Merry Christmas canopus! Hope you had a good one
Welp looks like i missed the memo when paying the…

Hi Guys,
Is anyone else angry that we did not get NBN but got Opti Comm instead? I thought we were promised NBN. Optic Comm is absolute rubbish and there are…

Hi guys!
Just a quick update.. the house is coming up very quick, faster than I thought haha.
We are trying to keep up with everything on life and it’s really…

Thanks Canopus!!

Hey Canopus!
I'm sorry for not updating! It's been very busy for us, we are getting married in January so its less than…

Hi all!
Just a quick update, Slab was poured on 14/10/2019.

Looks like they have started preparing the land for the slab pour.. Estimated completion for base stage as per the website is 14 October 2019... and France stage is 18…

That's a great idea!! I have never thought of having a manhole in the Garage, but I will ask my SS about this. We are actually meeting him for the…

Hey darb74! Thanks for picking this up! I have not seen a 620 opening so I trusted the drafty who said the 620…

Same, mine was H2 and Slab upgrade as well, site costs were fixed.

Hi All,
We are about to build our first home with Simonds in Melbourne's northern suburbs. Below is the timeline of activities! I will try posting progress photos regularly. So excited!
We…

Hey canopus, No, just going with the building surveyor allocated by Simonds.. should I? Will you be hiring a private inspector?

Hi andor this is crazy! Did it only take about 3-4 months for your house to be built?

Hi Guys,
Canopus No idea.. we didn't get that request from the builder.. yet. Not sure if they will request this in the future.…

Hi Canopus,
Our land titled in June and we didnt sign the building contract till 5th of August! Our finance was just approved last week, so our build has been…

Hey Canopus - WOW! It is the exact same house. I believe they have just changed the name and just a bit of the floor plan. So we are…

Hi Guys!
Had a quick question! well kind of a survey - are you building a single storey or double storey house? I am personally building a single storey house…

silentChaos Thanks for your advice above, sorry i didnt reply earlier but it was very helpful!
and WOW!! things are moving quick! looks…

Wow! Thank you for this detailed response. I really appreciate everything you have set. I find it weird too, I have requested multiple times that I want the contract prior…

Hi! your build looks amazing so far and the floor plan looks great!
I am going to be building with Simonds too, i have contract signing next week. A bit…

The area is quiet safe. It's part of the more elite "Greenvale" suburb, and it's still at the side of Roxburgh Park, but the houses around that area are nice…

Hi canopus, I dont think it usually takes this long. We have just started the quote and contract process very recently (last 2-3…

This has been my experience regarding FHOG and Stamp duty exemptions - My land has settled, I did not have to pay any stamp duty at all, this was sorted…

We are 95% decided on Simonds. We are looking for something not too big, maybe a 25 square. The Mebbin from Simonds looked like a beautiful house and we might…

Can confirm it’s all settled!

Congratulations krithi!
Mine was scheduled to settle at 2pm, it doesn’t look like it’s happened yet.

Westpac's evaluation has come through at contract price! Loan is all good to be approved! Good news for all of us again.
On another note, has anyone here asked for a…

Thats a great price, those 3.6m celings must have cost a LOT! I think i might just go with the 2.74m ceilings throughout.