Thanks, It feels bad to say that I'm relieved seeing big name builders receive fines as well. There definitely seems to be no shortage of incompetent trades people around!

Yikes... Not great to hear
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Yes Danmar the seem to have ongoing problems with their roofs from 2012. We had our roof independently checked for that reason.
I think a significant test of a builders credibility…

Slow progress again this week. There's a backlog of mistakes that we're waiting to get fixed and it's having a flow on effect. We're waiting on plumbing, plastering, tiling, electrical…

One simple change you can make to make the house look bigger is to bring the porch forward by about 450mm so it's in line with the front of the…

In addition to the other comments I would suggest the following:
-move the door for the bottom left upstairs bedroom so that it comes off the main hallway. Otherwise you will…

Yes it's just a simple flat door painted monument. We are using water based paints for all our doors, this one is a Satin Matt finish.

We have a colorbond monument roof and gutters on our house. The front door and feature render is also in monument.
It only really looks dark in a dark…

Wow that looks like a huge house! It looks great, I like how the designer has considered the elevation near both entries. Is it going to be a multi…

Work restarted this week with the ground floor external render being finished. Most of the electrical fittings were installed and some shower screens went in.

I love the roof terrace, great idea.
I'm confused about your downstairs bathroom arrangement though. You called your laundry a laundry cum kitchenette, and yet the laundry is open to the…

I would also centre the sink to the window, especially if it results in not having to move plumbing.

Thats a great little plan for a small block. Port Coogee is a beautiful estate with some amazing homes. I look forward to following your build - do you have…

Thats looking great! Will you be drilling drainage holes in the planters? If that's not practical then maybe you could consider filling them with plastic pots instead. That way you…

The slab only reaches as far as the internal leaf of brickwork. The external leaf of brickwork sits on the footing below it. Did you take this into consideration when…

I think a U shaped kitchen suits this space. Looks like there is space for pantries and fridge on the RHS of the doorway.

Floor looks great! Shame to see the timber ceiling go though. Did you have to replace it to suit the new kitchen layout?

I think it's a great plan, you've done well to capture the north orientation. My 2c:
1) add WIRs between bed 2,3
2) swap bath and shower in ensuite. At the…

It's very awkward to have to walk through the kitchen to get to your master bedroom. I would suggest reconfiguring this access.
One way to do this could be to swap…

Thats a lot of downlights for such a small space. You only reality need 2, anything more is an overkill.

Those breeze blocks look amazing! You are very lucky to be able to have the opportunity to work on a house with so much character. I'm looking forward to seeing…

We were expecting to have plumbing and electricals finished this week, but at the moment only the plumbing has been half done. The main reason is due to rectifications…

Remember to check which side the power and water is on. I think (from memory?) Toto has their power on the opposite side to most other models. This becomes a…

We also plan to install bidets in our build. We currently have the cheap $30 ones from ebay that go under your toilet seat. They run off cold water only…

Having a toilet door opening directly out onto the entry hallway doesn't feel private. I would move it elsewhere. You have a lot of space in the mud/ laundry so…

A climbing fig would look great against that brickwork.

I like your colour choices,they're quite similar to ours! I would move the sink to the middle. It seems too close to the power point and might not even comply…

We had our benchtops installed this week, and some of the plumbing has started going in. There are lots of little jobs still ongoing, mostly bits of tiling and…

I agree with chippy, 15m is a very comfortable size. Ideally you should have your living areas facing the back of the block, like in this plan.

In both plans the master bedroom door comes off the family room. So whoever is sitting on the couches is also looking directly at your door. This decreases the sense…