Thanks folks. Got my keys but very stressed with the packing & cleaning to move out. Dropped one load at the house (it's 90km away) & annoyed to find it…

Sanjay, just ask for a quote. Non-structural variations shouldn't be too hard. Moving the house would be a big deal, depending where the process is up to, but let them…

Good luck Fruitlubes. From what I can tell they're really pushing to do a lot of handovers in Dec.
I've got key handover tentatively booked for Wednesday, pending the bank's valuation,…

Annielee, It shoud be pretty flexible until they finalise the submission for the building permit. They may have to send plans & specs back to drafting & QS but will…

Peta, think about other things to do as well. eg I've got double glazing & blockout blinds everywhere & will put ceiling fans in most rooms after I move in,…

You can get either, evaporative isn't as effective as aircon but is far cheaper to run. You might be in time if you pay for a variation - I think…

Thanks folks.
Peta, The roof is a real ,milestone as it lets the tradies work regardless of weather. Nice to see the trademark Boutique loo + skip. I've been amazed in…

Here's the front of mine with the render finished.
I thought it'd be a bit light but the dark columns tie in nicely with the dark porch base & black drive…

Notified today that final clean has been scheduled. Pretty exiting but I really wish they'd give me some dates. I had to take a punt & give my 4 weeks…

Hi Annielee, that was me. There are two models of Ilve 60cm pyro and I read yesterday they've just released a 70cm model. Mine is the 600 SLPY.

Not at all rustic, what were you worrying about? Looks great. I have no experience with this, but I think it's quite simple to replace a board in floating floors…

Mine is 'Natural Grey'.

Mine is also Osprey
Szep - thanks for the info. I'm afraid there's no sign of boundary markers at the back now. My neighbours…

Fruitlubes - looking great. A lot of our facade colours are similar but I checked with the SS yesterday & he conbfirmed my renders were the opposite way around to…

Mine is finally in, it's just a plain black glass splashback. Overhead cupboards will have the same colour as below. The island bench actually has a muted purple colour laminex…

Great site visit today, huge progress since my last visit. Paint done, benchtops in, splashback & range hood in, flooring is done, driveway done & garage door is in. It's…

Q for those who have moved in, how much notice did Boutique give you for the date of key handover?

WE are tracking together - tilers should be in my place this week also. I notice they haven't put your front door in yet though. Have you been abloe to…

The bricks are Austral Chestnut, which is just a Cat 1. And yes, it is a Contempo facade, which got rendered during the week but it's all in the 'main'…

Hi JP, I'm getting Amstel 841 but they're not in yet. Hopefully I'll get to see them in the next few weeks. They're Cat 3.

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That's definitely a house. Quite impressive Charlie. Boutique seem to have timed quite a few of us for completion by EOY. My painting should be nearly done & tilers are…

I found a lot of these but sorted most out prior to development approval. You do have to be vigilant as they don't seem to be good at version control…

Tiles will breathe more as well, reducing the need to vent fans etc to the roof, but you lose that advantage if you're adding sarking. Personally. I think sarking is…

Fruitlubes - I'd forgotten about your vandalism, such a pain. Have they at least repaired everything now?
I'm pretty anxious about getting the keys before tradies knock off for Xmas…

Looks terrific Pippa. I love those chairs as well. They've started painting on mine, so I'm really hanging out to see how the colours look. How long was yours from…

The price will change if the work or materials cost changes for the, it could go up or down, depending on the change. They're usually pretty good about passing through…

Steffie - Common to have two versions of the soil report, I had the same & they were different, but not significantly so. The PWC always has caveats that the…

Flashing is a waterprooflayer generally placed around areas where moisture can penetrate & get to the frame (window frames, door frames). If it's ineffective you could end up with rotting…