Your right on with the appalling practices of our building industry today, not anywhere near enough people go into building a home with only a few display home visits, and…

More information needed, suburbs will vary enormously depending on location.

Whoever you choose, check the actual builds in your area for a truer picture of what to expect, a good inspector such as this forums building expert is a…

Would strongly advice concrete right around your home or risk of slab HEAVE will increase, what could go wrong if not done could be devastating

The decline in standards has come about from various related areas, in an age where information has become more available than anytime in human history, it is shamefull that it…

Keep learning about the building industry so you know the process and what's coming up, you will get a better result if they know your not so inexperienced, you will…

Had both, still got both, find granite a fair bit more patterned, the glossier the stone, the easier it is to see finger prints, stone masons generally prefer quatze only…

Just remember when you minimize engineering needs, slabs etc, such has the Kings of minimizing engineering, slabs, most volume boys, you leave no room for error, absolutely none, so…

Ask structural bimguy, he will know.

God what advice, how would you like a new home you work decades for beenn70%OK and has you said, real problems after you sell it after 7 years, read the…

Puts builder on notice to not take short cuts.

Problem is, if somethings wrong, even seriously wrong, you might not know until years down the track, giving builder many get out of jail cards, on this line of thinking,…

Is the house in Australia or Malaysia.

Rm, what country are you in, doesn't sound like Australia.

Can't see why skirting won't look brilliant against your chosen ceiling, there's many modern feature type skirting available.

I have solar and gas also, find that in a cold climate with not much sun around in winter and also not been home in the much shorter winter daytime,…

Wow doesn't sound good, selling a new home is often a red flag, the perfect buyer being Mr Mrs inexperienced, who knows what is under neath, maybe missing chairs, maybe…

Why not, just say not happy, get me a new sales consultant or go to another display area, if not, you walk.

Well done mauromario,great result,fantastic seeing you give information back,you sound much more confident now.
Dataone 111, why was your house sold so new, did the previous owner sell a known lemon.
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Best way is to say,here is my budget,now what can you do.

Was wondering,as ive never seen it ,with clay been regulation around slabs to stop water soaking through,where does this clay come from and how pure does it have to be,as…

It would work well, we have a fridge freezer in a butler's pantry, like yours, access without interupting the cooking zones is important, its in a good position so you…

Dude don't reply to my post go away, as if I haven't worked with owner builder who had nothing, in fact most people who work in the building industry don't…

If you upgrade too much, especially into non builder grade products, volume builders will become expensive, check out actual builds with their clients, both finished and almost finished, display house…

No answer.

Size of builder will be irrelevant if you just sign a contract without getting it checked, your situation will apply big and small, you should of got a…

How are they in extreme heat, will extreme heat fade them and bend them out of shape, im talking 40 degree temperatures.

8 months to 12 months.

I would water proof everywhere, have seen many homes with water lift ing tiles just past water proof area.

The flush fridges have two huge problems, their in practical due to been so small in depth, and are stupidly over priced for less, you need a really wide fridge…