I was called and went and looked with the Slab Supervisor prior to the concrete going in. I'm guessing it may vary from region to region and the way they…

I was told recently they are no longer using Soundshield. They are now using an acoustic wall insulation instead. I saw the batts during our electrical walk through a few…

Well it's been a fair white since my last post, but our building is moving along steadily.
Started late September. We had the frame up, roof on and bricks started by…

Yeah I've heard it's pretty standard at the moment. Not much you can do but wait your turn!

Well our frame is up. Has been for a week or so now, but it looks like our biggest hold up will be the availability of a brickie. Sounds like…

Is this 20 meters total??? Ours had allowed 40 as standard and our CLO recommended we put in the contract and allowance for an extra 40 ($3800) to be safe,…

Thanks! I'd never heard of that or seen I before, but it makes sense. Just not sure if it's worth the time and effort. Would be interested on your thoughts?…

Sarah what are you using as the beams under your deck? It looks like black metal in the pics? Or is it some kind of black treated timber? We'll be…

Our land was registered on 13th July. Final reports such as soil classification, BASIX etc were collated around the beginning of August and our plans were sent to the private…

We're going vinyl planks too (and carpet in bedrooms etc). From memory they really only offer Gerfloor in vinyl planks, and the range was pretty limited. This was really the…

Sarah, were your skirtings just the standard width? We're going with vinyl planks (externally. not MJH), and are still tossing up whether to have them leave the skirtings off or…

Thanks Cathy,
Went for my first look yesterday. piers came in at 63m, and we'd allowed for 80m, so get a little bit back there which is nice!
We're just going with…

Happy with our progress in the VERY early days. Were put on the construction list on 15/9. Our block was pegged earlier in the week, excavation apparently done yesterday. I…

For a bit of cost saving, we raised all the doors and windows in the living areas and out on the alfresco, to get the full effect on what will…

Pretty sure it will Ian. Hasn't been in touch yet, but we were put on the construction list on Tuesday, so finally our waiting game is coming to an end,…

Hi all,
Been a long time since my last post, but it's also been a long time waiting as well! We bought a block of land that was predicted to be…

Berry NSW. Hoping our land will be registered on time (April 2015) and we might be lucky enough to be in by next Christmas. Probably wishful thinking though! :p

Hi KristyLee, Sound like you're in the same boat as us. Where is your land?

Hi Rachel,
We're in the early stages, so can't comment on a finished product. We might get stung yet!
But based on what we're doing an extra $100K should be close to…

Their F*** up fullsp. I wouldn't be copping it. They quoted you on something. If it's their mistake, it's their problem, not yours. Just my opinion.

Hi all,
First time poster here. We've just paid our deposit for a Monte Carlo Exec w/ rear activities. After a month or two of changing things we're getting close to…