Also our gates were never ever locked. Sometimes they were left wide open.

Regarding double glazed windows it was cheaper to get double glazed windows compared to buying plantation shutters.
We upgraded our insulation ( ceiling and walls) significantly and I highly recommend it.…

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We have architraves in our bathroom with full height tiles

Hrm that's a concern. I don't suppose you could show me a pic?
You got your flooring done post handover didn't you? Did you get the skirts installed and painted…

Apparently our fall is 1m in 10m ish?

Yes - it's like the Cranbourne East display. Well spotted.
Question for those doing KDRB. What are your water bills during construction like? Ours…

Here is one of the windows. Clearance would be less then 10mm?

Another point I thought I'd mention for those doing a KDRB. Our block slopes from front to back. We found ourselves with tonnes (yes, tonnes) of excess earth behind our…

I'm trying to post pics but I'm failing.
I've since spoken with the flooring guy. He reckons they will just remove the trim from the window and cut it back…

We have had handover from PD. We haven't moved in yet as we have been completing flooring and appliances after handover. A word of advice in case anyone else is…

I think I got our bricks confused - apparently we ended up choosing Newport, not Brighton! I remember they were really similar, so I had trouble choosing one over the…

Hurrow: that sounds incredibly frustrating. I hope this is your only big delay and it goes smoothly after this.
We now have the keys to our house. We can't move in…

From memory the Cat 1 tiles are ceramic, not porcelain. We upgraded to porcelain as they are better quality.
We are approaching PCI!

Our council tried to tell us we had stormwater drainage in our easement, even though we knew for a fact there wasn't (based on next door neighbour's conversation with council…

We chose the same bricks as you for our build by PD. They look great! We actually chose the same roof too, but I changed it post contract as I…

Ours is the same as yours - $300,000 maximum policy limit, 20% of the contract price for a contract price of $370,000.

I think I'd check whether your council will allow a soakage pit?

Photo (please don't quote as I may delete later - thanks)

nikil we were told up to 6 weeks for council approval. It was exactly 6 weeks!

You can cut out patches of buffalo grass using a spade. Then plant them where you want it. Use your spade to dig down just far enough to…