Have you escalated with them already?
We have escalated a few times, our build progress was bad between brick stage and pre-lining/lining stage (stage 3 and stage 4). We kept escalating…

12 months since the construction began or since you signed the contract?
Richard is our site supervisor. The finish date as per the contract is 7 June, but the kitchen company…

Compared to Box Hill display village Grantham, we have changed the floor plan a bit. We have our butlers pantry, laundry towards the rear of the house like Montara model.…

Hi,
We signed our fixed price tender in December 2022. At the time, there was no rule to have minimum Basix rating of 7 or whatever it is now. I…

Ours is in Empire Drive

1. Were there any notable delays from the builder, apart from the usual ones like council and finance approvals?
There weren't much delays for us. If I had to recall, we…

It's going well so far. We got in touch with a few people who have already finished their build and know someone who is going to build next street to…

Hi Kaiser85,
We are building with Firstyle Homes. Our build has just started, slab pour is on Saturday (hopefully!).
Their standard range is pretty good. We did our tile selection in…

There were a few delays, but it wasn't as bad. We are overall happy with Firstyle. Waiting to start the construction, in the last stages of finance approval

Hi all,
We are building a custom version of Grantham 37.5 from Firstyle Homes in Gables, NSW. Ours is approximately 40.3 sq.
I don't see anyone building with Firstyle anymore, but…

Hi all,
I am after a Landscape Designer that can draw us a few designs and provide quotations. Any recommendations?
Our builder has said that it is our responsibility to get a…

Hi Chris,
Thanks for your reply. The site analysis report document itself doesn't talk about footings, however, I found this in the tender.

I would be one angry person if there…

Thanks, heaps for your reply. For point 2, the house is going to be 375sqm.

Hi all,
We have received the soil test report and it has come out with a P rating. The site cost given to us by the builder is 35k. This…

We are planning to build with Firstyle homes (modified Grantham 37.5) and have paid a $1000 initial deposit for the soil test and survey. If anyone has built recently with…