Building A New House

17 June 2014

My Simonds Warner at Alarah

VIC

1, 2

Would love to see completed pics as I'm also building in Alarah on John Russell Rd. We are at lock up stage now. Ours is the only building site as we are the last ones to…

mboucher87

1888

Jun 17, 2014 1:56 am

17 June 2014

Help with Simonds Standard Range?

VIC

Here a sum up of what we upgraded on. Higher ceiling- $3400 extra (don't recall the height for standard) All internal doors to next one up $750 extra x 15 doors (I…

aRoba

2260

Jun 17, 2014 1:45 am

Busso girl

17 June 2014

Ventura south west

Is anyone building with ventura southwest ? If so how have you found the build, time, quality etc Thanks

Busso girl

143

Busso girl

Jun 17, 2014 1:43 am

Zarli

16 June 2014

Those building or renovating: share a container from China

NSW

1, 2, 3

I work for a company that imports it's entire product line from china & Singapore. My bosses spend months on end visiting overseas suppliers making sure their product &…

Fisher75

895

Zarli

Jun 16, 2014 10:30 pm

gregol02

16 June 2014

Recommend me a Building Inspector for NW Sydney

NSW

We got ours from the Master Builders Association website. Below is the link to find one in your area. Ours is great but didn't want us to publicly name him. We rang a…

Matt1

135

gregol02

Jun 16, 2014 6:36 pm

_lucinda

16 June 2014

Mt Barker SA build - Metricon Grandview 27 - handover 11/04

1 ... 9, 10, 11

Congratulations, Yoda, and welcome to the world little Yoda. Looking forward to photos, when you can.

yoda the dog

216

8384

_lucinda

Jun 16, 2014 5:55 pm

albanga

16 June 2014

Recommended Custom Builders in Melbourne's North West

VIC

Hey All, I am just looking to see if anyone has any recommendations for builders in Melbourne's North West. I have all my plans and engineering completed along with…

albanga

116

albanga

Jun 16, 2014 4:55 pm

nofire

16 June 2014

Tara Constructions

Thanks, we are meeting up with a couple who built with them, but was hoping for more input.

nofire

Jun 16, 2014 3:52 pm

Nelson46Carlisle

16 June 2014

Our build blog

VIC

We are building with Carlisle Homes; building The Nelson 46. Follow our build journey at http://nelson46.blogspot.com.au

Nelson46Carlisle

157

Nelson46Carlisle

Jun 16, 2014 3:14 pm

1st_hme

16 June 2014

Building With Henley - Site Costs

VIC

Hi All, I'm building my house at Craigieburn highlands estate. Henley quoted me $16,000 for the site cost, I think this price is fairly high, Instead of the fixed site…

Maz78

2329

1st_hme

Jun 16, 2014 1:17 pm

Ari

16 June 2014

Nearly Finished a build in Canberra- opinions sought

ACT

Thanks for…

naikii

684

Ari

Jun 16, 2014 10:00 am

trixee

16 June 2014

laminex v polyrey

Bumping this post because I just came across some polyrey samples and was quite impressed, the wood-look laminates look much more natural than laminex.

rosw

363

trixee

Jun 16, 2014 12:21 am

15 June 2014

What are things to look for in a tender

NSW

The only thing you should be worried about in tenders is pricing they give approximates for. With Rawson most of their site costs are fixed, bar things like rock…

AVBUILD

650

Jun 15, 2014 8:21 pm

15 June 2014

Price per Square

TAS

This.

Lorri

315

Jun 15, 2014 7:45 pm

Najam

15 June 2014

Removing old house (not demolishing) - where to begin?

NSW

Thanks LaceyM, we have contacted a house mover in Sydney and are waiting to hear back. Hoping this proves helpful and that we will be able to have it moved & not have to…

Najam

118

Najam

Jun 15, 2014 7:39 pm

15 June 2014

Colorbond roof - town planning.

VIC

Hahaha that Mickey Mouse just wouldn't sell! We'll be in ours by the time yours is titled! Probably see you around at some stage good luck…

sim_r32

474

Jun 15, 2014 6:49 pm

kexkez

15 June 2014

Building New House - Please help..

VIC

HI Boutique lawyers, perhaps you could post the free report here for all to see.

ikesan

594

kexkez

Jun 15, 2014 2:53 pm

Stewie D

15 June 2014

Tiles Expansion Joints

1, 2

Coloured sealant comes in all sorts of colours thee days whether you use silicon or any other type of flexible mastic. Matching the colour of the sealant to the grout so…

VijayGaba

1809

Stewie D

Jun 15, 2014 12:58 pm

boundarypeg

15 June 2014

featherbrook estate, point cook

VIC

Hi, To start with Congratulations on your first step towards your new house. To be in a better understanding with the site cost, ask for Compaction report from your…

spacey529

385

boundarypeg

Jun 15, 2014 12:53 pm

dragonchild

14 June 2014

Exterior colour help please - pics included

I don't think I ever got around to introducing myself - just jump in. But on the subject of those bricks, they look like austral ash or cotton at first glance. I'm…

Frenchie

1148

dragonchild

Jun 14, 2014 11:17 pm

Skyblues

14 June 2014

Stria Cladding and Rendered Hebel - External colours

we ended up choosing deep ocean for stria and hebel, and surfmist for roof/gutters/fascias, downpipes blending into the background, surfmist for garage door and…

Skyblues

611

Skyblues

Jun 14, 2014 10:39 pm

thattime

14 June 2014

Building with Coral Homes at Vantage Point (Elderslie)

NSW

1, 2, 3

Our bank does not need any Occupation Certificate and our SS told me that handover would happen quickly then. But I would prefer to get this…

Sukarabikun

3370

thattime

Jun 14, 2014 9:46 pm

xxkatxx

14 June 2014

Snaggers Home - FINISHED & MOVED IN!!!

1 ... 16, 17, 18

Oooh that looks like it! Thanks! !

Sir Snagger

345

32541

xxkatxx

Jun 14, 2014 12:11 pm

hitman

13 June 2014

Is my roof color wrong?

VIC

Get a swatch and put it next to your roof, you'll soon find out if it's right or not.

apna235

1564

hitman

Jun 13, 2014 11:22 pm

missmorgan

13 June 2014

Building with Plantation - Manhattan Q1

QLD

Hi Ru, We are in Stage 32 (the new one) building with Adenbrook Homes. Land just settled this week. Now we are awaiting council approval.

Ru2014

643

missmorgan

Jun 13, 2014 4:55 pm

Salsaby

13 June 2014

1st time building - Celebration Homes, Golden Bay, Keystart

1, 2, 3

Hi guys, Thanks for the follow - seeing as we lost this block and changed builders I decided to start a new thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69603#p1170286 We are about to…

Salsaby

2221

Salsaby

Jun 13, 2014 3:34 pm

13 June 2014

Builder Removed Item from Final Drawing

VIC

As far as I am aware if the drawings haven't been signed off by you then they don't form part of the contract and therefore aren't legally binding.

mikel03

131

Jun 13, 2014 9:54 am

Dream home 2015

12 June 2014

First Home Advise - Sparking the conversation

Hi All, specially those looking at building their first home. I just had my pre-start, at the end it turned out ok. The pre-start girl was good…

mjbigo

257

Dream home 2015

Jun 12, 2014 6:32 pm

building-expert

12 June 2014

Water Proofing - Help!

VIC

Thanks for all the replies. The plumber did cap the end of the shower rose and took a meter read and left it turned on for half an hour, did…

sal032

928

building-expert

Jun 12, 2014 12:02 pm

Extreme

12 June 2014

CADDENS or MULGOA RISE for investment property

NSW

Considered jordan springs??

bluemviews

516

Extreme

Jun 12, 2014 8:57 am

Bennycat

11 June 2014

Helena valley views-land titles

As far as I'm aware we don't have deposited plan numbers yet. I contacted the shire on the 5th of May and this was their response: I have done a search for a Deposited…

Hopeful78

264

Bennycat

Jun 11, 2014 11:49 pm

yaditya

11 June 2014

Deed of Covenant - Oran Park

NSW

Dear fellow Oran Park-ers (is it even a word? ) Does any of you receive the Deed of Covenant document prior to settle? If yes, what did you guys do with that? I am in…

yaditya

201

yaditya

Jun 11, 2014 10:05 pm

11 June 2014

Engineered Timber Flooring - Opinions and Feedback

NSW

if engineerd folloring was as good as boards, dont you think it would be simpler to just install milled boards rather…

gpk

465

Jun 11, 2014 6:00 pm

11 June 2014

is it a good idea to do tiling throughout the house?

1, 2

Thank you guys for all the comments... I am now convinced to go for tiling in living area and carpet/wood in…

littlepalace

727

Jun 11, 2014 4:50 pm

Fortcon

11 June 2014

Theatre Room Door Handles

VIC

Thanks for that, I'll have to have a look through those. HomeAngels, we are actually having that Gainsborough handle/lock for our powder room.

Fortcon

188

Fortcon

Jun 11, 2014 2:44 pm

Johnno1224

11 June 2014

My Build in Trillium with 8homes

VIC

hi just wondering what class your slab was?

christiel

376

Johnno1224

Jun 11, 2014 12:13 pm

11 June 2014

Aveling homes

We are building with Aveling. We haven't had any issues with them yet, but we haven't actually started to build. Our slab should hopefully go down next week. They have…

first time builder

5116

Jun 11, 2014 10:09 am

bpratt

11 June 2014

Entrance door stain to match garage

Just wondering if you really need to match exactly the front door to garage door ? The way I see it is that in around 12 months they'll fade at different rates and will…

Avenger

193

bpratt

Jun 11, 2014 9:05 am

Agent_009

11 June 2014

Well known builder vs other (prices)

QLD

It's mid 200's if I remove a lot of the inclusions!!

Agent_009

500

Agent_009

Jun 11, 2014 8:33 am

11 June 2014

home and land package

VIC

I'd definitely go to purchase land then source your own builder, otherwise its not so much a matter of which builders you like its which builders will actually have the…

RAA

132

Jun 11, 2014 8:21 am

poohbear

11 June 2014

Extra timber for wall mount television

QLD

thanks for the advice plantation said it will be an extra cost, i just need to tell them how high..

poohbear

284

poohbear

Jun 11, 2014 7:48 am

10 June 2014

First Home Owner Grant - Question

Thanks Ponzu for correcting..one can't have FHBG if has owned a PPOR after July…

jess1v

212

Jun 10, 2014 10:35 pm

10 June 2014

what type of grout margin is this?

VIC

who did you build with, also any idea what this detail is called?

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