Hi Romani, maybe get in touch with one of the users here on home1 - usually in the home automation etc threads.
he's on here as mattwalker and his website is…

Has anyone approached Argus Technology directly with regards to putting in more data points rather than via the packages offered from CH? I find the options inflexible and it will…

We've been using New Home Inspections for our build, had frame and pre-plaster inspections so far.
http://www.newhomeinspections.com.au/
There's also QAI in the western suburbs:
http://www.qaireporting.com.au/home
Both…

Definitely get an independent inspector - we've been using New Home Inspections (in Melbourne) for our build, had frame and pre-plaster inspections so far.
The overhang doesn't seem to be much…

No worries, glad to help out - and thanks for confirming that we got the shade we were after
I'll try to get some…

Hi Madison, we just went with the natural colour mortar - this was one of those expense items we figured wasn't really worth going for.
Other priorities such as sound-proofing for…

Hi CKR,
We selected the Homestead Tan as our brick with the blackwood as backup and had them delivered about a week ago.
Can't even remember now how they looked in the…

Yep, as the mafia says, a coupla hundred here, a few more hundred there and a few thousand elsewhere...pretty soon you're talking about real money

Ahhh, feature strips, I think that the price pretty much varies with what tiles you're using as well.
We got the feature strips in both showers (and also used that along…

Titch, just checked and the niches were $412 for the pair (ensuite and bathroom).
As for the fridge, we'll make do with whatever fits in the 900mm space and keep the…

Titch, will have a look thru the tender docs tonight and hopefully post the niche pricing - but ours were only 300*400, not full width - and I seem to…

Hi Shelley,
When you guys got the Smartwiring package from Carlisle, was it then a fairly simple hook-up with Opticomm/Techlife - meaning no overlapping responsibilities and no missing details between…

omgbuilding - that would appear to be somewhat of a problem.
I'm sorta assuming that since we're building in a fibre-optic development (Alamanda) with the requirements understood and already dealt with…

Thanks Debra, totally agree about spending $ on inspections.
Hope you're staring to enjoy the new home or about to do so - i know we're going to have a bit…

Moving right along!
Just had the frame inspection by New Home Inspections and quite pleased that there are only a few relatively minor items to be rectified - at least from…

That looks fantastic Stillwaters!
These pics make us very happy as some of this is very close to our colour scheme - even though we're building the 32 - considering we've…

Congratulations on the successful handover Debra, enjoy the new home and the feeling of satisfaction from choosing what I reckon has to be one of the better project builders out…

Hi and thanks Cuppyccake, got a couple of pics - only took 55 of the frame stage - still trying to work out how…

Woohooo!!!
We've been framed
Our site supervisor called and informed me that our frame is complete and we got arrangements underway for the frame…

hi klam, guess we're the 2 latest members of this forum, good luck with it - don't sweat the delays on titling, lots of stuff will come up in between…

ThanksStillwaters, yep, must admit that our first visit to the 36 version of the Montrose left us pretty much impressed.
Mainly, with the separate powder room and the overall usability of…

Hi people, my first post here after having been an observer of this forum for a couple of months now.
We're building a Montrose 32 in Alamanda estate at Point Cook…