Hi Michelle
Thanks for your advice. Yes I have registered for alert on ASIC web site. I aml also getting New Home Inspection to do a maintenance inspection. Now I am…

guess what, the builder finally passed on the letter of his business consultant saying they are going liquidation, advises home owners to claim through insurance company. But I rang the…

Hi Guys,
My situation is slightly better. We have moved in nearly 4 months now. The work is mostly satisfactory. The work that has the worst quality is the tiling, you…

Hi Michelle,
The builder finally returned my email and saying they are taking an extended holiday and have not decided when they will be back to work and definitely not be…

Hi Michelle,
Thank you so much for the information. I shall try those to better prepare for the worst that could happen. You have so much trouble yourself to…

A Update to my post 2 months ago. I think I will start a new thread in the new year with title "NBG Buckingham 360E - My builder Disappeared". Sorry…

You got to be very strong to handle situation like this, Michelle. My heart is with you.
I wish you and everyone else in this forum a Merry Christmas and a…

For anyone who is interested, I ended up using KZBbuilding surveyor. He is based in 475 Main St
Mordialloc‎ VIC. He charged much less than the other surveyor, provided advice on…

Hi Ring09,
You are really lucky to have friends who can help you to install them. I got a quote from one of the installers from outbacksleepers web site, $2,980 for…

Thanks, Ring09

Hi Ring09,
Thanks for the infor. Guess I will have to order the concrete sleepers in and get the landscaper to do it. We had a quote from a landscaper with…

Hi Buildingwest,
Sorry that I haven't visited the forum for some time. Just had my Internet connected at the new house. Only had mobile Internet with limited data so limited Internet…

Hi ring09,
Your garden looks awesome!
That concrete sleeper retaining wall looks stunning. I am now thinking of using concrete sleeper for garden bed edges.
Did you hire a landscaper for landscaping or…

They are totally cute!!!
We have finally moved in. But this builder has turned into someone I don't know any more. We have found a few problems, emailed him, called him…

Hi Hels, I am desperate in search for a good concreter. Could you please let me know the contact of your concreter? Thanks. The concreter who did our new cross-over…

Hi Pug,
I am looking for a building surveyor in bayside area in Melbourne. Just wondering which building surveyor you ended up using. How was your experience with the building…

I guess I have relied too much on the inspector to spot the problems. I should be more thorough in looking at the details from now on. I met the…

53 or 69 are quite big numbers for number of defects. Although mine are mostly minor defects, but I think it would take 2 to 3 weeks to fix. …

New Home Inspection lists defects with reference to relevant standards. There is no reason why they should not be fixed.
Our final inspection was done this Wednesday. There were 53 defects…

Let us know how the walk-through goes tomorrow. I hope the builder will change the attitude when they are dealt with by BACV.

Thanks for that. We are using new home inspections for the new house too. you are right, they only do inspections for new homes. I guess I am lucky that…

This builder is so irresponsible to say things like that. Inspector checks against buiding standards which the builder should follow. I can totally understand your pain. We had problem with…

Sounds like a very thorough report. We are at similar stage at the moment (NBG Buckingham 360), our pre hand-over inspection is sheduled next Tuesday. Do you mind PM me…

Are you in Melbourne? If you are, you can try a place called Sunlight Tile in Wickham Rd, Highett. I bought some porcelain tiles from them at $15-20 per square…

Hi Nervous,
How is the build so far? I hope things go smoothly for you.
We have signed up with NBG to build Buckingham 360. are now waiting for quote…

Congratulations Rowena! I am so very happy for you. Hope things will go smoothly from now on. Wish you good luck!

How exciting! Congratulations to you all!

Got to love those photos. Great to see progress along nicely.

Hi Albany,
Did you have any problem with change to the standard plan? was there any wait or delays by council or NBG before final drawing is completed? I leart…

Hi Albany,
Thanks for the photos. Did you actually do thoses fences yourself? I can't believe my eyes. They look so professionally done. I bet they are better than the one…