Anna you must be so excited! I know I am for you Looks fantastic

Hi Anna
Hope the party went well. We had the first of our 3 parties, yesterday for the family. Next week is the biggy

Excellent! Can't wait to see it.

Hey Babe!!
I'm back! I'll be watching your thread with interest.
See ya soon!

Hi All
It's been a while since I've been on this site. I don't have access to a computer at home b/c I finished work to have a baby. …

We're building with World Concept - same company. We chose them b/c they were cheaper than WP but you got exactly the same stuff. I did check both…

Well we finally got our footings and site costs back. Our variation was $7124 for footings and $924 for site costs. We are quite happy with this.…

Hi All
Does anyone know the proper name of have a picture of an outside garden tap, which as two values (or outlets) and two taps:
- 1 is to use as…

Hi Roar
Did you know you can get aluminium windows that look like wood? Can't remember which builder does it or who it's through, but it might be worth asking…

We have our final selections on Wednesay and I still don't know what front door I want. Any suggestions? This is what our facade will look like

Excellent news Tamsin. Let's hope this means they'll be working non-stop to get your house finished!

I'm 26 weeks pregnant and I've really had enough of this hot weather. Let's hope things start to cool down a bit!
Welcome Roar. Are you from EB? …

Well I got another quote as I wanted to know how much the upgraded system would cost and this is it:
Brivis Contour L63 8 Outlets Networker -…

Hi All
I'm wondering what heating and cooling all the Adelaide people are putting in. We've been quoted for Brivis F53 (Evap-8 outlets) $4762 and Brivis Classic 2PW (20kw) (heating-10…

We didn't even consider an underbench over b/c we knew we wanted a double oven. Our microwave in is our island bench (so it's underbench) which I'm not…

We have our current wall over next to the fridge and don't have a problem. The fridge has never "heated" up. That's all I could think people…

We have a 3 (nearly 4 year old) and one on the way and we are getting a Westinghouse Double Wall Oven. Even if we didn't have kids, I…

I do hope it all goes smoothly. We have our final builders interview on 4th Feb, so if nothing has been resolved then I'll be letting them know about…

Also, I spoke to the sales rep again and there is a compaction report, but because they might be doing more work, he doesn't want to give it to me…

Yes, nearly $12000 for footings and $6000 for site prep. $30k I could posibly understand, but not $42k. It's outrageous.

Thanks Gester
So even though we haven't settled, can I still get the certificate now? How do you get in contact with your neighbours when all the lots are still…

Hi All
We received some bad news last night that our footings variations is $30550 over budget. I just can't believe they got it so wrong. Our block is…

Hi Sean
Just wondering who you went with for your aircon and what system you used? We're also in Adelaide, building in Prospect and have a quote from the builder…

Who are you getting to fix the floors?

That's ok. We actually want parquetry, so I'm going to try some of the specialists out Norwood way first.
Hope you get your floor fixed ok

Hi Dee-Elle
Just looking at your blog and it said you purchased your flooring from Planet Timbers. I looked at getting flooring from but wasn't too sure about having to…

Hi Becstar
Have no idea when we settle. It was suppose to be middle Oct but have heard nothing yet. At the moment that doesn't bother me b/c we've…

Becstar: 30 days I think is average, as I think 10% is. But of course everything is negotiable. We bought our land at auction, but negotiated beforehand to…

Where abouts are you building Chris? Have you had a good experience so far?