Exactly like Rhetti said.
My contract ended up being about $85k more than the intial advertised price (and that even included promotional offers), but there were some design modifications, and additions/upgrades.…

That's a lot of grass! I think mine was about 85m2 which even then was a half day between me, wife and father in law! Shoveling the 19m3 of soil…

It's looking great, and kudos to your wife - the styling is spot on
Did you prep and lay the turf yourself?

Great to see - and the Hamilton is an amazing design - I would have built it if our block was wide enough.
Looking forward to following along!

They might mean adding a termite barrier on the join between the driveway and garage, like below

Looks amazing! You should be chuffed with the result - i would say end result, but the journey is far from over

To give you an idea, I got exposed aggregate driveway and front border/path around house (including cutting out existing footpath), which was about 55m2 and that cost about $9800. If…

Was that David from AllInspect? He's nice and thorough hey? Very happy with the job he did.
Looking really good, more photos please!

Looking really good! Remember to take lots of photos of the frames in each room so when you move in you know where it all is - helpful for curtain…

Don't feel bad - people build all kinds of things to suit their needs, desires and budget - besides if they wanted a 2 storey the could have gone down…

Those are the flat roof tiles right?
It's all looking great!

$450k for a 350m2 house, not including the land

Organise internet (if NBN hasn't been sorted, do this asap because they can be a bit tardy with their appointments to fit the connection box etc). It's arranged through your…

Don't even look at Dorani products for a doorbell/intercom - I just got a brand new one installed - slimline touchscreen model, and it's dreadful. The system is slow to…

Hey! It's been a little while, but we've moved in. Concreting is done, our additional cabinetry in the laundry has been finished, lights upgraded to downlights and pendants etc installed...…

Are you doing the tiling yourself? It looks great!

Ask them about, that's the best way to find out.
As far as I'm aware most of the project builders are the same in this regard - when you take something…

I'd think it'd be safe - as long as the fridge doesn't leak, which then goes into the carpet and stays wet and grows mould and becomes a hazard.... But…

Yeah that's right - they won't be wide gardens - 60-80cm. But that's plenty for maybe a hedge, a row of bamboo, some tropical shade loving plants... we'll make it…

I did slab, frame and pre-handover. Different people recommend different ones, but those were what was recommended to me.
I paid about $1300 for those three inspections. For slab, frame, enclosed,…

Wait you mean you're not keeping the green door? It's looking really good!

Yesterday we had the electric hot water system removed (sold on gumtree! $$) and solar hot water installed. The concrete company was also there to do all the excavation, as…

Congratulations!! Was there much on the defects list to sort out?
Looking forward to seeing your post handover plans taking shape too

It's looking really good! What aggregate did you go with for your driveway?

So the stair case pendants we got from Beacon Lighting, as well as the up/down lights for the front exterior. We got a LED bar for the garage from Lighting…

It was about $2500 including installation

Thanks! We went with Wardrobe Design Centre, at Slacks Creek. They were super accomodating, prompt, and the price was good too

The walk in robe company finished their installation yesterday - we're very happy with how it's turned out!
Today was a bit of cleaning, some odds and ends, as well as…

Thanks!
Yeah we weren't either, so when they told us we needed it prior to the driveway being poured it was a bit of panic stations! Luckily the company are able…

Yeah the days are quickly filling with various trades, or at least quotes for various trades! But it's fun at least