sent email to Simonds see what happens
here is a close up of the leaves

Close up of leaves and seed pod do not look like the Robinia pseudoacacia. Back to square…

Hi all
Been racking my brain trying to work out what type of tree this is.
We are thinking of planting this tree in our front yard as we are looking…

thanks gonecountry
yep they are pantry doors. annoying thing was we didnt realise until after they were painted that the white didnt match the laminex white of the cupboards.. oh well…

Hi guys
Here is our new kitchen. We moved into our new house 3 weeks ago.
This photo was taken on the day the splashback was installed so please ignore the bits…

Hi Pooks
Yeah the Aston in Mernda is beautiful, congrats on choosing an awesome house. And Mernda in general is really nicely designed. I like the hills that surround our estate.
We…

Hi Pooks
During the site visits the main thing that I noticed was problems with the brickwork that was done. This may have been due to the bricks being slightly irregular…

hey guys
we have just finished building with Homebuyers Vic in Mernda and are absolutely thrilled with our new house.
the whole experience has been great. excellent customer service the whole way…

Thanks for keeping us updated. Your experiences have been very useful in our preparations.
Btw we are still waiting on a site start date... hopefully get a call this week sometime.…

Thanks Acherion
I thought it was a water overflow...
My parents house in Mernda Villages had one at the rear of the property and that was an overflow but wasn't sure…

Hi Archerion
Sorry of this has already been answered somewhere in the 17 pages of posts in your thread... But did you guys work out what that blue PVC spray painted…

Thanks Padams
They were okay with making payment (they paid my fencer directly as he invoiced them) but they refused to pay more than what was allowed in the contract for…

Hi padams.
I had to deal with the same builder for both sides of my mums house. They use a fencer from the west that is impossible to get a…

We bought in Mernda.
We were originally told titles were expected in June 2012. They only started earthworks in May 2012.
Our and titled yesterday!
I know people who bought in…

Lawyer up. Seriously your solicitor will be in the best position to advise on this.

For anyone interested Antique Stone Pearl costs $59.95 m2. Is currently on sale for just under $40 m2
We ended up going with Beaumont Slate Bianco Textured which was about $65m2…

grrr so we cant use anything in the National Tiles range as our builder is contracted to Beaumont Tiles. Looks like I might just have to take the sample to…

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Thanks Mimi23. Contacted National Tiles directly and they advised that the tile is called Antique Stone Pearl. I've ordered a sample at this stage and will advise how…

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I was walking past a PD display home today in Berry Lane Mernda and noticed this really nice feature external tile used on the facade. The house is the…

hey all
Does anybody know if Renaissance Rise has NBN?

Thanks Bel
Im glad to hear that. Don't think I could live without proper internet.

hi padams
when your bought your land was it already titled? or did you have to wait?
reason Im asking is im trying to work out how long it will take the…

hey Padams,
This happened to my mum during her build in Mernda Villages also. They smashed the sliding door window and entered through trailing mud through the house (in the middle…

thanks Tiff
We decided to stick with the Westinghouse appliances as we were told by Homebuyers that both the range hood and oven have recently been changed to newly released models.

Hi guys
Has anyone here got the ILVE appliances through Boutique?
WMP 900 oven
H39PC 900 cooktop
IVG90 rangehood
Havent been able to find any online reviews about their ILVE offerings and was wondering if…

unconditional approval came through today! now waiting on land to settle.

hi padams
we just got our unconditional approval... so relieved! now just waiting on land to settle... we've been told October... hope it all works out.
Fuzz

hi padams2012
reason why the roof stops before the brick wall on the side of your garage is because your gutter is a box gutter - its supposed to look like…

i dealt with the builders during my parent's build last year and I noticed gaps between windows and frames on some of the windows (especially on those high and long…

Hi guys
What is internet access like in RR? I've lived in Doreen (where there was only 3G) and I'm now in Mernda Villages while we are building in RR (where…

we will know by August/September... seems like an eternity away.