Well the M journey is finally at a close for us, we have just agreed to sell our house. After a LONG journey to build and many lows, we ended…

Some info that may help from our experience - they CANNOT claim rain days unless they claim it in writing within 10 days of the day that is being claimed.…

ggml - in short Id say you have done a pretty good job summing up our feelings

Just a bit of info that may help - we went over the contract period. At final settlement M calculated the days over the contract and took $50 per business…

Also has anyone gotten to the stage emotionally that all they want to do is not move in but sell their newly built house? I HATE everything now. Just wondering…

redwynne - I really feel for you, such a frustrating time. Just a heads up, you may already know this, but if M want to claim a contract extension for…

Hi villinaeliters - yes we have some creeking but not to the extent you describe. Raised it at 90 day and was told it was normal. M inspector suggested we…

Redwynne - we went down the Fair Trading path after we went months with no action. From memory the process was to be that first you have to formally notify…

villinaeliters - we chase up the issue with the scratched glass probably once a fortnight. Started out more often but less as time goes on. We just get the usual…

redwynne - after our bottom level frame went up there was no action at our site for about 3 months. The windows and doors had been delivered and sat in…

More than happy to join in on your motion Fisher75!!

Hi redwynne - pretty happy with the finished house although we are still having a few issues. Very happy with the way our landscaping is coming along. Id say the…

I really feel for you MGardz, that is just not right. Although our build is finished now (finally) we are left with a bitter taste and many unhappy memories from…

Cello_Collaroy - would you mind providing the ebay username of that place that makes custom wardrobes? Id like to get in contact with them. Thanks

Hi All - we are the lucky ones who went 10 weeks over - I can confirm the liquidated damages ($50/business day) is taken off the final amount owed to…

Well we have been in our home for a couple of weeks now and things are finally coming together. Just a quick post to point out a couple of things.…

Fisher75- sorry to hear of your drama's - takes me back to 2 years ago when we were in a similar situation. Fast forward to now and we FINALLY have…

Villinaeliters - bad from the start! We had a new SS start around late August and things have moved pretty well since then. Prior to that it was a disaster!…

Villinaeliters - all those contract calculations take me back to when we were doing the same and thinking how far off it was. We are now close to 2 months…

Great to see everyones progress and the pics of those nearing completion look great! We are finally getting somewhere and it looks like we are about 5 weeks from PCI.
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Great news Pikey, congratulations and enjoy the new home!!

Looking good fingalbrad, really taking shape now!
Just out of interest, how long did it take the to do the gyprocking? We have been told 2 weeks but that seems a…

I didnt realise they paid for power usage - do we just have to send them the bill?

Hi mkg085 - We received council approval on 16/8/13 and the first action on our block was 8/10/13.....and then things really slowed down. Have been told gyprock next Monday.
Ren1979 -…

Thanks Pikey, really appreciate your assistance! Your SS sounds so switched on, if only we could borrow him for a few weeks to get things moving!! Cheers

Pikey - given your SS seems to be the gold standard, can I ask how long after gyprock you reached PCI? Ive just been told our gyprock will arrive on…

Just a quick question for those that are at PCI now (or have been through it already), what is the process from PCI to getting the keys? What does Masterton…

fingalbrad - I share your frustrations completely! To cap it off, when I questioned the lady at head office regarding when we will be paid the $50 per day now…

Happy to see so much progress and ours is finally starting to move a little. This weeks we will see the end of our contract period - 2 days to…

Thanks for the messages - Im hoping for a dramatic transformation like yours dream_home!
CKingo - No real reasons offered, they just always blame the trades. The "(insert trade here) has…