zaphod... I am so sorry. I think I would cry if this happened to me.
Please, if you haven't done so already, take the advice given earlier in this thread and…

Some builders are just plain disrespectful (The tree part is so weird! Maybe they thought they were being nice?) I've read a few different threads…

Hi Vid, our gas pipes were in the slab - atleast that's what I think they were since there was a point where the stove is going! Then when they…

I think the build suburb/area plays a part. Our footings didn't vary (to our knowledge) - perhaps we were overquoted to begin with? I'm not sure. But, because we are…

That's an interesting approach, Jon! Will have to remember that one
I was very happy to see our bracing boards replaced when we stopped by on…

Thanks Thorney and woodvillesouth!
Our neighbours do have the same roof tiles - good eye, Thorney. Their bricks are a creamy colour from what I can…

Well, today we had our weekly trip to the block. Soooo exciting! We have some bricks! And our tiles are on!
Bricking is in parts so…

Has it been that long? It seems like just yesterday Vid's slab was laid. Well, I guess that means we're not as far behind as…

Vid - are you having a frame inspection? May be a good idea to get a "professional" opinion on whether the wood used for the frame has been damaged or…

House is looking great, Leah. Can't wait to see your tiles!! Loving the grey theme
(You can change your topic by editing your first post and…

Congrats, Thomas! The tiles look great
I'm a day or so away from roof tiles - they were all laid out on Friday ready to go…

Sorry, Mtuba2 - I missed your reply. How is your build going now? Have you got a roof yet?
I stopped by the block today and saw they have spread our…

And yet they recommend fixing it asap? What motivation do workers have to take care with the concrete if they know someone else (the customer!) will foot the bill? You…

Nope, no footpaths for us, so I'm not much help with it. It's strange that they didn't advise you earlier like they do with telephone connection, etc. I would imagine…

Ozzroo, your bricks are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! So much character. They'll be such a nice feature on your house - I hope you're not going to cover too much of them…

Sure am! I just meant that surely there can't be that much difference in footings costs etc in the same suburb - he's getting a bit of a raw deal…

ChrisL! I can't believe your luck! Vid's seemed to go so smoothly and I thought he was in the same suburb? Your consultant should be…

Hi again netadelle!
Just a thought - people are often looking for fill and my mum has mentioned before that on freecycle (yahoo group) people have…

Sorry we've hijacked your thread, lj.
haze: we saw the bricks with natural so we just went with this - at the time we didn't really give it much thought, but…

Sorry Netadelle They were a $8K upgrade. If they're worth that much to you then you should go for it for sure! But we couldn't…

Hi Linda, we're using PGH bricks. We really really wanted to use Sorbetto but their birth home is NSW so the freight charges made them expensive. We ended up choosing…

Congrats Lisanne - Can't wait to see pics of site-works! Pretty soon you'll forget any of this yucky stuff ever happened!

Slightly off-topic but... We are building with Fairmont Homes (in SA) and were offered $1000 off contract price if we went with Colorbond roof - apparently this is an incentive…

Look what we found tonight when we visited...
Sorry bout the quality.... but... WE HAVE A BIN! And wood!

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

I think it looks beautiful - your walls don't look yellow to me at all! I'm not sure that you'd want them white-white anyway, having a mostly white kitchen -…

Hi all!
Been awhlle since my last post. We got a slab about 3 weeks ago. Went to the block to take our usual Saturday morning piccies yesterday.... and we have…

Hey Vid,
The only reason I had a phonecall from our electrician was to ask if we wanted our phone into our house. Can't help more than that. Sorry.
Jen

YAYYYYYYYY Thorney!! I'm so glad to hear things have worked out for you! Can't wait to see pics of construction! WOOHOO! Not long now!

Hi there Georgia,
We are building with Fairmont and it says in just about every bit of paperwork we have received in the last few months that a Telstra connection is…

Congrats, Thorney!! I'm glad you figured out a way around the shortfall.
They start this week, you say? That'll help you forget all about it!