Hey thisisadu,
In our case backyard and side landscaping is not included.
Build started Dec 2016 and we got interim July 2017. New home const group was the certifier.
Customer…

Saltwater,
M organised our interim OC because of pending works which are not included in the contract. Then we paid for full OC after completing remaining works.
If everything is…

Hi Shell90,
Our shutters from Ark were installed before PCI but vertical blinds were delayed due to incorrect measurements. Pretty happy with shutters except for a few of them which needs…

Hi,
Anyone building at mccormick/mccormcack st? I'm confused with the st name because our land contract of sale says Mc Cormick but for some odd reason the correct st name is…

When did you start building? You are moving soon. Congrats!

I saw someone moving in along holden drive and a few houses in mccormick st. Our build just finished roof tiling. Maybe another 2-3 months to go. How are…

Sounds good. I went to OPT last Saturday and noticed a lot of changes in our area. The blocks on the left and right side of our block are in…

Sam
Normally around 4 weeks (last 2 weeks of Dec - 1st 2 weeks of Jan) but it depends on your builder. How's you build going so far?

Our builder started around 10 days too. Slab is done this week. You can get slab done before Christmas break if your builder start excavation soon. Goodluck mate.

Hi Sam_Fam,
Nice to meet you here
Just wondering if you notice any big rubbish in our lot recently? Just want to know what to expect when…

Lot 548, McCormickLot 548, McCormickLot 548, McCormick St. Just got CDC approval today. Still need few more weeks or maybe months before construction but at least it is moving now.…

Thanks mike. Sounds like we need to trim our grass too.

Hi, has anyone visited their site recently? My builder just told us to make sure our site is clear of any rubbish and grass is below ankle length before…

That is what i thought as well. We are with Masterton and looks like that is how it works. Maybe part of it is the land only got registered and…

Contract was signed last year as we are doing home and land package. Are you doing home and land package too?

We are still in pre-construction stage at the moment. 3-4 months (or more )before the actual build. from my understanding getting cdc approval is one of the final steps.…

Just forward what the bank requested to M. It happened to us too and M adjusted the payment schedules. Not exactly as what the bank requested but it's been approved…

Thanks Gibson, Im just thinking if we can waive the increase or even just negotiate the price because anticipated land registration is set by M but we can't control if…

Hi all, does anyone have something like this clause in their contract and have paid M for it ?"$950 per month for each month that the land registration has been…

Thanks Gibson,NJC & MGardz,
We just had our kitchen appointment yesterday and saw their software. Masterton colours appointment should use something like that with colours to help their customers during selection.…

Hi guys, to those who finished their colours appointment with Masterton, did they use any software that help you visualise selected colours? We will have our appointment next week and…

Thanks MGardz,
I was reading your blog last night and it was very helpful.
I thought Ark was a bit expensive too. We were quoted 9k+ for plantation…

Thanks wkv and njc, we will see how we go. We are thinking of just taking the standard inclusions at first but might change our mind depending on the cost.…

Hi all, thanks for sharing your experiences(good/bad). Very helpful specially for the first timer like me.
We will have our colour appointment in 2 weeks and carpet and tiles appointment a…

Cool. Thanks mate.

Thanks for the update. What street is that? Or turf were rolled out to all the street?

Trimum, we are with masterton.
Sandra, thanks for the bush fire info. Our master plan indicates that we are in bushfire zone but called materton and told we need to wait…

Thanks Trimium and 1stHomeBuyer,
Our builder just told us that we still need to wait for the land to register before we get the the final rating but so far oran…

Thanks for the updates guys.
On a different note, does anyone have any idea if our area is bushfire prone? I have asked our builder the same question and just…

Just saw this image in OPT FB page:
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