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Noelle1986
Noelle1986
24 June 2017

Oracle Advantage Plus - PCI!

Oracle Advantage Plus - PCI!
NSW
1 ... 44, 45, 46

Much better

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Noelle1986
Jun 24, 2017 4:40 pm
bondm
bondm
24 June 2017

New home build with Jandson Homes - Ultima 27

New home build with Jandson Homes - Ultima 27
NSW

Where are you talking about? w7 By the way, you can ask them to quote this variation and see if it's worth to pay more. Make sure you ask everything you want to know when…

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bondm
Jun 24, 2017 3:15 pm
bondm
bondm
24 June 2017

New home - First Stage from Jandson Homes

New home - First Stage from Jandson Homes
NSW

Thanks Bhoot for your replied. have a good weekend.

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bondm
Jun 24, 2017 3:02 pm
Sparkie
Sparkie
24 June 2017

Interim occupation certificate

Interim occupation certificate
NSW

Thanks Mate. I appreciate your input. They referred to HIA and rejected my request. Not sure what to say in reply .

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Sparkie
Jun 24, 2017 2:42 pm

And this is our monument roof

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jessicagauci
Jun 24, 2017 12:39 pm
DreamHome2point0
DreamHome2point0
24 June 2017

Renting and mortgage??

Renting and mortgage??

We rented for 12 months then moved in with family, then moved in with friends. Rent was a huge financial strain and living with friends and family was a strain on our…

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DreamHome2point0
Jun 24, 2017 10:56 am
DreamHome2point0
Tamara1975
Tamara1975
24 June 2017

Building with oracle Qld

Building with oracle Qld
QLD
1 ... 26, 27, 28

Just found your thread and wow! I love your house! We have chosen eclipse bricks with a white feature brick at the front and was worried all that black would be an…

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Tamara1975
Jun 24, 2017 9:12 am
jessicagauci
jessicagauci
24 June 2017

Facade Visualizers and Product Info.

Facade Visualizers and Product Info.
QLD

Definitely everything you have already suggested. We would have liked to see internal visualisers for the bathroom and kitchen. We found it difficult to choose a whole…

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jessicagauci
Jun 24, 2017 8:47 am
Parabatzis
Parabatzis
23 June 2017

When should a "start date" officially take place?

When should a "start date" officially take place?

From what you've said you have started lol. The stages you are in now are all weather dependent and you also have to remember it's about availability aswell with…

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Parabatzis
Jun 23, 2017 9:27 pm
dulie
dulie
22 June 2017

My Metricon Phoenix in Melbourne

My Metricon Phoenix in Melbourne
VIC
1 ... 28, 29, 30

Last day, I was browsing through different mobile apps available. I was surprised to find that dominating our lives and comes with a variety of options to choose from. Be…

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dulie
Jun 22, 2017 11:19 pm
dulie
Princesssarrah06
Princesssarrah06
22 June 2017

Our New Home in Gippsland - almost complete

Our New Home in Gippsland - almost complete
VIC
1 ... 18, 19, 20

How is it all going! what did the builder do about the garage door? The house looks great and what a nice view to wake up too :)

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Princesssarrah06
Jun 22, 2017 10:58 pm
2017istheyear
2017istheyear
22 June 2017

Our Block Of Land Is Being Destroyed, what to do?

Our Block Of Land Is Being Destroyed, what to do?

UPDATE: We found someone to remove all the rubbish for a hefty price, but we never received an invoice and it's been two months. Yay for us :) Guess he was paying it…

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2017istheyear
Jun 22, 2017 8:26 pm
bhutani.sumit
bhutani.sumit
22 June 2017

Building Mainvue Emporio ER430 Ultima

Building Mainvue Emporio ER430 Ultima
VIC
1, 2, 3, 4

We are building same as yours even similar facade in SE Melbourne

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bhutani.sumit
Jun 22, 2017 6:00 pm
StephLee
StephLee
22 June 2017

Rates & Insurance while building

Rates & Insurance while building
VIC

I'm sure rates are full normal rates because you own the land and your builder should have full insurance during the construction but check with them!

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StephLee
Jun 22, 2017 12:17 pm
StephLee
Spronkly
Spronkly
22 June 2017

Build a new home from Mcdonald Jones Homes

Build a new home from Mcdonald Jones Homes
NSW

There is a more extensive thread for McDonald Jones build. It's great for getting information from other customers who are deciding to build, currently building or have…

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Spronkly
Jun 22, 2017 10:22 am
kandgat
kandgat
21 June 2017

Slab day!!!

Slab day!!!
QLD

We have waited for this day to arrive for so long. We are building at Karalee. Very excited to start seeing progress. Can't wait now for some frames…

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kandgat
Jun 21, 2017 11:41 pm
Kopite74
Kopite74
21 June 2017

Exterior Colour selection (greys)

Exterior Colour selection (greys)
NSW

http://www.colourtouch.com.au/ This site is helpful, may not be perfect but is good to give you an idea of final look.

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Kopite74
Jun 21, 2017 9:59 pm
BrisJay
BrisJay
21 June 2017

Draftsman & builder tender vs Project builders

Draftsman & builder tender vs Project builders

Both are for investment. The project builders all seem determined to make their money one way or another. Like I said, the changes at my last consult was to extend the…

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BrisJay
Jun 21, 2017 5:54 pm
homeone
homeone
21 June 2017

Kew 23 by Porter Davis

Kew 23 by Porter Davis
VIC

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homeone
Jun 21, 2017 4:02 pm
homeone
MR.india
MR.india
21 June 2017

Additional Site cost At Jordan Spring East (Stage-2)

Additional Site cost At Jordan Spring East (Stage-2)
NSW
1, 2, 3

I still like them so, we decided to go with them.

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MR.india
Jun 21, 2017 12:16 pm
hiren.raj
hiren.raj
21 June 2017

Who's Bought Land - Akora Box Hill

Who's Bought Land - Akora Box Hill
NSW

Hi Everyone, I've bough lot 80 in Akora last month and requested to join fbgroup. I am building with MDJ homes Hamilton 5 with extended design. Would love to know if…

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hiren.raj
Jun 21, 2017 11:43 am
Ezza78
Ezza78
21 June 2017

KNock Down Rebuild

KNock Down Rebuild

All depends on what they allocate to begin with and how transparent they are. Our first builder misled us and we had P soil type so costs went up $27k! They won't even…

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Ezza78
Jun 21, 2017 8:54 am
Cdawn
Cdawn
20 June 2017

Timbertop Estate in Officer

Timbertop Estate in Officer
VIC
1, 2

I was raised in a 10sq and some of my greatest memory are from there. Your home is your home and buy what you can afford. 16sq is plenty big if you are on your own. True…

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Cdawn
Jun 20, 2017 10:52 pm
Oninon
Oninon
20 June 2017

Metricon benchtop cats

Metricon benchtop cats
VIC

Well here are the prices M2 Cat1-$520 2-570 3-640 4-680 5-830 6-1690 I could not believe the price difference between Cat 5 and Cat 6 jumping by more than double.

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Oninon
Jun 20, 2017 10:25 pm
Lyndal2004
Lyndal2004
20 June 2017

The Dakota Simonds

The Dakota Simonds

Anyone building the Dakota design by Simonds? We love the design and would love to see some pics or follow stories of those building it

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Lyndal2004
Jun 20, 2017 8:01 pm

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keepitreal
Jun 20, 2017 7:49 pm
Coastal
Coastal
20 June 2017

HIA contract and development application

HIA contract and development application
NSW

We are yet to sign and have booked to see our Solicitor just to be sure. Our land is yet to be registered and is in a later stage of the development where the first…

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Coastal
Jun 20, 2017 7:40 pm
KeepCalm
KeepCalm
20 June 2017

Carli on Carbeen

Carli on Carbeen
WA

Knew I was a crap blogger - here I am about to receive my keys. It has been a fairly smooth process so I haven't been scared away of attempting it again in the…

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KeepCalm
Jun 20, 2017 6:39 pm
KeepCalm
Rochelle-1212
Rochelle-1212
20 June 2017

Hamlyn Terrace with Masterton Homes

Hamlyn Terrace with Masterton Homes
NSW

This feels like so long ago! Let's hope the rain holds off now so they can start :)

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Rochelle-1212
Jun 20, 2017 4:03 pm
jmart90
jmart90
20 June 2017

Coral homes - Marcoola - Pimpama

Coral homes - Marcoola - Pimpama
QLD
1 ... 23, 24, 25

How are you settling in Skye? Would love to see photos of your driveway after being sealed - ours has just been poured and we're wanting to seal it as well :D

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jmart90
Jun 20, 2017 1:33 pm
jmart90

Hi guys! We've resurrected! Haha. I thought I'd jump on with a little update: Last year we decided that we were ready for a little bit of a life change, so we sold our…

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kaykens
Jun 20, 2017 12:03 pm
kaykens
aloenyx
aloenyx
19 June 2017

Brick and roof colour

Brick and roof colour
VIC

Bricks are Boral Mocha with natural rolled mortar Roof is Boral Striata in Twilight Gutters and fascia are basalt

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aloenyx
Jun 19, 2017 9:02 pm
aloenyx
building-expert
building-expert
19 June 2017

Is this building work acceptable? (Brickwork, foundation

Is this building work acceptable? (Brickwork, foundation

It looks like the slab was too short and could not support walls and they had to insert steel as a remedial measure. Yes I would be worried about the lack of workmanship…

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building-expert
Jun 19, 2017 1:28 pm
building-expert
Needamoneytree
Needamoneytree
18 June 2017

First time building - conflicting information... stressed!

First time building - conflicting information... stressed!

No worries you need to be happy when spending that amount of money

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Needamoneytree
Jun 18, 2017 2:00 pm
Needamoneytree
MrsJM
MrsJM
18 June 2017

2pac vs vinyl wrap

2pac vs vinyl wrap
NSW

Thanks mrs doe C U S T O M. C O R A L. B R O N T E. 43 http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=79581

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MrsJM
Jun 18, 2017 1:05 pm
MrsJM
ruraldoc
ruraldoc
18 June 2017

Un-buildable block - Advice needed.

Un-buildable block - Advice needed.
WA

Hi Pete, that sounds like a terrible situation! And really sorry I have no idea how I would approach this, but seems like a solicitor is probably the way to go.…

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ruraldoc
Jun 18, 2017 2:49 am
ruraldoc
oneJohn
oneJohn
17 June 2017

Deciding on a Builder in Adelaide

Deciding on a Builder in Adelaide
SA

We built with Oakford a couple of years ago, and i've been happy with how it went. We narrowed it down to a short list based on display homes and analysing the type of…

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oneJohn
Jun 17, 2017 10:03 pm
oneJohn
Joey15
Joey15
17 June 2017

Building Clovelly 248 with Fairhaven homes in Katandra Rise

Building Clovelly 248 with Fairhaven homes in Katandra Rise
VIC
1, 2

Hi we have just chosen to build the Clovelly 248 😊 We haven't had our colours appointment yet, any tips? I'm really worried the big floor tiles I'll want will be way…

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Joey15
Jun 17, 2017 5:32 pm
kandgat
kandgat
17 June 2017

Brick base

Brick base

Went out to the block today. I wasn't expecting to see much to be honest as it's been raining all week. But to my surprise they had done the drainage and were doing the…

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kandgat
Jun 17, 2017 3:26 pm
Bridgetwitch
Bridgetwitch
17 June 2017

Going to another Project Home Builder

Going to another Project Home Builder
NSW

We ended up ditching Coral and got charged $840 for drafting and admin fees. Took about 6 weeks to get the rest of our deposit back. We are now going with Hallmark.…

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Bridgetwitch
Jun 17, 2017 11:42 am
Bridgetwitch
Tribe7
Tribe7
16 June 2017

Trinity lux plantation homes qld

Trinity lux plantation homes qld
QLD
1, 2, 3, 4

We did look at land down at your estate before we brought at Maudsland it's so pretty and close to everything. We are nuts doing it all again so soon . Will be…

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Tribe7
Jun 17, 2017 12:12 am
Tribe7
aloenyx
aloenyx
16 June 2017

Eames 15 - Metricon. Building our first home.

Eames 15 - Metricon. Building our first home.
QLD

Thanks for sharing :D Nice to see a smaller build on here. Looks good. Did you upgrade much from the standard? Eames was one of the designs I looked at when I was looking…

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aloenyx
Jun 16, 2017 10:23 pm
aloenyx
kandgat
kandgat
16 June 2017

Internal colours picked!!!

Internal colours picked!!!

Yesterday I went and picked our internal colours. It was really fun. I am mostly happy with my choices. This is what I have so far: Main flooring : Heartridge vinyl…

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kandgat
Jun 16, 2017 8:18 pm
arcadelt
arcadelt
16 June 2017

Different supplier than what the volume builder uses

Different supplier than what the volume builder uses

We are building a bespoke architect designed house, so we pick exactly what we want. I think, however, the idea with a volume builder is that they manage to keep item…

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arcadelt
Jun 16, 2017 3:12 pm
Ren1979
Ren1979
15 June 2017

Any compliance experts here?

Any compliance experts here?
NSW

Thanks. I am familiar with the setback requirements in the legislation and I have contacted council (not very helpful) and the guy who approved the complying development.…

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Ren1979
Jun 16, 2017 12:12 am
Ren1979
Hurrow
Hurrow
15 June 2017

Building with Porter Davis - Kew 23

Building with Porter Davis - Kew 23
VIC

Woohoo, hope it goes smoothly and doesn't get delayed like ours did!

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Hurrow
Jun 15, 2017 5:52 pm
Zooma36
Zooma36
15 June 2017

Bathroom Vent pipes

Bathroom Vent pipes

Hello, I'm half way through a KDR. The roof has just gone on. We have two ensuites upstairs. One of the ensuites has a vent pipe (around 60mm diameter) from the floor…

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Zooma36
Jun 15, 2017 4:48 pm
Rochelle-1212
Rochelle-1212
15 June 2017

Montgomery Homes suppliers

Montgomery Homes suppliers
NSW

Ilve kitchen appliances Corinthian for your entry door Wideline Windows Marquis bathroom vanities Usually PGH bricks but that may change I picked Austral Tiles you go to…

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Rochelle-1212
Jun 15, 2017 3:14 pm

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