Owner built with a project manager whom I interviewed and checked out several of his builds and spoke to home owners and his trades,then let know I knew a bit…

So much to learn,it's almost non stop,I found that the cheap flimsy wooden internal cavity slider that's inside the walls is something no one would ever think or care about…

Definitely don't put marble in kitchen as have had in bathrooms and staining is very easily done,quartz marble looks just as good and so much easier to look after,even check…

Personally like detail in skirtings as not many are using but more due to cost

Thanks I know Rebecca from nine dots,your in good hands.

I'm completely confused to what's happening,as I understand mega goes broke, some say sign on with original owner (*******), someone says my build is ok and contining with someone else,…

Well said small minds, yesterday read from vbag on Facebook pretty much what you have said,all Australian government bodies know and are accepting that it's ok for a percentage of…

Stainers sand staircase generally so it's not too smooth or too rough ,so grip is good under foot,but that doesn't mean rough as gutse and stain should be absolutely even.

Ask ed in Windows section of forum,he's a manufacturer owner of a window retailer.

Look at web site building expert,or look through this forum , just type in building expert.

Careful here as their are many that are barely qualified and will miss plenty with pay less but get a monkey to check my new home,I would look at building…

And they have the balls to ask for 200000 more,all while screwing your house beyond incompetence,only here in Australia,such a good country but bringing up a period of building nightmares…

Would never have touched mega homes,too much connections to this sort of wrong doing before.

I think kks is saying,that Australias dispute system such as VBA and vcat isn't working,new home builders first port of call with disputes is very poor and I would outlaw…

https://www.smh.com.au/business/consume ... v9lvv.html
removing bad reviews is so bad for consumers,we already have the most slanted industry favouring the builder bar any industry,

Interesting I have only a raft slab for garage and laundry off garage,then have all house above right to back off block single storey,all on strip footings and huge brick…

Concrete also retains heat making it hot despite cooling down outside,so can and does work against it as well.

Fully agree with your view points, so much so wrong with the building industry, unfortunately there are people out there that only care about how many and how much they…

Hearing regularly with slab heave,no slab protection along shady side of house,a recipe for disaster essentially encouraging uneven moisture levels for a waffle slab.

Metricon are around 4500 builds a year, staggering amount of new builds, trouble is sales people whom once they get their commission don't care as nothing comes back on them,we…

My goodness,200,000 in dispute,how could this possibly be,I do know some.builders that dangerously when having to qoute just quote prices of similar size homes and even situations of accidentally leaving…

insider,
Thanks for the reply.
I actually spent the day yesterday (early flight/late home to the kids interstate trip), talking to one of my main builders (major builder 2500+ homes…

Don't fancy this one,arh give back that metre.

Building expert, structuralBIMGuy,insider, saveH20,alex79, your experience and expertise needed.

Just noticed this builders ad with pricing of homes at average contract value, refreshing to see no hogwash pricing.

Post plenty of pictures and is there concrete right around your slab,also post engineering details when home was built,the more details ,the better,there's some very knowledgeable experts and forum members…

That's same as our ceiling's, great height,looks high end,your ceilings when house is finished will look even higher.

I think this form of deceptive advertising is fairly common amongst volume builders,by law I would make them place a as displayed price twice the size and in bold…

I found directly hiring Bricky and plasterer from my project managers guys that they did a better job,as it was their responsibility to warranty their own work,I asked them if…