Thanks Jodie and Suh, yes its so nice not to look at all that clay dirt. Now just have to figure out how to do do a brick letter box…

Well, our driveway went in yesterday just before the big storm so very lucky. Now just need to start the lanscaping to the front. Driveway still needs to have the…

There is no such thing as having too many downlights.....we didn't put in enough at consultation and totally regret it

Thank you all for your kind comments we are really pleased with how our house has come along. We also put shutters in the master bdrm as it faces the…

Totally aggree, they add something to the room that makes it simplistic yet elegant. We are going for minimal furniture in this area as the shutters gives that impact on…

thanks princessfee, we got them from modern blinds and shutters and I think they are based in G.Coast. They are vinyl shutters with the wider blade and you can adjust…

Our shutters went in on the weekend, just a sample of them in the living and dining area. Totally loving them. Carpet is in and driveway getting done today...

You can get your COO during the week of PCI. Its basically a certificate to say that its fit to live in and usually your builder won't apply for it…

Usually after the bricking is done to the bottom and then the scaffolding will go up for the second floor. Well that's what happened with our house.

Fingers crossed for you that they start on your site soon. I wouldn't worry too much about the changes in admin and SS, it happened to us too. We had…

Why is the bank taking 10-14 days to pay? I'm sure if your builder is flexible they should at least allow some time to pay the invoice as its really…

I absolutely aggree,
We chose our builder because of the design and what we can fit on our piece of land. I have no regrets and loving our new home.

Thanks, the render colour is EdmontonT113-5W

Thanks curious I will definetly try the glass cleaner method and stay away from the harsh chemicals. BTW congratulations on moving into your new home. I really love the…

Can anybody reccomend any cleaning products for chrome tapware so they don't look so dull?

Thanks Fu Manchu,
I just googled Vibernum Emerald Lusture and it does look like an excellent plant to go along the fenceline. It will defn give us some privacy from the…

I don't know if its any help but we used colourbond surfmist on our garage,gutter,fascia to team up with paperbark downpipes and watertank. Our cladding colour is muskrat. I will…

Thanks, I quite like the idea of hibiscus, and there are some many different varieties. Would add nice colours.

thanks hels, yeah our rock retaining wall that came with the block. Total bonus as we are going to put some planting in crevises. Its a nice feature wall.

Can someone recommend some good hardy plants for a fenceline that is 1.8m for screening privacy.We are in northern brisbane and the area gets alot of sun. Any help very…

thanks everyone,
Ok, so now to landscaping and we want to put some plants along the fenceline for privacy. Anybody have any suggesstions on plants? Picture of the fenceline from lounge…

thanks ari,
It was a nice design from plantation that was perfect for our little land.

Thanks felistopher, yes the move not looking forward to that. Oh well at least we have a bit of time.

Handover complete
We got our house keys today but not without its usual bank drama. After a…

Handover of our brand new house today and we couldn't be happier. Plantation Homes have been fantastic especially our…

congratulations ozzroo
Great to hear your PCI went well and your happy with…

Sorry to hear about the probs your having with your house. How can they forget to put a frame in for a door? Its lucky you live near your new…

thanks felistopher and sorry no I haven't got a thread on our build...discovered this site too late Nevermind because I have learn't alot so far…

Yay, good on ya felistopher. Speaking of D'amani we just got our dishwasher delivered today and we are due for handover on tuesday. Apparently…

Omg talk about the stress of trying to organise for a valuation to get done. After numerous phone calls to the sydney office and we thought we had a date…