Building A New House

sharata

18 January 2015

Building a new home - suggestions.

Hi, We are looking at building our first home in Plumpton area, west of Melbourne - any suggestions on builders and building advice?

Shayne-Livingstone23

17 January 2015

PGH Bricks- Mocha Colour

Wow Shayne you've done a great job of capturing the mocha! Lovely brick. We built with EBH in 2013, used mocha. Very happy with our choice,…

PEARZ

17 January 2015

Not happy with house plan? Happy with budget?

Congratulations on the fourth. Gonna be very busy for you and your family!

aimees88

17 January 2015

Building new house in Providence Wellard

Our house won't be ready until May/June but it's looking quite good so far. Yes we will have security screens, an alarm and hopefully a big dog and diligent/helpful…

Slab Heave Recipient

17 January 2015

Site Drainage, responsibility?

And I am still trying to have my builder resolve my drainage issues all these years later..... Approaching 2 years after contacting Vcat.

Slab Heave Recipient

17 January 2015

P class slab and H2 slab with Extras

If you want to look at a 'here's one I prepared earlier' scenario's I am in 3030 with identical situation. Save yourself $000's and see what not to do.

tj9630

17 January 2015

Site Costs H1-P

Yea.. I wasn't sure about the nets... We did get extra deep pierings towaRds the front of the house to negate the root system.. I'll have to look up the standards...…

dalemengel

16 January 2015

suggestion of rendering colour for windspray colorbond

I went shale grey with woodland grey feature posts. They mix the paint to match the colorbond shale grey colour. A lot of grey, but all different shades and complimemt…

enquirer

16 January 2015

Sloping Block Builders

Leigh is now continuing to rip people off working for a company called SJD homes people beware.

xxkatxx

16 January 2015

Redink SOR rear build - screen doors?

Nah we never ended up fiddling and they don't seem to have got much better after a years worth of use. We thought they would wear in but nope! Doesn't really bother us now…

Mondeo

16 January 2015

HUNT CLUB Smart Community-Telstra Velocity--Costs..

Hi Guys, I know this is an old thread but we just bought in The Hunt Club and I had some questions about how your smart wiring went ?

insider

16 January 2015

Picking a builder based on slab type?

Big builders should be able to change from a waffle to a conventional type slab.The engineer will give them a slab design and any concreter worth his salt should be able…

Leksie5000

16 January 2015

Same price for deck

My builder charged about $350/m2 LESS for decked areas - both covered and un-covered. Leksie, the more I see/read of what you post about your…

Charlston01

16 January 2015

Tiles selected at appointment no longer available

great news Shambini!!!

MRS_TLG

16 January 2015

Does this look normal?

That's a shameful state for everyone involved in your build, inspection, and approval process. Did you say that your site supervisor is a nice…

kifaya

16 January 2015

How long did it take to complete your landscaping?

We've got an interim occupation certificate. NAB has helpfully advised that "Most Customers have their landscaping completed within two months of handover" and "the…

joea

16 January 2015

Building Marriott 32 with Simonds in Point Cook

Good choice. My parents build the exact same layout with Simonds. I really like it. Some feedback from them when I asked them what they would change: - Bigger Laundry.…

EmmaW84

15 January 2015

Guide with Building new house with Burbank

Def a building inspector and apparently a min of 3 stages but the more the better. I can only afford 3 at this point. However with my contract I didn't get any third…

MezariOz

15 January 2015

building consultant recommendations - kellyville NSW

Hi all, Can you please offer up some names for consultants you've either used and been satisfied with, or have heard good things about to inspect my build. It's our first…

yvonneh

15 January 2015

Demolition companies that service the Sutherland Shire

most of them go all around and travel far and wide. Here's a post I put up a while ago with the ones I contacted for…

joea

14 January 2015

VIC Independent Building Inspectors Recommendations

Hi there we are currently using Darbecca...both David and Darren just fantastic and very thorough. Pay on time and receive a…

Extreme

14 January 2015

Best spot for NBN terminal? + WHO DOES CAT 6 CABLING?

We have a two story house and added extra cat6 downstairs to our lounger area at a later date. its in a cavity wall but it can still be done...…

emsimpson

14 January 2015

First build, Redink

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IvyC

14 January 2015

Dropper shower head height from roof to shower?

EmmaW84

14 January 2015

Buildling with Burbank Cyan 2800

Look up Things You Forget - Summary.... it is very comprehensive. We also doubled our power points in most rooms, put a tap behind fridge, put a gas point in alfresco...

joea

14 January 2015

Does Lock Up Stage include the Garage itself?

I stood my ground and now they have stopped chasing me for the payment. tlblhayward, it is in Schedule 4 on my contract. Yours must be different…

noisuf

13 January 2015

Roof pointing on internal gutter/channel?

Hi Everyone, Hopefully my subject heading makes sense. I've noticed a lot of newer homes not having cement placed between the tiles and 'internal' gutters/channel. What…

DG85

13 January 2015

Austral urban one latte brick

Thank u

bpratt

13 January 2015

How many smoke alarms did you install

I'm putting 4 hard wired smokey's in my build. The standard kitchen and hallway, plus one in my HT room, and another in Mum's bedroom. If they led's were too bright,…

MRS_TLG

12 January 2015

Building the Duxton with Metricon in Melbourne

@zebulun11: I would recommend you to send email to big M and tell them to either fix these major issues or provide engineering documentation which is verified by your…

kiranjetti

12 January 2015

Our First Home - Buzz 1st Homes - Yanchep, WA

hi my name is kiran and I'm new to perth ...me and my wife are planning on buying our own house and looking at buzz homes to build our home in caversham please share the…

Nick5623

12 January 2015

Build mistake - advice needed

Yeah, thanks for that suggestion. They are saying that we have only been charged for the ones we have but I am waiting on a response from Dowell (the manufacturers) to…

The Delailes

12 January 2015

Ben Trager Build

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has built a single storey with Ben Trager and had an approx build time?

Crazyk

12 January 2015

Building with Shelford First

Ah right. All good

MrsJM

12 January 2015

Building over alfresco

Thank you

cat_dunc

11 January 2015

new direct 10 at warralily

I wonder why they do different floor plans in different states of the country? Surely our tastes and preferences between regions don't differ that much?

apeg

11 January 2015

Engineered Spotted Gum

Hi, I am considering to install the 1 strip universal spotted him floor from carpet call. Can you please let me if you will recommend for me to install the…

joea

10 January 2015

What's going on with Eden Brae??

Very interesting. I noticed that they had a Dunedin advertised as well. Thanks bashworth!

ddarroch

10 January 2015

First build - have the block only and nothing else - HELP!

Hi megan30, it's great you're taking your time planning your home, not rushing in & building a poorly designed house. I'll offer advice that I've probably offered on 50%…

Nyssa+Lachlan

10 January 2015

Anyone building at Augustine Heights

Hi Nyssa+Lachlan We're building with Clarendon at Springfield Lakes. Who are you building with? My daughter loves the park with the…

CharlieMojo

9 January 2015

Building with Hebel

Has anyone built a single story dwelling fully using Hebel? Any issues??

Princesssarrah06

9 January 2015

Building with J G King

Hi did you decide on building with JG King at all? I'd be intested in hearing your story of you have, as we are in the process of building with them now.

Charlston01

9 January 2015

Knock Down Rebuild with Dechellis at Modbury SA

Hello fellow Dechellis builders! Sorry I only just saw your post, so it's probably a bit late to help out with cost because I assume you've signed by now. But contact us…

sofia14

9 January 2015

garage grano hardstand

Hi all, do you know which company in perth will do double garage grano hardstand? Thank you.

TOBHAGIRATH

9 January 2015

New Land or House Land Package in Schofield area

Hi Guys, Any1 aware of any new land or house land package release in schofield area.particularly towards old windsor road side.

Crazyk

8 January 2015

Timeframe Questions: Boutique Homes, Ascot Vale

I was in the same situation as you guys. I wanted to boot my tenants out prior to the lease term and gave them 60 days notice as per law. They basically told me to stick…

Denten

7 January 2015

Perth SOR 2 storey recommendations?

Hi Popcorn, Not sure if you have made your decision yet? We are also SOR and building a 2 storey home with Gold Style homes, they are smallish builder & have won many…

CharlieMojo

7 January 2015

NSW Stamp Duty on House and Land Package

Thanks guys - will definitely discuss with the builder and solicitor

joea

7 January 2015

Is my builder missing footings?

Great pick-up. Glad you got it sorted before it was too late.