No it wasnt occupied.. They arrived to move in the next day to find thier appliances missing
As for the alarm... If you hear mine going…

Also in highlands and a bit paranoid too at the moment. Neighbours were robbed the other day. Police response was pretty good i thought. I'd never thought people would
steal a…

We have used the Boral Nuvo Fusion Espresso Standard bricks.. They look awesome.. Will post some pics on my profile soon.. Garage done so far but we are really happy…

Ours is just over 25sq (inc garage) and yes some of the rooms are going to be quite large.. We could have squeezed in a fourth bedroom but prefer the…

Also getting recycled water to the toilets and external taps etc.. unfortunately cant give you a price for ours as its all included.. We previously got quotes around the $1,600…

Some more pix:
The slab is now down.
Alfesco and my shadow
Bathroom side..
Garage / Porch / Master Bed

Ok finally loaded some pix.. here goes:
Our pipes.. Pre Slab
Alfresco Boxed Up.
The annoying rock.. fortunately we didnt need to get it out

Our Slab is down.. YAY....
how do you put pictures on here?

Our site costs were all included in the cost.. however our slab just went down and everyone on site has said our soil was really stable.. H class slab anyway,…

I had the same thoughts.. where the hell are people building and getting water meters pinched? What would you do with a stolen water meter? i thought the water companies…

We had a $27k price increase since November 08. Not too bad.. Each time the grants incrase the prices have increased.. I doubt they will go down tho.. Land pretty…

you might be able to get your land revalued, and then refinance with your current bank.. often the fees are less that way. Depends how long its been between their…

sorry to hear you've decided to pull the pin on the build.. We had similar issues with 2 volume builders, and have since changed to a small builder who has…

Been a while since I've posted an update.. as really its been a lot of stuffing around with very little to show for it..
Land titled almost 2 months ago…

Ok house number 2.. if house number 1 ever gets finished has to have some of these in it.. and that stone wall!

Ok got the energy report, which had forgotten to include the double glazed windows and increased insulation in the walls. Thus our new energy rating is 5.9 stars (shame its…

Seems to be alot of bad broker experiences on here. We used a broker for our loan and they have been absolutely fantastic! We have had stuff ups with so…

Just got our energy report back.. 5.5 Stars without any adjustments.. Yay.. Although given all the stuff we put in I would have thought we'd get a bit higher.. for…

LOL.. no wonder she's had enough! Lucky for you tho

Who was this with? I checked telstra wholesale website that shows about 300 ADSL 2+ ports available.. Maybe I'm not reading it correctly, but seems there is some capacity there..…

I hope your solicitor is kind to you on the billable hours then...

Ok I'm not telling my partner this.. it won't go down well.. Hopefully by the time our house is built there will be some ports available..

We will chat to our builder too.. sign on 1july and get $32k instead of $26k..

its pretty much the alfresco...although a 2 square laundry.. i can see some people drooling over that .. hehe

Its been a while, so here is an update on our progress.. We have our working drawings complete and are in with the developer for approval.. 5 star energy report…

I'm in Stage 62 ... so not far from 61 (depending on which part you are in).. Hopefully will title before 28th may.. i was told last week that it…

Stage 62 is apparently definately going to title this week! Very exciting!

Neat little application that one.. cool.. Paul we are up in stage 62 (Brummell).. welcome to the neighbourhood.. quite a few highlanders on this forum which is great... Look forward…

When we signed up, we were told early March.... each time i ask it goes back a bit further.. dont want to ask again in cause it ends up being…

They said settlement mid may.. so guessing title in first weeks of may maybe?