
VIC

I will still stand by my comment that his advise is bad. If as you say he stood up, he should be advocating for all to stand up.

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Small Minds
Sep 05, 2019 9:55 pm
Ruthnpal
Ruthnpal
5 September 2019

Please help convincing me we didn’t make our house too big!

Please help convincing me we didn’t make our house too big!

Ah, yes, the fourth is more like a study, isnt it. But we just wanted a space for visitors and have spent most of our $$ in living/dining/kitchen area. The cellar is…

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Ruthnpal
Sep 05, 2019 6:34 am
Steve4216
Steve4216
5 September 2019

Wide block with narrow floorplan

Wide block with narrow floorplan

Itll really depend on the Orientation of the block, but as a whole, yes narrow builds can work well.

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Steve4216
Sep 05, 2019 2:40 am
JW001
JW001
4 September 2019

Comment on floor plans

Comment on floor plans

Another point, I think the plan 2(the black and white copy) building cost will be cheaper than the plan 1

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JW001
Sep 04, 2019 11:00 pm

Just a different suggestion - I would flip the kitchen and meals/ dining with the family room. I would also swap the toilet and linen and put a cavity slider on the…

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bestspecials
Sep 04, 2019 2:11 pm
bestspecials
StructuralBIMGuy
StructuralBIMGuy
3 September 2019

Build Query - Corner cut

Build Query - Corner cut
VIC

Kmza That is clear enough from the previous image... but what was it changed from? Please sketch that, here is another example illustrating ( Sketch over photo, try some…

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StructuralBIMGuy
Sep 03, 2019 11:45 am
StructuralBIMGuy
JW001
JW001
3 September 2019

Advice on floor plans

Advice on floor plans

thanks for reply. Good point. In this case, the WIP should be WIL ( which should be used by Laundry). The idea for kitchen - light cook: use outside cooktop; for heavy…

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JW001
Sep 03, 2019 8:57 am
aferraro
aferraro
2 September 2019

G J Gardner head office steps up after franchise goes bust

G J Gardner head office steps up after franchise goes bust
ACT

These GJ Gardner franchisees have gone bust. GJ Gardiner Homes Bathurst https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/stor ... -collapse/ Hunter Valley

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aferraro
Sep 02, 2019 10:04 pm
Preeti.jat
Preeti.jat
2 September 2019

Realistic budget for building a good quality home in Melbour

Realistic budget for building a good quality home in Melbour

That’s so true, we are looking at several websites every day trying to find a suitable floor plan with a good builder, hopefully we will figure something out by end of…

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Preeti.jat
Sep 02, 2019 9:47 pm
SejaeD
SejaeD
2 September 2019

Hydraulic Engineer - NSW

Hydraulic Engineer - NSW
NSW

try Edgard zoghbi - eze drainage solutions on 9706 7767. I have found him to be quite reasonable and open to alternate solutions

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SejaeD
Sep 02, 2019 6:31 pm
SejaeD

We have a 1000sqm block in WA we just had site works done on (seperate to build) and it cost $25k. It sloped about 2m back to front. Had limestone retaining done in three…

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JAMBY
Sep 02, 2019 5:15 pm
JAMBY
RomeoSK
RomeoSK
2 September 2019

Crossover relocation cost - Melb West

Crossover relocation cost - Melb West
VIC
1, 2

Hi guys, does anyone know why we have to remove the old one? i bought a house where the crossover was put on the wrong side and i dont understand why i need to bear the…

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RomeoSK
Sep 02, 2019 4:17 pm
kmza
kmza
2 September 2019

Floor Layout help

Floor Layout help
VIC
1, 2

My suggestion is to get a tape measure and check the kitchen and dining spaces in the house you are currently living in. Then you have something to compare…

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kmza
Sep 02, 2019 9:04 am
kmza
StructuralBIMGuy
StructuralBIMGuy
2 September 2019

Custom builder checks - Mel

Custom builder checks - Mel

Hi Mbarlow69 Here are some tips 1. Search Google & post & ask on this Forum 2. Search Court Listings for parent companies 3.Check on builds and speak to past and present…

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StructuralBIMGuy
Sep 02, 2019 9:02 am
StructuralBIMGuy
acreagebuilding22
acreagebuilding22
2 September 2019

JG King Buxton

JG King Buxton

Did you build the Buxton 470? We are also looking at this design.

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acreagebuilding22
Sep 02, 2019 6:14 am
vhome
vhome
1 September 2019

Cladding - axon vs EasyLap (James Hardie)

Cladding - axon vs EasyLap (James Hardie)

I have got Axon cladding currently in my base quote from the builder. (New Home, Brisbane City Council, Queensland, 2 storey). If I downgrade from Axon to EasyLap (both…

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vhome
Sep 01, 2019 9:17 pm
storewallAU
storewallAU
1 September 2019

Premier Builders Group

Premier Builders Group
VIC

is this the builder?

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storewallAU
Sep 01, 2019 8:36 pm
storewallAU
Pratik
Pratik
1 September 2019

Side setback - Liverpool council

Side setback - Liverpool council
NSW

Hi Guys, I am little confused and lost. Hopefully someone can share their knowledge. My lot size - 10 x 31.5 I am stage of talking to different builders to find the…

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Pratik
Sep 01, 2019 5:28 pm
SteveMc
SteveMc
1 September 2019

Front setback- is it worth modifying?

Front setback- is it worth modifying?

I'd definitely get the DA reapproved. An extra metre in the backyard is far better. Cheaper front driveway. It will pay for itself if your going to pay for another submission.

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SteveMc
Sep 01, 2019 3:20 pm
SteveMc
TaylorAshlee
TaylorAshlee
1 September 2019

Pre-Start Costs - Homegroup WA

Pre-Start Costs - Homegroup WA

I had my pre start with HGWA on Monday. Can confirm all matte black tape ware and accessories cost extra. I paid about $1500 all up to upgrade entire house worth. They…

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TaylorAshlee
Sep 01, 2019 3:15 am
StructuralBIMGuy
StructuralBIMGuy
31 August 2019

Helpful tools for First home buyers

Helpful tools for First home buyers

IMO, Builders don't like sharing their data with First home builders. 3D BIM -> Google Docs-> Python/automation ->Internet data/proofs and pricing OT The above only…

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StructuralBIMGuy
Aug 31, 2019 10:14 am
StructuralBIMGuy

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