Hi Kelly,
Sorry to give you more to do! Would you mind PM'ing me also? I'm getting quotes for driveway gates and electronic gates now and some of the…

Hi Belzey,
Hope you get good news when you get to site! We are very lucky - cabinets all delivered today and were mostly installed about an hour ago. …

That's so disappointing Belzey ...I hate when that happens ...
I think we will be in the same boat as you though ...I just got our fortnightly update from our builder…

Hi Belzey,
Will keep my fingers crossed for you that you get cabinets today! Ours are supposed to go in tomorrow so I am totally hyped up, waiting to see…

Hi Ksmum,
Nope we sourced those ourselves. I priced them all over town but ended up going with Choices, because I loved the Quick Step Variano Light Champagne Oak (I…

HI KSmum,
Congrats! We are building with APG too - there aren't that many APG threads so it's great to see one! Have to admit I never got around…

Do they mean installation of sanitary ware? If so that means your bath, shower trays (if you're using them) toilets, sinks etc - basically all your white goods. …

It drives me crazy that they don't tell us this stuff alright! Although we have been really happy with the builder and they are generally very good at communicating,…

Hi guys,
Could anyone give me an idea of the kind of money you are talking about? I was going to go to Ikea and use their stuff, but if…

Snap! us too! Very excited to see that this morning. And our bath was delivered yesterday so hopefully bathrooms will follow pretty quickly. All of a…

We are building with APG (just at lock up) and we have been very happy with the build and service. We had narrowed our choice down to APG and…

Hi Belzey,
Hope you don't mind me jumping in on your thread! I couldn't help but notice that you are on a similar timetable to us! We are building…

Hi Mike - that is some thread! Must have a proper read!
Can you see an issue with filling the pool with water and then popping lid on top?

HI guys,
Thanks very much for the replies.
I really like the idea of doing it ourselves with structural pine and plywood. Our pool is very small, so this should be…

Hi all,
Hoping someone can answer my question! We are putting in a fibreglass pool before our house is handed over. We are told that we will have to…

Most welcome. We negotiated our contract with our builder and we got some movement on liquidated damages, max build period, liability for some issues that we felt the builder…

Hi Wally,
Just say no. Say you want to read the contract and you want the opportunity to take some advice. That five days may not be enough. …

Thanks very much! Will post a message ...

Hi guys,
Can anyone recommend a concreter in Perth? looking to get about 120 sq metres of reinforced concrete laid (crossover and driveway) so I was hoping for a recommendation…

Hi guys,
Can anyone recommend a concreter in Perth? Looking for recommendations from someone who has had work done and been happy with price and quality etc. We need…

Hi Scottsdale,
Yes I completely agree. We had the clause about neighbouring property too and negotiated some changes to it - ended up with something not quite as bad although…

Ok, I swear I've read the lawn threads (or a lot of them anyway - they are huge) but basic though they may be they are still beyond me. …

Hi guys,
I'm hoping someone can help because I am clueless. I have been to two lighting shops in Perth. One supplies an LED (cost of unit + bulb…

That is disappointing, but you know, looking again at the standard HIA contract I'm not sure if would have done you much good.
Under the HIA builders are entitled…

Hi there,
I did see your post - you poor thing, you must be so frustrated! Did your builder use the HIA contract? Did you check section 9b of…

Hi guys,
This is a thread for complaining I suppose! And it's a bit cheeky of me because our builder has actually been very good until the last three weeks…

Hi there,
We're building with APG (high end finish) and the contract build cost is about $380k for 257 sq metres. We will spend another $100k about on finishing it…

Sorry Ponzu I'm afraid I completely disagree with you. The housing market is not rational. It is driven, like so many other elements of the economy, by consumer…

Hi un4giv,
Be very careful if you are buying off plan and you are borrowing money for the purchase. If prices drop (and they very well might) you will still…

My husband and I are having a friendly debate about how long it will take our builder to fit our kitchen. It's normal sized I suppose - a double…