Thank goodness for our good SS...our acoustic insulation will be put in, at the expense of the insulators (don't know what happened)... ceilings has to be ripped out!

Hi guys,
We finished our preplaster walkthrough & overall quite satisfied and even more happy to be finally at this stage.
Make sure though before you go to this meeting to bring…

OMG worktime, like what?

We paid $182 each for Cat6 in March. We only asked for 3 because of the price, but would've liked more.
Does it need to be near the tv point for…

Thx dotgif for your reply, I think u might be right.
Bricking will start Mon!!!
I think the build process would be a lot quicker if they work right through…

I have a query, I received frame invoice, being excited I went to look on Mon, Wed and again today...but there's no roof trusses up for part of the ground…

Zojo is your HT the same size as your Living room? I increased my HT, from measurements living & ht are the same. I drove by and found ground floor…

congratulations dotgif on getting over that admin milestone! I remember feeling ecstatic when I received the email
9 months! I thought…

I think there's really no smooth sailing with any builder going by shared experiences in the forums and I also know afew that has previously built, they personally warned me…

Painfully slow yes indeed, From tender to excavation was 7 months! Excavation and external plumbing almost a month....and like I said they were meant to start framing but it sat…

Thx, thru this entire process I try to be ever so patient but their process is damn slow and they probably don't outsource enough tradies/contractors. It's a waiting game!
Today is…

So here I am 8 months on at frame stage (yay right?!), only they've been just sitting there through this lovely sunny weather for a week come tomorrow...and today, there's…

thx Chilly & Rubyam...i'm so envious of u Rubyam....wow keys! Your house look awesome and I can't believe how organized u are right through to…

Big congrats to all those who have reached or nearing the end of your building journey with Clarendon!
I so appreciate all your posts and…

Hopefully ready for CDC in the coming week as we've just dealt with hydraulics, though not to my satisfaction...but what can one do when final decision is from a third…

wow look @ those lovely wood...when will i see mine?
Praying for good weather for u Rubyam!

Thnx guys for recent pics...keep them coming especially yours Zojo as I'm building the 38. Would love to see what the inside look like. I love the outside already…

i forgot to ask...was anyone charged a Zone allowance - Additional cost incurred for your area for trades and suppliers?
i got charged $4000 for Canterbury area.

My rain water tank cost in contract tender is $9700 for up to 5000L...i think it's outrageously priced but i thought this was the norm...i was trusting Clarendon to do…

Geeezzz i'm still waiting on that hydraulic's report...how long does these actually take?
Thx Rubyam for your reply...i have a $5000 provisional allowance for storm water hydraulics. i hate…

Hi Rubyam, Looks like u've had a long journey just to get to this exciting stage! We had the tiling appt a week before u and that was pleasant...right now…

Finished our in/xternals...at first it was very exciting...what the heck upgrade a little this and a little that certainly adds more than a little!
I went in with my list of…

Hey guys,
I signed contract last week, total variation so far $50K already so I'm dreading my budget for in/xternals in a few weeks time.
Zojo, we're building in Roselands. We…

I hope I'll get a nice refund too, as my csc put down the max estimation in the initial quote...fingers cross...coz my land does slope to the back.
Has anyone thought…

Hi,
I'm planning on building Sheridan 38. I have a booked tender appt 2nd week of Jan, hoping it was before Xmas, but no such luck! There better not be a…

Hi to anyone out there building with Clarendon Homes in general. I plan to build their Sheridan 38. I liked the floor plan i initially saw on their site but…