Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 17, 2011 9:12 am Hi all Well like most of you have already done 2 weeks ago we We have just paid the 3k deposit and are looking to build the Havana. We have just received the colour pack and are just starting to look into it all. Unfortunately they have booked us in for our colour selection at Newcastle and while we will be building in Harrington Waters we actually live in Harrington Park in South West Sydney. I have just been on the phone to MJ to see if we can can the meeting to their Sydney offices in the Hills district We have tried to include all the structural changes we could think of in the preliminary quote so it makes things run a little smoother. We have opted for a third garage, air conditioning Impressions Package, Sarking as well as batts for the roof, alfresco, coffered ceilings. First question of what I am sure will be many. What is the actual brick allowance I cannot seem to find it mentioned anywhere ? We like a brick from the Boral range yet everyone seems to have gone for the Austral brick range. We live everyone I guess need to be careful with the brick selection as we have picked the Ultra Comtempory facade and have chosen to have the front cement rendered so the bricks around the other 3 sides need to contrast in. Thanks Re: New to the forum new house to build 2Nov 17, 2011 9:15 am We got a list of brick names which we could pick from,maybe phone them and ask about your bricks,you are better off asking whom is building your home as everybody has a different way of doing things... Are you sure you dont have a page of bricks in which you can pick from??? I also notice that most the builds in Australia are really simplistic when it gets to the interior design and lighting design. Most of the builds are just offering off the… 3 1431 In Victoria you cannot put a caveat on arising from a domestic building contract. 65 113442 They already have two well known ones (HIA & MBA) that many new home buyers mistakenly think are regulatory bodies that Joe Public can complain to. 6 18466 |