from my experience:
$30,000 site allowance - what is this for - they need to specify. is it for upgraded slab etc - they cant just slap on $30k and…

Great choice - we built the Milano 46 in essendon - completed July 2014 and love it. Site costs are very specifc to your land. Ours was $45k. Its always…

if your contract says 14 days then thats what it is. And you have to pay the bill even if your not happy with the work up to that stage…

Hi - we built the Milano 46 - completed July 2014. If you have any specific questions PM me and I'll be happy to help.
The Milano 51 needs a min…

Yes - you can do this - you can even have the electricity meter box behind fence as we all have smart meters which are read remotely - with mine…

From my experience with my build - all done and dusted i offer the following"
. Extend Alfresco - it will cost you a hell of alot more to do post…

when i was doing electricals i was told there was an 8, 16 or 24 point professional pack options available.
Note you dont have to go "professional pack". Its actually cheaper…

On the subject of independent inspections i used NHI as well and would recommend anyone building with any builder - volume or private to use your own inspector. I can…

at the end of the day it a finance choice but i am so glad i widened our garage. Std double garages can really only fit 2 cars (quite tight…

I paid $266 to upgrade to 2150mm x 2400mm wide roller door at rear of garage in lieu of std door. My guess is yours is a mistake by SC…

i know a lot about the Brivis systems and zoning. Ignore the sales rep comment that you can only cool on either floor - thats rubbish as you can open…

we built the Milano and can confirmed both front and rear balconies were waterproofed before tiles went on. The fron has a drain in centre and the tiles slope…

dare i say this cant be fixed unless they rip down the brickwork and start again. They should offer compensation for this stuff up but what figure is enough for…

Hi all - on the subject of waterproofing and the BCA etc I have copied below what was observed when I had NHI inspect the waterproofing/fixing stage of my build
"I…

In relation to "alternative methods" this has been my experience with our build with Carlisle. Our build finished last July. Overall very happy with the build and customer service. Before…

check their website - they have their prices on there depending on size of home etc. I used them for our build and would recommend them. They did pick up…

we went ICE add on with 4 zones - expensive - yes - do i love it - absolutely. Is it expensive to run - yes - but not too…

Guys - keep in mind you are asking the SS to go outside what he is allowed to do by asking him to allow you to pay cash etc to…

If anyone is getting carlisle to just do the heating and getting the ICE added on later make sure you inform carlisle as I am aware you will then have…

I'd say this is not an issue - the wrap is for thermal protection - whether the plumbing piping is inside or outside the wrap has no bearing on the…

As other posts have said its the professional "matt" paint they use. FYI there were quite a few walls which didnt have great coverage so ive redone them myself -…

From my experience with our build these are the prices that are charged by the contractor plus a mark up. I found the general electrical pricing - powerpoints etc to…

You will likely find that Carlisle will build based on the engineers recommendation based on soil and slope of site. If for example the engineer recommends either a waffle…

a couple of things to be aware off. The facade pictures are really just an indication and the actual finish can vary depending on the the design you go…

KDRB in establish areas in most cases = higher site costs due to a range of factors - traffic management, restricted site access etc - cause Carlisle "fix" their contract…

The cooling unit is the brivis ice add on which is not reverse cycle - its cooling only - but this added to the brivis ducted gas heating so you…

Network controllers have an inbuilt temp sensor. If your short on cash you dont need to have a network controller in each zone but what this means is you will…

The sparky will disconnect the electrical cable from the base of the batten light.
Sparky cuts a 90mm hole in ceiling in same spot as the batten light was
The sparky…

Our fuse box was put in the Garage as std - not requested and no extra cost and is on the other side of the house from meter box.

Sharing my experience regarding LED lighting. We have been in our Milano 46 house a few months now. When we signed up there was no LED downlight promotion etc so…