I just do not get it.
The Government has said it will cost $380 million to build the train line between Caroline Springs/Sunshine and werribee,
BUT
will cost $650 million for the Sth…

Hi Damo,
Don't let all the upgrades fool you into liking the design more... Be carefull!
The more the builders fill a design with upgrades the more I become concerned about how…

I just had a meeting with my custom builder (Creations by GMH) so while there I asked the question if they were able to build something around 24 squares for…

I currently live in one of Australands estates. As new 6 years ago they were very strict on covenants but the moment they sold the last block they were gone…

My wife and I have had the last 4 weeks of complete hatred of each others wants for the ensuite. Finally after flicking through what feels like thousands of bathroom…

Great choice!
Both my wife and I love the Pogoda... Especially the one on display over at Cranbourne. If our custom builder we chose had of come back out of our…

I am building with 'Creations by GMH' formely known as Greater Melbourne Homes.
If your budget is that tight have you considered a double sliding door. This is 4 panels with…

A SPECIAL OFFER for the builder I think!
Sounds like the builder wanted to take you for a fool. For that price there would have been a huge margin in it…

We have a 3 panel stacker going in between our dining and alfresco. Size is 2150mm high and 3600mm long (so comparable to your sizing) with fly screens. The…

It would be interesting to see what the builder is charging for each screw pile.
My garage is on the boundary where there is an easement and the charge through my…

In that case when we all move in I'll buy you a drink at the RSL.
I am lot 42 (the block next to the Double story Henly being built... My…

We found them at E&S Trading over at the Essendon DFO / Homemaker centre.
If you go over there ask for john. We found him very refreshing to talk with. He…

There are some really good builders out there. We as the customer just need to spend the time doing our due diligence to find them... And they don't really cost…

My wife and I argued over Miele and AEG for months. We eventually put our money down on the AEG appliances as we believed the deals we were offered showed…

In the early days of this 'building a house' roller coaster we were going with them ourselves. After nearly 12 months and still no building contract we walked away leaving…

Good to see I'll have some company in Epping. My Wife and I are building in Horizons (the little estate between Lyndarum and Auroa). We found a nice block overlooking…

I agree too... Replace as many of the under bench cupboards as possible with pot drawers. In our kitchen design for the new house my wife has now got us…

I've gone the custom design way too.
The quotes I received back from both Simonds and PD ended up being about the same as the final price of my custom designed…

When talking to my council about this they mentioned they are currently passing a new law that will require the owners of any land to erect a temporary fence immediately…

Last week I discovered half my block covered in large mounds of dumped dirt. My crossover and guttering around it all cracked/damaged by the large trucks that dumped it. A…

I have loved reading this thread. Far more enjoyable than TV (except for Grand Designs and Top Gear )
I say good on you…

Another specialist in sloping blocks is Creations by GMH. (I am currently building with them)
Or you can even take a drive out to the Springthorpe estate/development as the last few…

In researching the builders I was looking at I spent a few hundred dollars by going out to some of their sites and introducing myself to their contractors/sub contractors and…

It would seem to be a 2 tier economy out there at the moment.
At your working class level (most of us here on the forum) things are very tight indeed…

They have to make up for it!
To obtain building insurance the insurer wants to see a certain margin achieved. Fall below that margin and the builder has a difficult time…

I was going through capital trust for my construction loan. When I went for pre approval for the land home construction and pool contruction (house is built around pool so…

I to love the look and we designed a specific place for one in our house plans.
Both wife and I fell in love with the Heat & Glo double sided…

If you are not happy walk away!
Building is too large an investment to proceed if you have a gut feeling things are not right. It is not worth it.
A very…

Instead of Bi fold doors for our home we are putting in sliding aluminium stacker doors. Cheaper than Bi folds and also can have flyscreens.
It would be cheaper to have…

Hi to you all,
This is my first post. I was going to introduce myself and my journey first but this topic here caught my attention.
My wife and I are currently…