Hi Borgy, can’t believe this thread is still going.

+1, ours were all over the place and before handover everything was adjusted. After moving in we got the cabinet makers back in to adjust a few others. Don’t stress…

Yeah mate spot on, the bricks are chestnut and the mortar used was natural. If we went off white it’d make the bricks look more redder and I don’t think…

No worries, the garage door colour is Caoba and the dark render is flood mud. The light render is grand piano half but it’s really a cream colour when it’s…

Thanks PE, now the fun part begins with all the cleaning. You can’t be too far off getting your .
Yeah the in laws helped a lot, it was more living…

Thank You

Woohoo, after 39 weeks and 4 days we’re finally homeowners. It’s been a long journey but it has been worth it.
I don’t know which one I’m more excited about.…

Unfortunately PE we haven’t moved in yet. It’s sort of our fault as we’re refusing to pay the last invoice until all the defects that have been inspected are all…

Ok, so Handover is booked in for the 27th of August. Super exciting!!!!!!
They’ve agreed to fix 95% of the defects located by us and the private inspector. The others they’re…

Our door handle is the same. They’ve installed it to the far right and you can scrape your knuckles if you’re not careful.
Didn’t have that issue at the display homes…

Yeah we made sure that the tap actually reached out that far. We had a look at the normal spouts and they only came up to the edge of the…

Thanks SAFA, it’s perfectly centred and the extra plaster wall on the right doesn’t look out of your place.
Considering the alternative was to remove the whole window (plus bricks,…

🤞 but we’d rather they finish it properly and it takes a bit longer than get in quickly so they rush the fixes.

NHP all done!!!! It’s amazing how poor some finishes are when you slow down and look really closely at the house.
It looks like a smurf crime scene with all…

Looking good PE, really like the handle you’ve chosen for the pivot door. A lot more user friendly than the one we’ve got.
Are you doing any feature for the front…

Unfortunately PE, our PCI was delayed because they couldn’t finish a few items. But it’s been rescheduled for tomorrow so can’t wait!!!!!
Here’s some pics of the facade:
Fireplace recess:
Stained stairs:

Front pillars have been rendered and our splash back is in.

Hi PE,
They stained the door first than installed the internal and external door handle. Our internal doors were the same - painted first than the handles installed.

Just as I suspected, Henley have delayed the Final Inspection.
I always thought this would be the case after visiting the house as there was still so much to do…

Keep on them PE, you’ve done well making sure Arden fix all the items on your report.
We’ve got one more inspection and won’t be handing over the final payment until…

Wow, you guys are flying along. The way Arden are working you’ll be in your house before we are.

The pivot door has been stained in rich chocolate and the brand is by Cabots.
If you go into Bunnings, they’ve got samples of what the stain looks like on different…

Great to see that the build is moving along SAFA1. It’s good to get a feel of the space once the frame is up as there’s no display of the…

Thanks PE, we were worried about the garage door but it matches well with the bricks and the rich chocolate stain.
Yep, the porch will be decked with exposed agg for…

Garage door is in, counting down the days until the 24th!!

NHP booked in!! Woohoo !! The thought of moving from the in laws and finally having our own space again is unbelievable.
Now we’ve got to rush around and finalise…

Good work PE,
It scares me to think how many homeowners don’t question things and just accept the builders demands.
It’s good to see that Arden management have come to the…

Congrats on moving into your brand new home Rachael!
No more freezing rental woohoo!
Love the colour of your flooring really makes the dark stain on the windows and your island stand…

The butlers pantry is quite big and you would be able to fit a cooktop and rangehood but you wouldn’t have much space either side though.
Sorry these are the best…

Hi Sarabr, we were going to build the 45 but we wanted to prioritise the backyard for a pool so are currently building the 38.
The kitchen bench is still massive…