We will soon be having our entire house treated by Nawkaw - has anyone out there had any experiences with them that they can share?
Good…

Thats my thread that was mentioned above.
PM me if you have any questions but we are cruising along ATM.

Hi Daragang.
If you follow my thread you'll see our PGH Espresso, our builder wasn't clear about the color mortar we were getting and the 'natural mortar' with orange sand…

We are sorting that out with our builder but the main thing is we got it changed and the mortar looks so much better! …

Crisis may be over, will know Monday

Oh I'm so disapointed, its my own fault for not checking what natural meant, I knew it would be grey concrete mixed in but I just thought natural meant a…

Our contract states rolled mortar joints with " natural sand and Grey cement ".
What color is natural sand, I didn't think that orange color was natural sand?
I'm so confused about…

Can this be turned into a really nice 'natural mortar' for our espresso brick, like a grey/cream color????
I would have thought a natural mortar would have called for…

When brickies sand arrives before the brickwork is done, is it usually orange?
We have picked natural mortar with a grey brick and whilst I realise the sand is…

We require 2 retaining walls ( meeting in the corner ) to support a 100m2 driveway.
9 metres along an existing fence on the boundary of the property turning in an…

SS not on email, how convenient!! I'll send everything to our local office though after I talk to him.

Can anyone tell me their experiences with defects during the build stage, and what is reasonable to complain about before things are too hard to fix.
2 examples are:
Meter box installed…

Thanks Moon river.
I highly doubt we will be ducking under any fans nor feel like we are living in a submarine.
Your feedback is appreciated.

Thankyou, that is so nice to hear! Very much appreciate the positive feedback.
Really looking forward to our new home and now know where to…

Thanks everyone for your input ( I think ).
I'll let you know how this little submarine works out
Belinda (whose head may just get caught in…

Our base stage is complete.
The stage we are in is frame stage, frame is almost complete, just the roof to go.
What generally happens next?
Roof tiles, plastic (technical name??), window frames,…

Thank you Helyn, I really appreciate your comments

Thanks Kiwi
Had a look at your pics, much appreciated!

Has anyone recently built with 2400 ceilings only? And if so, do they look ok? Would love to see some photos or be referred to a thread ...

Renee I love the color you have chosen for all your cabinets, look forward to following your build.
Hoping for our slab to go down anyday!
Belinda.

We have just started building our new home, plumbing is down and the slab will be any day.
Can anyone tell me at what stage Telstra usually dig the trench and…

Does anyone know if you are required by law to have your surname written on the signage that they place at the front of a new house build?
Ie. lot number,…

Hi Em
We are about to start building in Western Vic with the PGH Espresso but I'm having a meltdown over all these stories about the orange chips showing up. Did…

Hi Barb
We are building with the PGH espresso and I was hoping if you could tell me if you had any worries with it, its already in our contract and…

Has anyone installed day/night blinds in their new homes? Sorting out light fittings and window furnishings at the moment.
Also curious - has anyone else removed the white shower base…

Thank-you!
They said 2 working weeks but I did think that seemed very quick!
Belinda

We ordered our contracts today!
How long did everyone else have to wait to get theirs back?

Are your floor tiles 400 x 400, I'm leaning towards the larger floor tile through-out!

I'm a bit worried about the infill over our garage - we have done it in Dune which is the same color as the fascia - gutters are monument as…