Hi,
We had to make quite a few changes to our plans due to council regulations (we are in a heritage area) and Henley did these without any drama or issue…

Hi,
We also built with Henley and overall we are very happy with our new house which is now 5 months old. We tried to maintain clear communication at all…

We also had around 400 left over bricks and we sold them on Ebay for a small amount. But for us it wasn't so much about the profit, more…

Hi,
Our builder put in batten lights, downlights or junction boxes at our request and according to our electricial plan. After handover we then had an electrician come in and…

You should try Davinci Outdoor Living. He sometimes posts on here which is where l got his details from - just search for username Davinci and you can PM…

Hi DeeElle,
They are the Uniclic system so no glue has been used. l had the Premium rep come out who was a really straight shooting type of guy and…

Hi guys,
l have a quick question with regards to my floorboards - we have Premium Readyflor Blackbutt. l am a bit of a clean freak so am sometimes down…

Ours was $11K for a 43sq house. Best money l ever spent, we had a 2 days in a row over 30 degrees and within 1/2 hour the entire…

Hi DeeElle,
We had the exact same thing happen to us and our brand new house 2 days after our boards were laid and the day we had our appliances…

Hi,
Thanks for your advice. When you say "neutral detergent" do you have any product recommendations or things for me to look out for?
In my old house we had highly…

Hi Guys,
We have the Premium Readyfloor blackbutt timber flooring in our house. l was told to use a product called Pledge Wood magic to mop. It is just…

Hi Ladyice,
l adore your house and love your taste in furniture and decor! l spoke to you ages ago about your fabric covered low line unit. The furniture maker…

Hi Phoenix,
Can you please give me the name of your contact person within Henley. We are having HUGE dramas! You can PM me if you prefer.
Thanks,
Leonda

Hi,
We are having our final inspection at 1pm tomorrow and then doing the settlement procedure straight after.
My problem is...l went by the house tonight and there are still yellow dots…

Hi Snistr, We are using a company call PY Fencing. They are a family company with exellent customer service. They were the only one we could find that would back…

Thanks guys, l hope l haven't jinxed myself by praising H3nley too much before we settle. Our final inspsection is in a week and a half so l hope…

Hi everyone, l am a big reader of this forum but am very slack with posting. However, l wanted to share my experience with H3nley for anyone currently building…

Hi,
We are also currently at Plaster stage with our house. Our Supervisor has said the house will be ready for handover within 3 months. l was at…

Thankyou for your help everyone! That makes me feel much better, plus it is set to be a hot one this week so hopefully everything will dry out nicely…

Hi Phoenix,
l checked out your blog and noticed you are building with the same company as we are. Apparently their procedure for double story homes is finish the wrap,…

Hi Everyone,
We are building a double story Henley house and are currently at Frame stage. The insulation wrap is on the house but there is no roof and for…

Hi,
D&B - It's not a truely independant building inspector as at the end of the day Henley pay their bills, but they are an external company and as nswreview said,…

Hi Conchi & Stewie,
We are also just about to sign our tender documents with Henley next week. We are building the Ascot Mk3 Royalston facade, but l adore the…

Hi,
l have owned 2 properties with a ducted vacuum system and l agree with everyone's comments that they are low maintenance. However with both systems we were not able…

Thanks everyone, you have been really helpful!
Leonda

Hi everyone,
Just a quick question regarding downlights. We are building a Henley house and they include standard battern lights in all rooms, but we are putting low voltage downlights…

Hi,
l am no expert but we have just been down this track of getting numerous companies to quote on the demolition of our house. We have a double brick…

Hi everyone,
l am an avid reader of these forums but have never posted before. We are just about to go to the New Home Tender appointment for a house…