Better email csc that if you don't get contract 7 days before you would defer the date. There are bound to be quite a few number of mistakes. You need…

What about legal obligation on the part of surveyor and their inspectors?

If I am building again I will go for my own surveyor. The surveyor they nominate do not do any inspection and just say ok to everything. Even in cases…

for me spider looks better.

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The windows have been delivered yesterday. I noticed one of the door, (stacked 2400x3600) has got some dents. The delivery boys seem to be rough. Would the Metricon…

Hi Manj,
How did you get DJM, the surveyor's report? Normally the surveyor suggested by builder provide a report to builder. I know we appoint them, but....In my case it…

Thanks gillybean. feels better now.

Here is the window 10-18 size.
The framer told that the top portion to the window (above window) it would around 300mm. So it works that window would be 1250mm AFL…

My home is in framing stage (Metricon double story). Ceiling height for upper level is 2550. Some of the bedroom windows measurements are 10-18 in the plan. When I looked…

My home is in framing stage (Metricon double story). Ceiling height for upper level is 2550. Some of the bedroom windows measurements are 10-18 in the plan. When I looked…

Is it not in a new estate? Have you gone for a fixed site cost?

thanks for your reply and that gives me some sort of comfort.

There is a step down in garage slab. The framing stands on the stepped down slab on two sides. One side it is flush to the slab edge. However, the…

I was referring to building surveyor.
The build permit needs to be obtained from a surveyor. This surveyor could be a council surveyor (this in other words known as council permit)…

Did you nominate your own surveyor or one recommended by builder?

stacker door price around an year ago.
Timber -2.4x5.1 each $4,890
2.4x2.4 -$1,970
2.4x3.5-$1,970
2.4x3.6 - 5 panel bifold door $6,270
Timber doors at 2.4 height are really expensive.
The one I have gone for an…

They are expensive to increase height to 2.4. Where are you planning to have them. I went for increase to 2.4 for a 3.6 m wide sliding door. I went…

They would offer a heat pump. Around $1k.

Site start today. Top soil has been removed and exciting time

It is looking very smaller for that size of house. I just visited a home built at that measurements.

I am ok even when the sink basins are not moved.

Thanks for your detailed reply and time. It helps me a lot. Yes it is exciting time, did heaps of upgrades and modeled the kitchen like Balamaine 51. Hoping it…

We just realised that the ensuite is smaller in Bentleigh by 460mm. Bentleigh is a revised plan of Merricks but missed to find that the ensuite is smaller. The plans…

Hi Zanzibar,
How is your experience with pre-pour inspection? Normally how many days does it take from site start to pre-pour insp? My site-start will be on the 18th Oct and…

I would say the same.take it easy and be patient. I don't think it is abnormal. I went through the same very recently. I signed contract in Mar…

May be get a plan of a display home. Where are you building.

Finally all the corrections are done to my satisfaction. Hoping to move to build stage soon. They took quite a while to get my island bench as I wanted. I…

Hi Patrick,
Which inspectors you are planning to go with, thanks.

Yes everything goes into que. CSC can't do anything. I asked to remove, for example, item 32 from contract estimate as it was a duplicate charge. The item has already…

Unfortunately that is how the system is working at M. I signed contract in March. Variations are not completed yet for me.