I had 60 plus power pts a, lan ports , down lights through and through , came less than $20k ..
It’s not a lot but all adds up in…

Expect another $30 ka at the colouring appointment and $20 at the electricals , tiles would be $10m at least ...
Plus drive way $20 , land scape about $30k at…

Ouch ! You might need to look at hiring an architect and explore options to extend then rebuild . Would cost you a few hundreds but at least it will…

I think 2.7m for the ground floor is min and 2.6 for the first is more than enough. Also be mindful, 9 foot ceiling meant you need to upgrade your…

Hi guys, just wondering which ceiling height you go for? easybuild super infinite upgrade package includes free Ground Floor upgrade from 2.4 to 2.59. First floor remains 2.4 (…

I had sound insulation for the down stair theatre room ( first room ) insulated for $500 , not sure if worth it .
Also would have paid $2000 for inter…

Spot on about the master bed room back wall upgrade ..this is where they do try to milk people ..not ideal but I would not have paid that premium as…

The ultra pack is worth the upgrade .. but not sure what they are including now .
My exp is simple , we got all the upgrades and it is…

I am curious what other builders you are referring to ? We had paid for Clarendon for a tender and the experience is there worse where they are extremely…

You should have the option to get the higher ground floor ceiling as part of the package or 12 months price guarantee tender instead of 6.
They aren’t flexible to…

It’s not cheap ..
Two years ago my tender is $9k for ground floor to 2.7m and another 6 k for the first floor to 2.6

Sorry to hear but it’s minor in the scheme of things .
I would say if you have the right ladder and crimping tools, it’s not hard to have them…

Missed the third option.. Tile

i should be starting sometime in October , just waiting demo to complete when tenants moved out no later than early September

What area cooper ? And if you chose timber frame ?
They should be pretty free given the housing market has changed drastically this year.
Anyone regret building as bank…

Like wise . Fingers crossed we can stay below $10k

How much per room with the standard range ?

It’s a scam as the builders want to protect their margin . Not much we can do about it is what makes it frustrating.
But could be worse with other builders

I think they are quick now because the market has changed and they no longer have back logs .. good for us building now as won’t be 44 weeks but…

Mate , they will slap you another $1000 to do that , doubt you will be looking at your box once the house is built so don’t worry about it…

Never ends LevaneT..
At least you are 30% in .

Thanks LevaneT
I was going for the still but opt for the wood in the end. ( one of the many struggles in the build to decide )
My budget…

Hi LevaneT and Ymiao
This is the place I am not sure who will be doing it and at what cost . $10k for storm water is good as provisional sum…

Was that floor to ceiling height through your bathrooms ??
#Timl

What is your site cost for the drop edge beam L?
Seems like you have them all over the slab ?
Must not be cheap.

Thanks for sharing Tara,
We didn’t pay attention to the windows but luckily we had to reduce the size due to CDC CODES so may be ok with that.
We…

AllCastle Homes charges $138 for Cat5E and $168 for CAT 6.... Big catch is still need to pay $110~ $140 to terminate them... ( Fuming at the moment but think…

Thanks for sharing tim.
AC IS SLOW but we went with them as their first floor plan is second to none.
No one offers 5 by 3 or 15 sq …

Will share once I have more time to sit at the pc and figure out how to load them here.
I think AC HAS MORE active bloggers now to share their…