This is how (as per my understanding) our house has been built.
As per contract drawings it was supposed to be 1400mm from the left boundary.

The issue was identified while doing the fences. I checked the distances between our house and the neighbour's house just now and found that the distance decreases from the back…

Isn't 100mm a lot for allowable tolerances? What does the following mean -
2.03 Setting out the site
A building sedt out is defective where the set out has failed to comply…

Hi All,
We have moved in our new house built by Carlisle Homes in Wyndham Waters, Melbourne West. And we have just found an issue with the site layout, as in…

Hi,
Does anyone know whether brick neutralization is permanent or you need to have it done every few year?
Thanks.

By the way who is responsible to fix it if you need to?

Thanks overwhelmed! You are right, off white mortar with the tan bricks does make it look beautiful.
We have been quoted around $600 to upgrade to the offwhite mortar for…

Does the guaranteed site start certificate say that the site works will start on this date and slab will be poured in at this date? My builder refused to…

Hi, We have the same question whether to upgrade the mortar colour or to leave it standard with the Homestead Tan Bricks. Some of my friends suggested that the natural…

Thanks libran. I have an email from the developer saying that the land is expected to title in Feb 2010. Is that enough? And we haven't got a guaranteed start…

How much is a 2000L water tank connected to the toilets? Would I be saving much on my water bills with a water tank? I am not sure of any…

Is it like-
double glazing = 1 star
water tank = 1 star
which totals up to 7 stars?
Does water tank mean much in Melbourne? Isn't it better to get solar electric generators,…

Hi,
Are many people building the burbank 7 star future range homes? Also they are cheap as compared to similar homes from other builders. They come with water tanks, double glazed…

And forgot to mention that it depends on your builder how quickly they get things moving.

Thanks. A broker just told me that the bank offer that i would get right now would be conditional... subject to registration of land with the council. And once it…

Thanks for the reply Jess.
In our case we are going to get the finance ready before the end of this year... I am not sure what is involved in getting…

And what if the land is expected to title in Feb 2010? Do we have enough time then to lay the foundations?
Thanks.

Would that count towards delays caused in getting a building permit? I doubt.

Hi, I am trying to find this out as well.
Someone just told me that it would take around 4 weeks. 3 weeks if you are lucky. But it is different…

By the way does anyone know the normal time it takes to get a building permit? I asked the SRO about the delays in building permits. And they sugguested that…

Thanks for the reply Sharad.
I called up SRO and asked the following questions. Their responses are in RED
- If land titles get delayed: SRO said put in an application and…

We have decided to purchase a block of land in Wyndham Waters estate Stage 61, which is due to title in february 2010. When we signed the land contract we…