Hi, the walls are Surfmist. We were concerned that they may not be distinct enough from the ceiling (which is standard white), but it works quite well.
The floor tiles, I…

Hi, all our tiles are from Tile Direct at Beresfield and are are all from the standard range.
The living area ones (also the kitchen, hallways and media room) are a…

We had our walkthrough on Friday.
Couple of minor issues with the paint that will be fixed next week (1 paint run and about 6 spots where it needs a touchup).…

Hi, We have built the Verdhelo Guest Twist. Had our walkthrough on Friday..yay!
We modified the base plan to create a laundry and used the original laundry as a Walk in…

Well, had a phone call from Beechwood yesterday. They have booked walkthrough etc for Friday next week.
We got the letter notifying of practical completion today in the mail. Should get…

Hi Natlyn,
The one in the middle of the window side is where the water spout (I guess that's the right name for it) is, the one on the right hand…

Hi Everyone, looks like everyone is making some great progress, just at different paces (unfortunately for some).
The Mother & Father-in-Law were in Maitland today and managed to get into the…

Well, spoke to SS today about the kitchen problem.
He spoke to Apollo who said the plans they had have the fridge space as 900mm wide. He explained to them that…

Hi Bek,
It's 30mm, not 30cm. If we don't get them to correct it, there will be 5mm (half a cm) either side when there should be 20mm (2cm) according to…

Well, The father in law and I went to the site today and met our SS. Seems like a really nice guy, was very helpful and checked on a few…

Well, I spoke to our SS yesterday afternoon about my issues.
He was already aware of and working on the floor in the walk in robe. Said he wasn't aware of…

Hi,
Don't have his number, just the name. They have passed my mobile number on to him so hopefully if he calls me I will be able to get the number…

Anyone have or had JP as their Site Supervisor? It's probably a longshot given that most of you are building on the Central Coast or Sydney and I'm in Newcastle/Hunter…

Very nice, it must be so close you can almost taste it...

Well, another week or so gone and we have a further update...work on the internals has begun, interestingly enough, I haven't received the invoice for stage 3 yet even though…

Hi Everyone,
Been a couple of weeks since my last check in as my wife and I have been rather busy with the birth of our second child, a beautiful little…

Thanks, We like it.
Roof is Colourbond. It is Monument in colour, same as the guttering already up.

We've had a little progress since the update last Sunday. All the Brickwork is now complete (as far as I can tell anyway).
There are some incomplete spots in the photos,…

Alrighty, So we went to the house today, First time I've actually seen it other than photos since before the build started. There has been some more progress since Thursday.…

Ours is a slightly modified Verdelho Guest Twist in Aberglasslyn (Near Maitland)

My Wife went to the block yesterday and there was some more progress. They told her they were going to start on the brickwork that afternoon when the sand turned…

The wife was in Maitland the other day and took a drive to our block to see if there was anymore progress, she wasn't expecting any given that it had…

Well, a week or so on from the last update and we not only have a slab, they have done the linkage of plumbing/electricity from the street to the slab.…

Yep, they definitely are quick to get invoices out to you. I received our invoice for the slab via email today, given that on Sunday the slab hadn't been laid…

Well, since you asked...

Hi Everyone,
I figured it was about time I stopped lurking again and give a bit of an update as to how we are progressing...
Had our Colour Selections Appointment 20 January,…

Hi,
The Media Room has a double cavity sliding door in it, that is centred in the wall. The room is actually going to be used as a "rumpus" style room…