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Joined 13 March 2023
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6 d6 dAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Builder refusing to negotiate contract

A couple of points (actually 3 in case anyone cares for my Sunday rant):
1. If you have paid them to design a house on your land you own the plan…

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5 months5 monthsBimbobBimbob posted:
Need Advice on Filling Empty Corner Space in Powder Room

Extend the WIP into the vacant space

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6 months6 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Designing, budgeting and planning your new home - tips

Hi Everyone,
Today's topic is architects and designers having no regard to their client’s budgets.
Something happened yesterday that unfortunately I see all too often, and I thought it might be a…

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6 months6 monthsKnockItDownKnockItDown posted:
Best electric hot water system in 2024?

For our new build in NSW we opted for a heat pump with a 315L storage tank. Early days yet as we only moved in 6 weeks ago. Haven't run…

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6 months6 monthsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Cabinetry / Tiling / Painting

I just want to add a seperate clear post so anyone else following this can understand the order that we and other quality builders will work to ( from gyprock):
1.…

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1 year1 yearanjanawijerathneanjanawijerathne posted:
Signature at Kellyville

Do not fall in that trap.

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1 year1 yearaussietaaussieta posted:
PCI - How thorough were you?

have a look at site inspections youtube videos

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1 year1 yearponzutwoponzutwo posted:
Will prices get better?

Joe Hockey, is that you?

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1 year1 yearAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
I often get asked if now is a good time to build

Hi Everyone
After 3 incredibly difficult years, the answer is yes, now is a great time to build.
The bottom line is that building has finally become easy again. The last…

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2 years2 yearsAshington HomesAshington Homes posted:
Trade quotes in Builder's variation

yeah i have a feeling that a lot of people prefer to err on the side of caution, since they aren't lawyers/don't have one on the team readily available.
and…

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2 years2 yearsAVM470AVM470 posted:
Porter Davis

Really sorry to hear you have been caught up in all of this. I've been through this before but from the perspective of taking over builds as I've done…

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2 years2 yearsSJT76SJT76 posted:
Porter Davis

Be interesting to see how that particular point plays out - my understanding was the builders could not demand the deposit until they obtain insurance: https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing…

2 years2 yearsbuildnoobbuildnoob posted:
Porter Davis in liquidation

It’s a really uncertain time to build. I’m spooked too. I wish when builders ask for proof of funds that we could do the same in reverse, proof of solvency.

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2 years2 yearsAJ1111AJ1111 posted:
Porter Davis in liquidation

Sure is a big builder to go down. Give it a couple months, trades will be knocking on doors looking for work. New starts at a 10 year…

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2 years2 yearsponzutwoponzutwo posted:
How realistic are the advertised prices?

Yeah I did notice that, which has me a bit cautious but I haven't been able to find anything bad about this franchise. The vic ones all round seem ok.…

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2 years2 yearsAJ1111AJ1111 posted:
How realistic are the advertised prices?

Best to ignore the sticker price. We've ended up around $160k over the standard site costs/inclusions price.

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