The bottom of the slab can’t be sloppy or it will slide down on high wind and rain 🤣.
For what you are proposing, the builder still has to do cut/fill,…

Are you getting your independent inspection? If so, clarify the issue with them. If they say it’s a proper defect, then you have something to stand on. Otherwise it comes…

Haha. I thought I was looking at frosted glass. It’s called Paint Orange Peel effect. Happens when using incorrect nozzle or too low pressure when spray painting. The fix is…

Yea. I built with Metricon. Maximum slope they do is 2m which gives 2-3 steps inside the house with a high ceiling in one part of downstairs.
Here is an…

My two cents from building on a slope. My lot is 900m2 and have a 5m slope (2m over the building envelope). My builder cut and filled before laying a…

External opening (doors and windows) are supposed to be weather sealed.
In laundry, I have an aluminium and rubber strip on the floor which seals the opening when the door is…

Bank will use your contract to value your house (as there is no physical house to value) so they can figure out LMI etc. You can get preapproval before that…

Yes the deposit locks in the base price and upgrades at the time of deposit. Anything during appointment which can be months away is subject to price increase. I got…

I signed contract in July last year. Selected 2pac at M-Studio selection and then pay variation.

We upgraded the roof tile for a flatter look. We got Atura profile in Baramundi colour and A-line Ridge.

Thanks Chrinee. Below are the tiles:
1. Bathroom floor are MAXFL1110 (Belgium Stone Bruno Natural)
2. Bathroom wall are MAXFL2055 (Pearl Ivory Polished)
3. Front pillars are NT16-4005FL (Cuccaro Marfil Gloss)

Congrats on handover!

Yes the window frame is champaign. Happy with the colour. It fits with the decor and colour scheme of the rest of the house
Post handover is going really slow. Ran…

Hi Cazz,
Congrats. Would love to follow your build. Did you make any changes to your plan?
Below are the costs:
Appliance tower was $860
Cupboards on other side was $875. But to put…

No. I didn't get brick infill. Didn't catch it on the plan until they built in.
But I have full render on my house to meet covenant rule. Therefore the…

Take a look at my facade. Its a best of both world - combination of peninsula with the corner butt window of Isla.

Nah. They will fix it up without charging you a variation.

Ran out of budget doing the retaining walls Took on doing the retaining wall and laminate flooring myself to stretch my savings. The aquarium got deferred until I get…

Looks good. Love the facade and colour choice

Back when I signed up, M package was the ultimate home warming which gave a $30K M studio voucher for $5000. Nowadays, the packages are different.

NabeelC | Metricon Merricks…

Love the cedar lined ceiling

Pay for my plane ticket from Brisbane to Sydney and we can do your wall first
Thanks for the tips. I have been slowly getting blocks and aggregates delivered over…

That's exactly what I will be doing next week. Any tips or lessons learnt?

NabeelC | Metricon Merricks 38 | Queensland
http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86276

Door is ebony too. The darkness of the stain depends on the wood. Merbau gets more darker than meranti. Your door will be as dark as that. The stair is…

Yes mine is Ebony. Here are pics with Ebony stain. Dusty footprint shows easily
Also, M just stains it. They won't seal it with varnish or polyurethane so you will…

You got the same stair as me. What stain did you choose?

I know it feels like hidden costs are popping up all over the place. There will be a few more e.g. Roofers need electricity for fixing tiles on roof. If…

This is tricky. Builder will remove soil, break rocks, and remove rocks if you have fixed the site costs. When site cost is fixed, builder will put in prohibitive amount…

Thanks everyone. Your support, advice, and encouragements made the journey more enjoyable
Carpet scheduled to be installed this weekend. Then I will post some pics.

Handover today. 219 days after site start. All PCI issues fixed. Nothing outstanding.