It's all looking amazing, I love the pool colour!

It's week 62 of our build and still no end in sight. Our black walls have temporarily become white again as the plasterers went back to skim the walls. …

This looks amazing! I love the attention paid to the brickwork around the round window, and the polished concrete had come up great!

The garage doors went in this week, and the silicone around the tiles and benchtops. Still lots of fixups happening. The floor mounted bath taps in particular are giving the…

There are a few builders around that will build you a 2 storey for 300k. New level homes comes to mind, they have some narrow lot designs.

thanks!

It's just a preliminary clean at this stage, they will go over it again before handover.

The cleaners went through this week and the supervisors started doing their checks. It seems that there will be quite a bit of work fixing things up. There will…

That looks awesome! Great choice of timber

I'm pretty sure our builder gets theirs from China. If they were to get them locally it would be a lot more expensive.

All up there are 5 regular drains plus 3 long strip drains in the showers. The price was to upgrade them from regular chrome drains to ones with tile inserts.…

Thanks Bobjane, The tiled floor wastes for all our wet areas cost a total of $834. This includes 3 showers, 3 toilets and the laundry.

Do you need an actual recess? TVs are so thin nowadays that you no longer need them. You'll just be limiting the size of TV you can fit.

We have a driveway! The guys at Simon's landscapes did a great job. They suggested using a different concrete mix to what we had selected with the builder, and I'm…

Your house is looking great, it's so pretty! Shame about the vanity drawers, you'll probably have to have them shaped to fit around the plumbing.

Tiles are a good option for the study. Office chairs on wheels are likely to scratch timber floors.

they look great!

I'm glad to hear they are fixing the problem. I started this thread over a decade ago, and it's a shame to see the plastering industry is still having the…

thanks!

Yes the colour choice definitely felt like a gamble. I love it now, but if that changes in the future it can easily be painted over.

Wall paint was done this week. I have been nervous about our colour choices, since we are painting quite a few walls in Colorbond Monument which is a dark charcoal.…

Thanks Sanders, congratulations on your move! We will definitely do everything we can before moving in. Unfortunately finances always tend to get stretched towards the end of a build…

I agree with Doozer regarding Summit Homes/ New Generation Homes. Their 2 storey and loft homes are some of the best value products right now.

A few small odd jobs were done this week. A bit of tiling was fixed but not finished. The remaining shower screens and mirrors were installed and some unfinished acrylic…

Congratulations on your move! Your house turned out great, I'm sure you must be very happy with it.

I think it's a great plan, the only thing I think could be improved is the WIR and ensuite. There's nothing really wrong with them, but both rooms are…

Our cavity sliders finally got fixed this week. The builder is still working on one trade a week, which is painful to watch this close to the end. I…

New Generation/ Summit homes loft range are great value for money and have quick build times compared to standard 2 storeys.
2 years isn't a lot of time to plan…

I think you should be visiting home building companies not a draftsperson. They have the resources to guide you through the process from beginning to end including finances. Most…

This looks much better! The area near the entry and Bed 1 is a little awkward, I would suggest reconfiguring the space as shown.
1.2m is very narrow for a walk…