Thanks for the response. I am not worried about the valuation - have been watching what is going on in the area and had a couple of agents give their…

So very old thread here... was hoping for more recent opinions, particularly if you are based in WA.
Having never sold a house before, I may have a very simplistic view…

The story has been updated - its finally all starting.

Like many I have been lurking a fair bit on this forum (learning heaps) and decided that it’s time to start my own build thread since things will be happening…

These old topics are very useful!
We are trying to work out if not using gimballed downlight in a raked ceiling will be an issue... the builder has come back and…

Our contract has a period of 320 working days to complete the works, which is 64 weeks excluding public holidays. Real build time we are told will be 8-10 months…

Hi deeps,
We are also building in Harrisdale, and also have prestart on Thursday. Will be interesting to see how your timeline goes in comparison to ours.... we are hoping for…

Our contract says:
"The contract price may be subject to change as a direct consequence of any written law of the State or Commonwealth and may be imposed under any such…

We were originally looking for a loft home with a build budget of 330k, ended up going two story tho (although a small top floor area). Went with Broadway. They…

Good to see someone else building with Broadway on here! We also found the finishes in thier display homes to be impressive. They were never really a builder we thought…

Has anyone got any recommendations/contact for an inspector? PM is you prefer. Thanks.

When you say you made some changes, did WBN class it as a variation? If so, what margin/percentage was added? Just going through contact stage myself and I am a…

Thanks for the response, expert.
I rang HIA, MBA and the WA Building Commission as well. HIA were terrible and the Commission were unable to discuss 'what is considered reasonable'…

I can't help you with any of those builders, but since you haven't got a response yet I thought id have my say.
We had a similar question a few months…

Just bumping this to the top of the page.... please help!

Hi everyone,
My wife and I just received our building contact - it is a standard HIA contract with our builders "Schedule", which includes an "Additional Percentage Allowance" of 35% (with…

Hi Broc, thanks for the response.
We are going with Broadway Homes. The $2,000 is the fee for the PPA, but we paid it initially so we could progress the…

Hi everyone,
Looking for some thought from people who have gone through the building process regarding PPA's.
We have paid our builder $2,000 to prepare plans, get the site survey and soil…

Thanks for the response. I think you have understood but I will clarify.
We were originally looking at a loft home, for which the builders we have spoken to explained…

Any new experiences with Broadway Homes??

Are there any benefits of constructing second level flooring out of wood (loft) instead of concrete (proper 2-story)? Just looking at the pro's and con's of the floor type. Thanks.

Thanks again everyone. I sent 15 questions off to our 3 potential builders yesterday afternoon based on this thread. So far 2 detailed responses (one within 2 hours) and the…

Thanks for the responses, all very helpful.
Regarding your second last one StGeorgeBuild "Can the builder make variations?" - is this about the builder making changes and potentially charging you for…

Hi, we are trying to decide between 3 builders, so we plan on compiling a list of questions to send to each. Plans from all 3 builders are really close…

Thanks for the response. It gives me confidence that somebody else had similar concerns but still decided to build the loft.
The double glazing and additional insulation etc must have…

We have decided that we are keen on a loft style home, or a two story home with only a study and theatre/lounge on the top level. We narrowed it…