Looking at building with Allworth Homes @ The Ponds
I did the air-conditioning after as I wanted Actron and Allworth only offered Carrier at the time. It would also have affected my Basix score so was better to put…
Waffle Pod
I was like you and went out of my way to avoid waffle pods. Probably because the first builder I had picked had a brochure that made them sound like…
Anyone built a Coral Home with the standard classic facade?
No problem. PM sent.
Anyone built a Coral Home with the standard classic facade?
A mate built the Keppel a few years ago and it has the standard facade. It's not too far away from you in Maryland so you could drive by and…
Looking at building with Allworth Homes @ The Ponds
I built with Allworth in Newcastle. I moved in last June and have been happy with the quality and finish. They were a little behind on the three month maintenance…
Installing ducted air conditioning after handover?
My builder only offered Carrier and I wanted Actron so I put it in after handover and it was done in a day. I timed it to happen before the…
Re designed Hamilton 278... Kitchen photos
Hi Cherie
I'm in Moreton across the road from another Coral under construction at the moment (and it's coming on very quickly too).
When Coral couldn't do the Hamilton for me I…
Re designed Hamilton 278... Kitchen photos
Hi Cherie
I really love what you have done with the plan. I'm just around the corner from you and was going to build the Hamilton but Coral couldn't do it…
Allworth Homes
I got hand over on the 2nd June and have been very happy with the house so far. Even after handing over the final cheque they were still very helpful…
I have handover.....
It's taken exactly 18 weeks from start to finish and I am now the proud owner of a new house. This is my first home and I'm so excited, I…
McDonald Jones Homes
My neighbour is building with them. Their house was started a good two months before mine and it's still not finished yet I am due for handover next week.
Nothing appears…
How much longer? dose your build have to go?
I've got around 3-4 weeks to go. It's come quickly and I'm not ready, only just started thinking about driveways, tiles, carpets, etc.
Where is your man-hole (person hole)?
The standard one for my house was in the WIR but I added a second double size one in the garage to make it easier for the aircon guys to…
A question Blogs and builders.
I stumbled across this site when I was looking for opinions about the builder I was thinking of using. I found one blog really helpful and it helped me make…
anyone building the Somerset Grange from Macdonald Jones
I have one going up next door to me plus quite a few popping up like mushrooms around me. The quality and finish looks good and I have spoken to…
Tender Deposit
I paid $500 for contour survey and intial tender. When I was happy with the tender I then paid $2000 for plans to be drawn up and submitted to council…
Coral Hamilton 278, Handover Done
I like what you did with your entrance tiles. I have been racking my brain trying to think of some sort of feature to add to my entrance that wasn't…
variations after contract
It depends on the builder. My builder won't allow any changes whatsoever after contract signing.
Storage with this floorplan
Yep, just like that.
Or if you didn't want the storage as part of the garage you could make it a huge walk in cupboard with entry from the hall.
Storage with this floorplan
Hi homemaker
I considered the Sirocco at one stage and I added a third garage then converted the first garage into a study (same floor level as house) with storage…
Allworth Homes
Hi Bubbler
I am currently building with Allworth. So far I have been pretty happy with the quality and progress. There are a couple of minor issues but they are only…
Anyone else waiting for their Kleenmaid Products?
I heard about Kleenmaid on tonights news found this article
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st ... 02,00.html
Many problems with Clarendon
I don't really think the bricks look that bad from the photos. I would prefer to live with that than risk having them torn down only to find the colour…
Sarking (under roof tiles)
A friend has those tiles and he didn't get sarking but now wishes he had. He had a broken tile and the rain leaking in damaged his ceiling. He said…
GREAT! now our pool company has gone bust
I know what you mean...
After the rumours started on here last Friday I didn't get much sleep last weekend until I found out who it was
My house slab is in wrong size
I remember reading in a previous post from a few months ago that the tolerance for frame overhang is 10mm but I can't find the post at the moment.