you don't want too much fill, less is more. We had a cut 1800mm on one side and fill to 1400mm on the other side needed a million miles of…

The entire building industry shuts down over Christmas including the suppliers and manufacturers. Most will go off a couple of days prior to Christmas and go back in the last…

Congrats Hussibug,
Glad your patience has been rewarded with a home you are truly happy with. It gets frustrating towards the end as you can see how good everything looks but…

There's no guarantee that my kids will inherit anything, the idea just keeps them loyal.

kopite1892
Just borrow more money and buy a big plot of land. If the man at the Bank says yes then it's his problem to get the money out of you.…

Hussibug,
Looks like you're at the same stage as us. Took the day off yesterday to help my plumber with the installation of the water tank and start on the chook…

Bootylover
When our place was prewired the electrician ran all the cabling for the lights through the ceiling space and then the plasterers poked a hole in the gyprock once…

Hi All,
Just a bit of an update on where we are at.
Painters are on the job now, so not long to go now thank goodness, paying rent and two mortgages…

Hussibug,
I'm hearing you. Can't be patient enough at this stage, time moves too slowly. We also had delays with weather etc but can almost smell the celebratory BBQ.
The tiling…

kopite1892
Looks like we can nearly see the finish line. Supervisor tells me that the Gyprock is up, cornice done,skirting architrave and doors start going on from Saturday (carpenters are so…

kopite1892,
Congratulations on getting to the point where you can see things happeneing instead of hearing about progress. It's a great feeling to drive past and see your house coming out…

Congrats taki,
All forward progress form here. Once the frame starts going up it doesn't take long and as soon as the roof is on you get a feeling of relief…

How is the extra amount for piering paid, are the additional charges just added on to the contract/tender amount, or is it something that needs to be paid by cash…

susiebunt,
you need to keep an eye on how the process is going and keep a list of everything that is causing a delay irrespective of whose fault.
In our situation…

Patriot,
Our additional piering came out at another 72 mtrs on top of the original 50 so i know how you're feeling.
The contract says $80 lm/m for extra and we…

As far as i am aware, you have to open the security account if you have the purchase price for the house in cash already and aren't relying on the…

Finally getting somewhere.
Rain has been stopped long enough for the concretors to form up and the slab is getting poured tommorrow. Concretors are deperately trying to catch up so…

This is only the beginning, wait until your council fiddles about for months and asks them to redo the DA because it's been lodged wrong. They may still try and…

Hi All,
First post but have been reading all about the experiences being had with McDJ.
Building on the south coast on a rural block and it is now just over 12…