Unfortunately we can’t add cladding (we thought that too!) great suggestion for the garage and pillars though! Thank you!

Hello.
We have come to the part in our contract where we need to do some cost cutting - the wishlist has exceeded the budget!
We have decided to focus our spend…

We have decided this is the design we are going to build. Just looking for suggestions on how to best use the space.
We have 2 children (ages 7 and 2.)
Initially…

We have just received some intitial costings for our Knock Down rebuild
We are just wondering if there is anything in here that a. looks exorbitant or b. would be much…

We are very fortunate to be building a new home and have just decided on a design.
However I am already challenged with interior styling!
You see, I love "old fashioned" styling.…

That's amazing, Sparrows nest, thank you so much!

The desk in the master suite is a "dressing table" but we intend to ditch that and put robes in that space instead

1.3m. Our other option is to leave it as it is and apply to council to reduce the setback (7.5m)

Yes, that's what we mean.
Would love to push the garage further, but we cant go too much further forward with our setback (unless we apply to council to reduce the…

This is the design that we are considering, however due to the size of our block we need to reduce the overall length of the house.
This has resulted in bedroom…

I think it depends where you live - you need good airlflow/breeze through the house for it to be effective.
We had it in a unit that was on the beach…

Thanks Mand M+4, very helpful!

Thank you! Always a bonus if there is money left at the end!

Hi Paraga
We are looking to build a single storey 28 sq home in Melbourne. We are knocking down so have some additional costs to factor in.
We have looked at everyone…

Its flat A couple of trees to be removed though.

Thank you everyone for your feedback!
The Design will be flipped so that the living areas will face to the north. We are thinking of putting a high raked ceiling through…

Hi there, just looking for some feedback on our budget please.
This is our initial breakdown. We are looking to knock down and rebuild a home of around 28sq, single storey.
Site…

We are just about decided on a design and would love feedback on it.
We are a family of 4 (kids aged 2 and 7) looking to build a home that…

Thank you Lenz88 and MandM! Lenz88 - your project sounds like a similar scope to ours, do you mind me asking where you are building and who you are using…

thank you both, very helpful!

Good morning, new kid on the block here!
We met with a mortgage broker this week and were very excited to discover we can afford to knock down and rebuild our…

I am in a quandary regarding bathroom renos. Wondering what the consensus out there is!
We have an ok sized bathroom (shower over bath and long vanity) and the tiniest ensuite…