Building A New House

Onram

19 January

Building at Clydesdale Estate Marsden Park

Settlement done on 24th Dec. Now waiting on final plans etc.

Phoenix77

18 January

Metricon - Liberty 38 with Provincial facade - Ryde

Hang in there. I reckon with the $25K government grant, they are getting are busy. Are you applying for this grant? If not maybe you need to consider postponing before…

Tony888

18 January

Building at Willowdale

Thats reassuring, the delay is making me nervous

Roy Allantos

18 January

Building at Bardia - New Breeze

I believe the BAL rating is 12.5 for the quarter acre blocks

Noname

18 January

Doing it again - Henley Montessa 43

MegP

18 January

Colour questions?

Karar

18 January

Building With Metricon

Agree with you in regards to quality and customer service, a lot of unhappy customers just like you after completion service is very poor lately with poster in the group…

ziggyblur

18 January

Knockdown/rebuild with Rawson - Metford33

Any more recent updates from building a Metford in Canberra? Interested in 33.

ThrottleMonkey

17 January

Man hole

Our man hole is 1000 x 500. Plenty of room for access and lining up the step ladder to climb on up. Our builder had two size options if I remember correctly. As for the…

Deacon91

17 January

First home build,Movida Midvale WA, Smart Homes For Living

White Storm was the colour name

originalcollector

17 January

Building with Masterton - Harmony Exclusive

All you need to do is to identify the correct and complete guidelines from an authentic source that could help you execute your…

bluesteel

17 January

Managing vapour membrane after slab pour

Thanks! So if a liquid damp proof membrane is applied to the side of the slab is the excess vapour barrier cut flush. Is there a detrimental effect having the vapour…

NathanPS

17 January

Theatre advice

Hi mate, I did acoustic insulation throughout plus acoustic plaster board panels, whether it made a huge different or not I’m unsure. The plasterboard though I can tell…

Nady

16 January

Carlisle Sheraton Journey

Hi I am also interested in knowing the price for: High ceiling 2.74 on ground floor and 2.59 on first floor.

Shinzlet

16 January

New build and possum in roof

I’ve recently had my build completed and I’ve already got a possum (possibly rodent but I’m set on possum). I can hear it running over the roof and then climb in. My…

done

16 January

Trying to decide on a builder

who did you go with?

Brett0004

16 January

Power points issues with height in bathrooms

Centre power point can come right down. Zone extends 150mm to each side of sinks with capacity less than 45 litres and 400mm above.

montalbert_porterdavis

16 January

Porter Davis Battons

Hi All, Does anyone know the Batton Relocation charge with Porter Davis and also if you get a credit back for them?? We are building the Mont Albert Grange 48 TIA

ssrm

16 January

Low valuation for new build construction loan

Hey Zoltaire, We're in the same situation. Building in Harrisdale, ~230 sqm, builder quoted $315k, valuation came at $288k. Reasonably good spec which bank thinks…

doro

16 January

Found out raised bathroom at completion stage.

I wish I knew that before the build. They did not let us choose the materials before the DA approval. They initiated all the flooring plan before internal designing…

done

16 January

Project builder or custom builder

who did you end up going with?

kdr2020

16 January

Drop edge beams-retaining walls

You could be describing my situation!! The builder (Burbank Homes) has come back recommending a Cut & Fill with DEBs & Retaining Walls. We wanted a single level house and…

kdr2020

16 January

Burbank Homes Edgerton 282 Build

Continuing to progress with Burbank Homes on the Edgerton 282. We worked with the sales consultant (a practical, no-nonsense, non-salesy chap IMO) to include the Burbank…

kdr2020

16 January

Sydney Demolition Companies - Any Recommendations?

Thanks for sharing such an extensive list of demolition service providers. Saved me a lot of time Googling!

Coldarea

16 January

Advise building with Metricon Fintona 37

Awesome thanks that’s quite a bit less than I though. We got our studio walk through appointment today!

Poseidon

16 January

Feedback on living room orientation

Hi All I have just recently started following this page. Have a question on how to ensure there is maximum natural light in the living rooms? Bit of context: Our living…

enz32

16 January

AUSBUILD Prominence Pallara

Hello sorry didnt even realized you replied. How was your home so far congratulations! Hope everything went well! Thats pretty good if there are only minor…

Abhi33424

15 January

Site Cost Craigieburn VIC Highlands Estate The Bridges

The easement is 2m

maeoliver

15 January

Which Grey Brick?

We're building our first home in QLD and we're really keen to have grey bricks. We first chose PGH driftwood but when I saw it in an actual house, it was too light. Has…

gogo65

15 January

Upgrade Costs 'i.e moving from group 1 to group 4'

I dont know who you’re building with, but if its a project builder, it’s likely the upgrades will be expensive. For example a slab of frosty carina is double the cost…

orangejuice

15 January

Clerestory windows: Frontage is North facing [Melbourne KDR]

Wow, 30% more added cost to std rectangular house! I really need to go back to my drawing board. Seems like there's no easy way out for a frontage north-facing block. :(:(

baileyspy

15 January

Planning Schemes

You may want to check with a Land use planner, but if I recall correctly the distance is stepped - so at ground level it's a 1m setback, then 1.3 for anything between…

Vineet Babbar

15 January

North Facing Property

Hi Moudzj, You are a real champion, I think this image file will do for me. Would you recommend any alterations in the plan from the northerly aspect of the property? We…

shraz

15 January

KDRB Bentley Homes Kyalami 370

Hi Kate, We are also looking at building the Magellen with Bentley homes on a sloping block in Doreen....did you end up going with Bentley and if so how is your…

Winnieshome

14 January

Above bench basin complications

That’s great. Thanks so much for taking the time to share. Sounds like it should be a reasonably straight forward convo with our builder. Nice bathroom!

Althom

14 January

Seals for garage doors

Maybe but probably no more than polystyrene

Project00

14 January

Building to lock-up only | builder recommendations? | SA

Most major builders won't, just keep looking you'll find one ,your best chance is private gumtree Facebook etc

Jen023

14 January

Upgrade cost in new homes - we are building with meridian h

We are going for our colour appointment soon...any advice? How did ur build go?

Novalon

14 January

Instant Gas HWS - distance from kitchen

Thank you! I will look into that.

Pete_000

14 January

Balustrade

I would threaten them with dept of fair trading, you would have a good case especially as the images they supplied do not show uneven spacing. I didn't have to go that far…

Vineet Babbar

13 January

Demolition Quotes

Thanks for your prompt reply.

Lily88

13 January

Boston 42 with Clarendon

Hi, I’m new to this this forum. I am too wanting to build Boston 42. Would you be able to tell me the tender price? Thanks

Michelle

13 January

New Home Bricks Selection

blcheong

13 January

Citipower Electrical Pit Cost

Thanks all for replying. Yes it does seem a little expensive but not sure what other choice there is

Doozer1905

13 January

Additional costs after contract

Was the original price for turning the alfresco into house area a quote or a variation?

Berek

12 January

New Home - Slab Certification by Engineer

Yes, an engineer (usually the one who did the design) needs to inspect the foundations before the concrete pour. He will issue a certificate to the building surveyor. Only…

itsmartin

12 January

Valuations - What should I include for best valuation?

I just went through this process so might be able to offer my (very limited) experience. The valuation for my build was done in two parts: Land and house. The land is…

kirashogun

12 January

Latitude 37 vs Comdain

Chose Comdain. I also found L37 a bit arrogant and their inclusions seems really bad compared to the price they charge. Comdain seems expensive at the start but they only…

moudzj

12 January

Stormwater discharge: easement or drainage system?

Civil Engineer here, and I live in Beverly Hills (under GRC). GRC allows for charged systems for single dwelling builds, depending on if its possible. The other DA in…