Hi all,
I'm looking to do KDR with Carlisle and they told me the site cost isn't fixed and I won't know the exact figures until the house is demolished and…

Hi all,
I'm thinking of converting a 20mm stone benchtop to a 40mm one with waterfall edge. Would love to hear any suggestion to do it cost effectively as the quotes…

Is it something that a plumber would do?

I believe the gas we're using in our household are all natural gas? That's why I believe the capped gas point that they installed in my alfresco also a natural…

Hi all,
I have my builder installed a capped gas point in my alfresco and I want to get an outdoor heater from Masters like this one (

Mine is Blanco U2 undermount sink. Do you have the photos of yours in reality?

Hi all, I've just done my PCI yesterday and it went quite well besides some small issues. However, I'm not really happy with my undermount sink. As seen in the…

Hi all,
I'll be moving into my new house soon. But when I contact Telstra about the Velocity connection, they checked and advised me that although they could confirm that my…

I've had a similar issue as well but it's just the Hebel overhang on the slab only, no exposed steel issue. What they did was just applying some types of…

Hi all,
I've got a 2m sewerage easement at the rear boundary. What will happen if I pour the concrete on the easement without the approval from the water authority? I…

I think I will need to have a look again this long weekend and try to find where the pegs are. and yes, I've nearly reached the fixing stage of…

Hi ariestangpq and Kellima,
Glad to hear someones on this forum are building in the Ascot Place. I'm also building in Ascot Place as well. I'm not too sure about the…

So far so good. Although there are quite a lot of errors picked up by my inspector esp during the frame stage, all of them have been rectified (Credit to…

Hi Kate,
We're already near lock-up. How about you? Have you had your site cut date?

Hi all,
I've just had my Brivis heating and indoor ICE add-on cooling units installed yesterday. But I can't locate the model number on those units. Is there anyway I…

Hi All,
We've just had our slab poured yesterday. However, I wasn't really satisfied with the finish quality. I raised these issues with my slab supervisor and he advised that these…

Sorry if it is a silly question. But do we get charges by the power company if PD has already charged us the 3 phase power in the quote of…

Hi all,
I'm building a house and chose Brivis HX30IXA with add on refrigerative cooling with 2 zones (zone 1 has 5 outlets and zone 2 has 6 outlets). I also…

For those building Bermuda and choosing the 'Outdoor Style' package, how much will we receive for the allowance for fencing? Will this be deducted from final payment?

I upgraded the heating units to HX35I and the quoted price was $1,729 including network controller. If you want zoning, I'd say it may cost another few hundred dollars.

Hi all,
I'm intending to apply for a dispensation to my council in relation to the natural lights to the habitable window (reg. 420). Have anyone used to apply for this…

Hi all,
I'm building a single storey house which has an approx. 22 square of living area. I'm considering getting the Brivis HX30I-XA with add-on ICE cooling with 2 zones. Is…

Hi all,
My land is looking to be titled some times next month. As I want to apply for the dispensation with my council, I need to provide them a copy…

Hi all,
Could anyone shed some light on my question? If I buy a land which settled on 1 Sep 2014 and my building starts on 1 Dec 2014 with completion…

Yes, you're right. The loan is with Macquaire. The application fee and valuation is nil in their schedule of fees and charges. But this construction loan admin fee is very…

Hi all,
I just received my loan contract from my bank today. The fees that they charge me is very high, I believe. They charge the construction loan admin fee of…

I haven't created any blog yet since I haven't started the building yet. But if you want to know anything, feel free to ask here or PM me.

Hi all,
After going through the contract last week, I finally have a concrete price of my upgrade and this should provide a good insight for those looking to build with…

Hi all,
Finally, I've got my loan formally approved today after my broker's hard work. Thanks for all of your inputs.

Hi all,
Thanks for all of your comments. I've just talked to a broker today and he said I'll need to apply for both land and building together to avoid having…