Maniradha, that is your council rates based on the value of your land. We paid as well when we settled on land. As soon as we settled on house, we…

kbudgie, if its really sharp cut then you should look into moving the crossover if its possible at this stage.

Its the way house is designed, that side of the house is alfresco. so we couldn't bring the house closer. All we could do was to move the crossover which…

WOW... Semi recessed basins look amazing. You must be really excited with the progress of the house Keep…

Thanks. Will be posting few more pics after the driveway and settlement. Its still not
completed as you can see.

We want to put some timber fencing 1.2 m on left and about 2.7 m on right of the house. How much would it cost roughly? Can anyone recommend someone?

There is a guy who advertises BOSCH system with 3 points for $759. System doesn't need monitoring , it can be connected to your mobile number or any other selected…

Hi all. I want to get security system installed. But I am not too sure which one to get and what is the appropriate cost. Have heard of BOSCH systems…

What a coincidence. We are having the same problem ourselves. We called Telstra & they said they don't know if they have got infrastructure for fast broadband in Tarneit or…

Jess, make sure you share the pics of your lovely kitchen once its built. I bet it would look much better than us .
Ibudgie,…

I am so sorry to hear this. I tell ya I would name and shame these people who think they can get away even with a murder. They are taking…

Thx guys.
PENNY, Its good to have inspections done. We also got it done coz we are like you too. Make sure you are there with your BF along with the…

Hi Guys. I am glad you all like the house, makes us very happy. Hope it all turns out great for you guys too and keep on updating us on…

Thanks for the comments and Congrats kbudgie. Jess, If your question is referring to the front door then it is not burnished wood. Its Oak stained Merbau Door with the…

We are also building in Reserve, stage 2. Almost complete. Its good area to live in. We love it.
You can look at our house, if you would like

Hi there, check out
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for our off white mortar with the nougat bricks. I think brickies used yellow sand with white cement.
Cheers.

Thanks Its nice to know that someone likes our color selection. Tried checking
your blog but its unregistered. Well, our SS is ok. We…

I am so over building. Selecting colors, carpets, driveway, lights, blinds, cupboards
blah blah blah. But I guess I will still be building again....

Thanks guys for your nice comments.
Dave, Its called Montego 28 which was later renamed to Talbot 28. Its displayed in Berwick
M made few changes to Montego 28, they got…

The guy who is gonna install timber floors will do the decking too. We will see how it
goes and if we like his job, we certainly will pass you…

Hi Guys, we are finally close to handover, had PCI last week. Its been a bit of roller coaster ride for us. We had 3 CSC changed since construction started.…

Reading your story makes me cry. I guess these people have no conscious to behave in such a horrible way considering the family situation that you are going through. I…

hahaha..spiders was funny one.
My husband wanted Bi-fold doors just like the ones in display homes. But I prefer practicality over show off. So we ended up ordering Bi-part doors…

Thanks lisanne. This was really helpful. Cheers.

We have hired independent inspector for this stage. What would & what should he look into at this stage? Any comments would be helpful.

Thanks heaps Trinity. We were loosing sleep over it . We looked up on the
austral website as you suggested, and did find info on…

Hi guys, @ Haywgl, We will see what our SS says in regards to this once we have a walk thru.
@mattdls, we also have light and dark color bricks.…

Could someone help us with discoloration of our bricks? Why is it happening and why only mostly under the windows? Seems like when it rains, the water runs down the…

We know how good it feels when you see the house progressing stage by stage . Third stage should be lock up if…