Just be wary that they don't rush. We built with them in the boom and I feel some of the quality issues are because off the drive to build as quick as possible. The experience at the time was great, but in hindsight time was not the thing we should of focused on.
We have had settling throughout the house resulting in major wall cracks and pretty much every cornice requiring remediation and every door and window frame being re-sealed with the brickwork. Probably linked to the settlement we had a waterproofing failure in the shower and cracked floor and wall tiles in all wet areas. Recently found that the light fittings in some rooms were screwed straight into the plaster board and were only a tug away from coming off.
I'm sure it's amongst common faults with project homes, but it's not good enough quality for us and we are now selling and building something of a better quality and are being super picky about everything.
So learn from our experience - don't be swept away with the speed - be thorough in your pci's, get in the roof, look at the wiring, make sure the slab isn't cracking badly, check the levels, etc.
Thanks Jays that is all great advice and we will definitely be keeping a close eye on it.
Its hard because this is our first home so knowing what to look for can be a bit difficult. However we are lucky because my partner's parents live two streets away from the building site and they have built quite a few quality homes so they are keeping a close eye on it for us too.
Our roof was finished yesterday!! I will take some better pictures tomorrow because we didn't see it until late yesterday arvo and it was too late to take decent pics.
It's been a little while since I've done an update - we now have the white plaster inside and also our windows have been installed.. Pics below:
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Also, can someone tell me if it is normal practice for the bricks above the sliding door to be changed like that? The perfectionist in me is going a little crazy over it but I'm sure I will get used to it:
of course there are legal avenues. You've already mentioned it. Sue them.
I find it odd that lawyers wouldnt be willing to take on the case, given CCT evidence and…
Thank you so much everyone.
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