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Hi VandM,
We looked at upgrading the bricks but never got a quote for it. Instead we spent days on end visiting the brick suppliers, narrowing down to the ones we…

Hi Addie, my wife and I got a BEAM system through Wisdom in our Aspiration 29.
It was approx. $2300 incl the hose kit etc.
We put the unit in…

We left insulation as is with the Prestige package.
Our pool has been dug today with the shell to be complete by end of week.
We will allow it to cure…

Hi LouR. We know they are a great builder as many family and friends have built with them, but the admin process sucks big time! We purchased our land in…

Thanks for the tip Matt. We are onto the bank already and will give them the new contract price so they can work the progress payments. Definately dont want to…

Hi guys, we just received our Draft End Panel!
Reviewing it now and so far, so good.
Seems they have included everything we have asked for and deleted anything we do…

Rach_C we would have done the same but you need to make sure you will have sufficient access after the build to carry out the works.
Unfortunately we will not…

Hi Rach_C much the same as Matt1.
We are getting a 6 x 3.5 concrete pool with water feature, LED lighting, heating etc for $32,600.
That being said - take into…

Congrats AAAHome!
We tried to cram our appointments as close together as possible but there was Landscape, Colours (internal & external), kitchen, air-con, tile & capret, and electrical.
We had to…

Congrats extreme. Spot on Matt, our appointments were 2.5 days over a 2 week spread. We are waiting on our draft end panel now which will have all the adjustments…

Thanks guys.
Wisdom have confirmed the pool is not with the Zone of Influence so no issues there.
Will see how we go.

Hi twhjc2014,
We are sending pool for CDC approval now as the pool builder needed the approved house plans first.
Questions;
What exact requirements did Wisdom impose on you?
How far from the house…

Hi guys! Decided to jump on this forum to discuss our building journey.
We are building Aspiration 29 at The Ponds & our last build was with Beechwood at Kellyville…

Awesome! That's great speed. Who is your ISP/RSP?

Hi cpaces. Is the NBN all its cracked up to be? What speed are you experiencing?

Hi cpaces - my wife and I previously build with Beechwood Homes 3 years ago and are now building with Wisdom Homes in The Ponds also (Aspiration 29).
From the…

Jacknruby thay is terrible! Must admit not looking forward to council inspection for our final OC. Your the hills council yeah? Were in Blacktown so hopefully they are a bit…

Jacknruby, looks FANTASTIC! The driveway does stand out...in a good way. Looks like we will have settlement tomorrow or wednesday latest. Had the call from the bank confirming they are…

Got our final account which has been sent to the bank and we got our interim certificate too! Just waiting for settlement now!

Thanks Jacknruby, I came on here to ask that exact question! We were told he exact same thing just then by our SS that they have had re final Council…

we have walkthrough tomorrow at 7.30am. We have already had our own 'walkthrough' and picked out everything we need to complain or ask about. For anyone else at this stage…

that looks stunning acre! Love the kitchen. Lounge looks comfy too

congrats acre.
We have been told 2-3 weeks tops at beginning of this week so we have given notice and FINALLY we are no longer paying rent as we pay…

Hi Nay, you just need to refer to your building contract. We had the gyprock, cornice and a few other small things done and they tries to have us pay…

2.2 - thats terrible. I hope they can fix it without too much trouble.
Natandash - that is some great progress. You will prob find the week after tiles in wet…

At least I know were not the only ones...so expensive rent and everything + a mortgage and my wife is just finishing on maternity leave. Thanks goodness we sgould not…

Jacknruby the house looks fantastic...although I am sure I will not enjoy it we are longing for the day we are in the house and fighting to get faults fixed…

wow Mel, you must be close. Our painting is starting wednesday! If I can add to your question, do you only have one opportunity to give a list to Beechwood,…