I know, right? We were pretty lucky though weather wise. I would imagine that could cause at least a months delay.
Hopefully the weather will hold out for you, at…

Hi Belinda,
Congrats on the beginning of your build. Fun and exciting times ahead. You will be amazed at how quickly things go up. Its very exciting.
We are building Manhattan41 and…

Conslabulations!!
The frame will be up before you know it!
Hope your building journey goes smoothly for you....

Hopefully the 4 weeks will fly for you, and you will be in your new home before you know it.
The 'paper work' is the part that drags out. Once they…

Wow! It's so quick once they get started isnt it? Your house is looking amazing and starting to feel like a house now isnt it? No more getting excited about…

Hi,
We have just started fixing stage. Our site scrape was end of Jan and I am guessing we are about 8 weeks away from settlement?? That would make it about…

Hi,
We saw the windows on Weds laying on the floor, and then on Friday all but one sliding door and a window on the ground floor were in!
Hopefully the…

Hi Melford,
Yes it seems that we have caught up to you We have bottom floor windows in, and they started doing our roof…

Hi Melfurd,
Been thinking about you and your build.
Its great when the frame goes up isnt it? Its starting to take shape now, gives you a good visual of all…

Wow, that's some progress! Looking good.
Just curious, when did your SS first call for intro? Haven't heard from ours yet, but hoping we will hear something next week.
Just cant wait…

its 249 but i have noticed beacon now have them cheaper than what i put them on layby for.. even with the discount.. not pleased Like

Hi Melford,
Sad to see your thread go. Finally found someone who got as excited as me over a pile of dirt/porta loo!
Good luck with your build. Might check out your…

Hi Dakota,
Contract was 17 days after tender for us, and permits approved was just under 2 months after contract, although we had the 2 week xmas break in between contract…

I second that! (our block is sloping)
We are at a similar stage as you mel.. although we weren't given any dates as to when site would start , we just…

That was to upgrade all the wet areas from the flooring pack, and tiles to entry, living. Basically all the rooms except bedrooms, rumpus and lounge, and activity. I was…

It is very pricy to upgrade. We were quoted for a 41sq home and with a flooring pack, around the $6k mark. This was for 600x600 porcelain.

What I found was that CH are very inflexible with negotiating any form of discount. I did however manage to reduce the price of our garage extension (2.2ish metres) from…

Hi BT91
we upgraded our floor tiles and wall tiles in bathroom, wc and ensuite to 300x600 porcelain , for around $2k.

We have extended our garage to just over 2 metres for around 10k. The rear roller door is $266.

Hi Guys,
Just wondering how long it took after signing contract for CH to actually start the site scrape for you guys?
We signed Mid November, and have yet to see the…

Hi Joefish,
From one newcomer to another.... welcome.
Hope you find everything you need, I have found this forum very helpful.
Good luck with your build

The plan suits our block so well and is perfect considering our existing neighbour's habitable rooms. Which fascade did you go with?

The plan also suits our block, wouldve been nice…

We are building Manhattan also. We fell in love with the floor plan. Really glad we decided to stick with this house and Carlisle. There were times we almost gave…

wow, 3months for a double!!
Congrats to you all who are nearing the end of your build.
We start in Jan, and they have told us 252 days so around 9 months.…

Thanks for your reply,
How long did it take for them to do the scrape after signing?

Hi all,
We signed our contract last week. YIPEEE!! so excited. Cant wait till they start the build. I was just wondering how long after signing do you get the final…

Hi RANDS,
Quote:"I work at a law firm, so had a colleague look over the Contract. Afterwards I thought it wasnt really necessary as Carlisle's contract do not really vary from…

Hi guys,
So our contract just arrived! We have had a quick look and already we see a few minor errors. I was just wondering if it is necessary to have…

Thanks Vetra,
That doesn't sound to bad, I can live with a few k extra was just hoping it wasn't going to be a huge amount.
We didn't want to upgrade that…