Building A New House

sparekh

19 October 2018

Metricon Trentham

Hi ,can I ask how much was the total cost to build this house?

StructuralBIMGuy

19 October 2018

Dropped edge beam versus brick rebate

Hi Bailey86 Best to wait for the geotech report, if it gets classified P you may well require piles In The meantime 1.Check with owners that are building with your…

brokenstick

19 October 2018

Projects to do after New Home Handover

I have used this stuff before which is pretty good and easy to DIY https://www.bunnings.com.au/garage-fact ... l_p0313293

wentworth33

18 October 2018

New Breeze Bardia

If you choose design from a builder, normally, its builder job to pay for the insurance. I never heard you have to pay it yourself. You will only pay your own insurance…

Viks

18 October 2018

Carlisle Easy Living

Hey Taylor great to know that you are building with Easy Living..Even I have recently signed a contract with them, but am bit nervous of the build quality when compared…

n.devo

18 October 2018

Here We Go !!! Henley - Vienna Started....

Littlegem

17 October 2018

Edenbrae homes

Am in the process of negotiations with Eden Brae and am wondering how many freebies or extras anyone has been able to negotiate into their package above what they include…

macky

17 October 2018

Experience building with Simonds in Sydney

Are there anyone who has built or is currently building with Simonds in Sydney? Would love to hear about your overall experience. Do you know if they cater for owners…

Forg

17 October 2018

How to increase ensuite size - Bentleigh 42

OK … so maybe think about how you'd use the space, and if there was extra space how would you use it? For example if you put extra room into the ensuite itself, would…

Tajana

16 October 2018

Ausbuild - Newbury 39 - Altitude Thornlands

Paul good luck to you , I would just turn the gas off when others shower hahahah You have 2 more weeks to go don’t you ? I am actually pretty happy , few things along…

Melos

16 October 2018

What would you look for in a backyard?

Mrsjm are you planning to sell in the near future? If so I would go with minimal landscaping but adding a few feature items (fire pit) or bbq but not spend heaps on full…

Forg

16 October 2018

Skylight Housw

Can you lease elaborate on what you mean? Is Skylight the name of a builder? Google didn't tell me that "Skylight Home" is a regular term for a particular type of…

DR-JEKL

15 October 2018

Urban One Chiffon

if you search for the masterton display home tempus elite, it has chiffon bricks by austral. We've selected them for our upcoming Rawson build

kimzhang570

15 October 2018

Anyone build with Dixon Homes Sydney?

no one?

SejaeD

15 October 2018

Would you share your house budget with a builder

Rami My 2 cents. I think it is critical that you share your budget so they can design to it. In fairness they don't know if you have $500k or $1.5million so when you…

jm_928

14 October 2018

Lightweight builders in Adelaide SA - Rivergum, Sarah, etc

I was originally going to build with Rivergum but my site was quite difficult and after months or delays and going back and forth over a period of months in the end they…

Trent Smith

14 October 2018

Advice: Western Wall SP10 or leave normal window

RTS

14 October 2018

Simonds - Villa Vittoria

Hi TK5, did you go ahead with the Simonds house build? We are considering the same design and would love to know more about your entire experience with Simonds.

Santo65

13 October 2018

Coral Homes - Marcoola 32 modified

Mrs AJ, yes the Rural Oak laminate we chose is an upgrade but to give you an idea it cost us an extra $282 for this finish in the bathroom, ensuite, powder room and…

Tim65

13 October 2018

Metricon Variation Document sign-off problems.

To a degree this was our experience as well, we did have a great csc in the end and was on to things straight away , you just have to keep checking and put everything…

Santo65

12 October 2018

Coral homes marcoola 32 modified - mundoolun qld

Congrats! It all looks great! Super exciting for you guys to finally be in your house

JMT2603

12 October 2018

First home build with GJ Gardner

We are building with GJ Gardner Mildura and would be interested to hear from anyone else who has built through them. It's difficult to know what to expect. Our experience…

Iamlama

12 October 2018

Cornerstone estate Werribee

Hi Brian, Based on the quotes we have received, the range is 15K to 20K. The cheapest one was 15K fixed from Mimosa.

PolkaDots

12 October 2018

Here we go again...

alexp79

12 October 2018

Cost of plastering

May be this article will be helpful: https://goo.gl/HMocXY

Melbournevic

11 October 2018

Update

Looking forward to that too 😊

bashworth

11 October 2018

Need help! Interim Occupancy Certificate in Ryde council are

The following link gives a typical list of requirements for an occupancy certificate;

Forg

11 October 2018

Is seven hills a good area to move?

I don't know any of those areas, but if all else were equal I'd probably be preferring Seven Hills because it's on the railway line before Blacktown & I'm pretty sure a…

On_Tap

11 October 2018

Our RedInk Build in Karnup - The Eclipse

Hi JaNelly, we are looking at building a version of the eclipse too. How was your build? And are you happy with the end result? Would you have made any other changes to…

TheThompsons

11 October 2018

Rivergum Homes

Hi all, Has anyone built with Rivergum Homes in Brisbane? If so, can you please tell me your experience with them? Thank you, Cassie

Santo65

11 October 2018

Adelaide Marcoola 32

Banks!!! Can't live with 'em and can't live without 'em :/

Bttf

11 October 2018

New house Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO)

Hi I'm building a new house with Simonds in VIC Broadford. My builder advised that I'll need to apply for and obtain a BMO planning permit before they can move forward…

Melbournevic

10 October 2018

Change to ceiling height

You might have overall building height limits imposed by council like we do here in Brisbane. Either that or the designer isn't willing to recalculate the wind loads on…

wazza23

10 October 2018

Has anyone made a list of things to compare Builders?

Hi, yep went with Ross North. Extremely professional well run company who still are very personal with each client. Very happy so far .

JenBarber

10 October 2018

Monument or Surfmist window frame colour?

MaralynManson

10 October 2018

List of must haves in a building quote

Hi Wudi, Things you can install after the build will save you money. Solar Panels for example. Sometimes the builders have a deal to install solar panels or floor…

RSands

9 October 2018

Express Two Storey (Ventura Group) build in Hocking, WA

Hi! I have read through your post and it has been very helpful. Unfortunately I am not able to PM you. We are set to sign and hand back complete pre-start with express two…

KD1sthome

9 October 2018

Byford Build!

wil4kat

9 October 2018

Skirting boards pulling away from tiles and wall

I have and they have come to view it but haven't come back to me with how it is to be rectified. They are very slow to respond to calls or emails and often just ignore…

mralex34

9 October 2018

Snowdon Homes

Why should we have to contact Snowdon Developments? If Snowdon Developments kept in regular contact with thier customers we wouldn't have to continually chase you guys…

kathysangel

9 October 2018

Edenbrae brick work

Thank you Kathy. Yes, they are painted. Sad to hear about them bricks. I will definitely be asking our CSO about hand washing the bricks now.Great it's better…

luxbuild

9 October 2018

First time build - plan presentation prep

At the plan presentation they'll also ask about the external doors you want (and also the bath for some reason) and more importantly windows.So if you want bigger…

jeanlaw

8 October 2018

Ceiling height cost

I would definitely willing to pay $3500 to upgrade to 2.74, but $19000? With this price I guess some builders can even offer to upgrade to 3 m. But If I save $19000, I…

Melbournevic

8 October 2018

Decking new Alfresco

Thanks KingTaco, that looks really good.

MicknCi

8 October 2018

Taking the plunge building Simonds Rio

We built on a slab (standard inclusion). I imagine it would be an extra and not included.

kks

8 October 2018

Riverwalk @Werribee

Environmental Justice website has specific comments on the tip, including a forecast in August of a mooted 12 hectare expansion. With China's reluctance to accept Aussie…

JuliePotter

8 October 2018

Spectrum Homes - SE QLD

Hello the company you are referring to is not Spectrum Homes, we are in no way connected with Spectrum House & Land. our website is www.spectrumhomes.com.au Thank you.

CG Scardycat

8 October 2018

Rawson build in Cameron Park

ace91

7 October 2018

Strongbuild NSW

Wondering whether anyone can share some insight into their experience building a new home with Strongbuild in the South Coast (NSW). Looking into this company as a…