thanks paulw11!!!

Hi,
I went to a lighting shop for some garden lights and was told that the light I was looking at was 230-240V and not the low voltage kind, and therefore…

The cost quoted was a 'special' upgrade pack that DAH offered at the time.
On reflection, I would go without the e-vents but definitely pick the anticon insulation. Vents not…

Roof is now on, with the e-vents (3 were installed) in. Picture shows only the two at the highest point of the house. As you can see, it's…

Phoebe85,
We did almost what you did too, but our 'Special' was that we expanded the rear linen area to become the 5th bedroom (cum additional study). We retained the…

It's been a while, mostly because of the rain. The roof is up, with the anticon 55 installed under the roof sheets. I believe it will help reduce…

Plate Height acheived, yay. A few bricks to be replaced due to the amount of chipping, but otherwise, I won't be too fussed, as the rustic look of the…

Here's the picture of the newstead face brick from Austal we chose. Oh, and the b.o.e on elevation plans means 'brick on end' for the brickwork under the window…

Well, I never did get a figure, but their 'promotional special' that included the aircells was worth $4,500? (can't remember the specific value of those specials) thereabouts, and we swapped…

Glad to see that they've got the aircell insulation put in for the west elevation, as we felt it prudent to have it installed on the hottest side for the…

Yes thanks for your thoughts, leezels. We have indeed considered it, and luckily, we have met the neighbours of the side where we're closest to the boundary and both…

You and me both!

Hey there
I would be interested in knowing how much it cost you to beef the pad up - we also have weather issues and are very close to the beach…

So you do have ocean views/glimpses then Make sure you watch out on the any metal finishes etc, are marine grade as salt…

All these happened in March 2012, with site prep in early March and soakwells going in at the end of March.
Took a pic of the raised level to account for…

Been busy awhile, but back. Noted this in my thread. I'll be updating with pics etc shortly... but to address your point regarding the Builder in your earlier…

It's the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) that's offered for Small Scale Solar Energy systems.
It's a multiplier effect that is decreased over the years.
More information can be obtained from

Just got the call from our allocated SS, Blake -- so now we're into Construction officially. Yay!
Got some bad news about the solar that it the house won't be wired…

We've done a development in East Cannington.
You'll need to do a geotech study on the site to determine if there's clay there (apparently there's areas where there's a layer of…

Our price for 3 of these (not 2) was $900+ in the 2nd half of 2011. I find that hard to believe inflation could cause DAH to a 50%…

hi Deadlawn,
Nice design the Nautilus (bear in mind some ppl talking about insufficient downpipes etc for the back in other thread).
We organised our own demo (which did include…

Thanks Echo,
Am waiting on the builder to reply on query if I can publish our plans.
Bought the block, demolished for building a new home. Never lived in it.
Good news…

Great,
Updated the electricals with PreStart, took all of 5mins.
Thankfully, the final drawing preparations hadn't reached the electricals point yet, so was able to make those last minute (as you do)…

Bagheera,
I feel for you. Yeah, we were lucky to get those offers, which we paid 'extra' for, but I looked at it from the 'whole package' cost, rather than…

Hi all - another DAH project in the works now.
Best put our lot into this thread. We're building a Hampton upgrade to Archipelago design with a few modifications in…

CC101,
It's over 800sqm. Alot of blocks in Rossmoyne are zoned R17.5, so their blocks naturally are large, and not readily subdivisible.
Considering that it's part of City of Canning, if…

Cleared Block by JAG Demolition in December 2012. Ready to go now!
Note the asbestos fencing typical in Rossmoyne, used in that era around the property boundary. Demo did…

Hi all,
Thanks to all the feedback, good and bad of the various topics everyone has posted. I'll be endeavouring to provide our experience with Dale Alcock Homes builder for…

A momentous week of last minute clarifications and finally the dreaded signature on a contract where we've…