lol that sounds so ridiculous!

If it looks like it came from the builders next door, then get them to remove it. However if you cant find the culprit unfortunately its your responsibility to remove…

Mine was around this price. You must tell your builder that your toilets need to be plumbed with the recycled water pipe and it should be a similar extra cost…

I don't think they do, they are supposed to. Maybe they check it every few months. We moved in December and havent recieved any notice. But we dont have anything…

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hey RRSV,
you cant actually upload pics on this site. You'll need to upload the pictures onto a online host site and then link the url. There are heaps of free…

Thanks Amy!
hmm I knew I shouldve copy righted it! lol, nah its cool. Im pretty sure I swipped it off somebody else.
Im actually not really…

Yeah waaaaaaaaaaaay too expensive! we bugeted for half of that. lol
Thanks!
Flooring we've chosen is Armour Floor made by Big River in Black Butt and we've…

Hey Leemajor
Im guessing this material is Pebble Pave by grandpavescape. Its a fully permeable surface.
I did my landscape design with only this surface and it was approved. However its…

Your better off contacting council and getting your neighbours details from them.

Drove to the estate today and Perry Road was open!
yay!

They should be starting sometime this month, they were waiting for winter to pass. It has to be done before summer so the plants have time to establish. It will…

Hi we have used mushroom on the entire house and homestead tan on our piers both with white mortar. We are very happy with the outcome. Also the brickie did…

I dont even think you guys have lamp posts in yet, so dont expect the roads to be done.

Grats!!! Thats fantastic news. Hes born 1 day before me
I have heard mostly good things about Carli$le homes.…

Hi Evonne,
The Community Infrastructure Levy is council related and has nothing to do with the developers. As stated on the Dandenong Council Website, this fee is a once off payment…

We are opting for no cooling, instead we have fully insulated the house. Internal, external walls and ceilings with insulation. We'll also install ventilated roof tiles to increase airflow. Try…

1. We have a M class Slab in 1a but had to get 2 support piers to the rear because we were building near an easement.
2. We submitted a…

Just my two cents, I got an estimate from Groutworx (recommended by groutperfect) in Melb to get two bathroom showers (tile base) grout sealed. They quoted about $300 - 400…

As stated previously...Rendering is not compulsory (Im not sure where anyone may have read that. Please read the Somerfield guidelines)
Somerfield Guidelines - 2.10 Built Form, R3: Any single material must…

Glad to hear you got the final plans to sign!
If you check in your contract, it will only say provisional sum from when you signed.…

RE: GUIDELINES
I would advise to contact the Somerfield Sales office for the latest version of the Estate Guidelines.

I believe you would, but you would first need approval from council and probably South Eastern Water

AHHHHHHHHH!!!! thats FANTASTIC NEWS!!! graaaaats!
That means your a couple weeks off from starting!

Hi Ourplace,
Like its already been mentioned, unless guidelines have changed or are different in each precincts. The guideline is you cant have more than 70% of one material.
This doesn't mean…

awesome! Thats really good news.
lets get a jumping castle!!! haha sorry I got a little excited.
Would be great for them and the community…

great idea Jeuno. Good job
If somerfield dont sponsor it, we could ask tradies to sponsor it and they could set up their info booths as…

we've paid a depo, but I can still change the carpet cos were also doing timber.
I just spoke to the guy and he said he can get pretty much…

oops. sorry I meant to write nylon.
he said the polyester is similar to nylon.

The carpet didnt have any ACCS labels.
Crown Carpet Premium Range
And it actually is 80% polyester and 20%…

oh darn it guys, i knew i shouldve gone with my gut instinct. As soon as I saw polyester I thought oh...maybe i shouldnt. lol. He said it was very…