Hi - We built with Cement. We really like the colour and it has a relatively smooth finish. We went with woodland grey roof tiles, garage door, gutters/fascias…

I think its best that you check with your bank. Our bank said that they would only release funds to me if I had evidence that I had paid…

Hi
Have you considered buying your timber at auction and then getting someone to lay and polish for you. Timber at auction can cost between $25 and $150 per square…

inside... this includes inside the wardrobes etc and doors... ceilings - everything

Hi All
Any thoughts... less than a week? about a week? more than a week? 5 months...

Very! The cheapest quote I got in Canberra was for 2 men and a truck at $160 per hour!!

i've been paying the water bill. but the electricity I have seen at the house and it is addressed to my builder... so I assume that he would have…

we got some cut-out features in our living room and floor to ceiling tiles in the bathroom and ensuite for 'free'
pretty much everything else we have asked about is extra…

air con upstairs is a must!

Hi SimI
We are building with Goldruby Homes - they are super accomodating and are always happy to talk things through with you and listen to your ideas and then most…

Hi there
It should be part of your state or territories building regulations that termite protection has to be done. We don't have it in our specific contract but it…

Satin is much cleaner. We have gloss in our house now and you can see every mark, scratch, tiny bit of dust etc... Our new house we are getting…

hi all
we are getting solid timber floors and we want to raise the level of the bedrooms so that when we lay the carpet it will be to the same…

Thanks Coral-Stradbroke251 - that price is quite reasonable.
And sorry for not providing much info on what i actually wanted and my window sizes... i didn't realise there were that many…

Hi all
I am thinking of getting some of my windows tinted... any ideas on what the cost would be.
We are already getting the honeycomb blinds - but you can't see…

i guess every builder is different... here's hoping mine keeps up the pace. i just don't want to hassle him all the time in case it gives him the…

man... building is just so frustrating... I hate having no control over what is happening or when or who or how...
whoever said building was fun was definately the dreamer…

oops - I prob should've added some more details. Our house is not overly big... a touch over 20 squares... but twice the size of what we are in…

Hi everyone - our roof tiles were finished last week. Am I dreaming if i want my house finished by Christmas? my builder says maybe... but i want…

Hi - I'm pretty sure you can't move in until the council/government issues a certificate of occupancy for your house. Until this certificate is issued your house is considered…

Hi Simpson - I've previously bought timber at Laws Auction. Go to www.lawsauctions.com.au. You can view the timber in Sydney (Wetherill Park) on the…

Hi gsm - this would be a waffle pod. We got one of these too... our builder said that they are just as and if done correctly stronger than…

Thanks everyone.. our builder tells us that the carpenter should be early next month so i will wait til he has done his thing before I get the blinds people…

does it make a difference if i am planning on having the blinds recessed in the window frames... i really have no idea

Hello all.. new to all this
just wondering when you can measure the windows for blinds. we got an awesome quote for honeycombe blinds and the blinds people said they…

Hi Jefferson8
We are building with Matt at the moment and he is really great. We have a block in Casey - we were looking in Feb 09 and picked…

Hi there - My brother-in-law lays floors for a living. He personally doesn't recomment bamboo floors to his clients. He says that because it is thinner than solid…