@addie1231 The location of the aircon also came to my attention. I didn't want the aircon to be installed on the side of the house where I will put a…

@emma how did your handover go? hope it went well.
to all, have a great 2016 ahead.

Thanks. My conveyancer reckons that stockland should bear the adjustments (from last year upto settlement date).

Hoping for the best emma. With the new home, your Christmas holiday will be very busy.

@mahen Marsden Park
@mrpatto Yeah the build is doing great in terms of schedule. Congrats on your new home.
@Roshni Elderton gave us 39 weeks for a double storey. So expect…

so far, our build is within the timeframe they gave us. here's my weekly timeline. we are in week 10 now and is scheduled for first floor brick layering..
Week 1…

Ok. I just received the delay letter.
We're in the frame stage. Plans are still on track. I can't comment yet on the build quality,…

Have you received the "delay letter" that Elderton is sending to their clients? I don't know how it will affect our build though.

Was the letter in the post or email? I have not received any letter from them. In saying that, frames should be delivered today and finished in the next…

@kaycee thanks for the info. I'm going to lindt on fri and rawson on sat.

hi pablo, do you have any rough quotes from a glass splashback supplier? how much to they cost per sqm?

hi molackie, how much does your supplier charge for the glass splashback?

@blackhole - Sorry but I don't know any independent soil testing company. For my case, it was done by the builder.
@homeelara - congratulations on your start date.
(1) I…

We're building the Watermark Grnage with Elderton Homes.
http://jjwatermarkgrange.blogspot.com.au/

@prashan Congrats on your build. Childcare, no idea when.

@bbg Look, if you are on a budget then Elderton should suit you fine. I got a lot of upgrades on mine which I think would cost me…

It was classified as H1 in the Geotech report, all is included in our $442 site cost.

It costed us $442 for the site cost. Land is pretty flat.

I also saw that one near the sales center weeks ago. Frames and roof tiles only.
Ours is set to start late next week. So hoping for no rain for…

@paulm - on what stages do you reckon they are from? how is it going for your start date?

Priority numbers for 120 lots in TheGables were finished in 1 hr? Crazy!

Paulm we went via CDC route. Plans were approved last week. Expecting to get the consolidated docs this week. Then 20 days before start of construction. I'm guessing end…

For questions on Elara design guidelines, Hira/Matt/Tracy might be able to help. I was, however, redirected to another person (Vy Nguyen) on my previous inquiry regarding setbacks…

Hey guys, our bank didn't accept elderton's payment schedule.
Our contract indicated;
Deposit - 5%
Slab - 20%
Frame/roof - 25%
Bricks - 20%
Internal linings - 20%
Completion - balance
Our…

Land settled today. Yay!!

I called Blacktown council and they gave me our street number. They just asked for the DP number and Lot number. Stage 4 here.

@greyhair Our stamp duty was paid within 3 months after the exchange of contract. So that was around Nov 2014.

@mrpatto Thanks!

For those who have started the construction process... our land had been registered this week. And looks like our plans will be submitted for council approval. How long…

Stages 1-3 had been registered. Stage 4 is expected next week.